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'BP is leaving me like roadkill as it slinks out of town' 14 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Apr 2020 13 5128

Hundreds of BP Alaska employees begin to move on, with a mix of feelings from 'bittersweet' to 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1899

'It's crazy, and then it's just peaceful': Iditarod mushers set out for Nome from Willow 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1396

A boy and his 3 cousins went missing after a blizzard in rural Alaska. 3 sl8 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 2263

Kennecott Mines: An Alaskan Ghost Town 1 douglas9 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 2004

Aleutian Islands volcano erupts, sending ash cloud over Bering Sea 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1628

Alaska city and police officer agree to $325K settlement 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1221

UA digging out from its near destruction 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1364

Hilcorp does not benefit 'all Alaskans' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1183

Despite Dunleavy plan, Alaska legislators are skeptical of big dividend 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1254

Abortion-veto lawsuit against state may proceed, judge rules 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1365

Stronger winds in store for Northwest Alaska in coming decades, scientists say 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1262

Bill would give Alaskans an advisory role in Arctic shipping 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1513

After bruising first year, new Dunleavy budget trades cuts for big PFDs and deficit spending 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1325

State will pull new ferry from shipyard to help cut-off Southeast towns 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 2010

Alaska group seeking to raise oil taxes sues state, claiming 'inaccuracies' in review 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1297

Could tiny nuclear reactors power Alaska villages? 5 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 4 2062

State: BP sale of Alaska assets to Hilcorp clears federal hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1279

Top Alaska marijuana regulator fired from job 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1463

Moving Day: 'Compound' Squatters Evicted 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1507

Dunleavy revenue commissioner resigns as state budget proposal deadline approaches 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1589

Alaska governor's recall effort on hold as judge sides with state on timeline 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1340

Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1939

Welcome to Anchorage, where NFL stands for No Fucking Liquor 7 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1989

1 passenger dead in Unalaska crash of PenAir plane flying from Anchorage that injured 10 others 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1547

Dunleavy wants White House to consider fast-tracking Prince of Wales rare earth mine 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1421

The recall campaign against Gov. Dunleavy, and the defense, are accelerating even before 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1519

Turmoil at University of Alaska takes its toll 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1487

Alaska leads nation in chlamydia, second in gonorrhea 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 2089

Dunleavy draws both protests and applause at Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1485

Alaska Continued...

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No confidence vote, delay shake up University of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1314

Climate change is already scary in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 2095

Insurance-focused political group fined $5,500 after decade of failed disclosure 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1731

In support of Trump, Alaska Republicans cancel presidential primary 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1644

Governor visits controversial mine project north of Haines 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1302

State files lawsuit against public employee union 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1528

UA President says cuts, possible consolidation won't affect accreditation 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1450

Marooned: Cordova braces for a winter without ferry service 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1531

Scientists suspect retreating sea ice is changing the color of Alaska's tundra 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 9 1765

30 million acres of public land in Alaska at risk of being developed or transferred 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1876

In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1330

News of BP's departure sends shock waves through Alaska nonprofit world 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1553

Internal email casts uncertainty on future of BP Alaska employees 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1495

Dunleavy dismisses Alaska Railroad board chairman who supported recall effort 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1420

UA president suggests slowing down restructuring timeline under smaller budget cut 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1349

Hilcorp sale will cost state $30 million annually in lost revenue, former tax officials say 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1325

UA overturns exigency, but a return to the extreme measure is not off the table 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1535

'This is too far': Juneau brewers, distillers say new regulations would limit their activities 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1952

'We're going to fight them all the way': Alaska union plans to fight legal ruling over dues 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1492

Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1324

Daughter of deceased Alaska state senator applies for seat 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1425

Alaska governor seeks to tighten work rules for food stamps 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1576

U.S., Canadian fighters intercept Russian bombers off Alaska coast 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1672

Native corporation CIRI joins voices for Dunleavy recall 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1409

Human Rights Commission quietly fires director 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1460

Ferry union reaches deal with state, bringing potential end to strike 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1273

Dunleavy signs capital budget into law, vetoes funds 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1288

Kensington Mine owners settle with Environmental Protection Agency 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1276

Oil unease: Alaska faces tough budget decisions 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1325

Ancient 'river bed' on floor of Gulf of Alaska baffles experts. How did it get there? 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 2280

Alaska Continued...

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Climate change research threatened by University of Alaska budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1465

'We're gonna be out on the streets': Anchorage readies for a homeless crisis 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 10 2622

'Gut fish, not Alaska': Totem pole ridicules Trump and Dunleavy 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 21 2688

Hundreds of Alaska children expected to lose access to pre-K under governor's budget veto 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1735

State warns striking ferry workers of loss of health coverage 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1251

Galvin tries again to unseat Young 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1325

University of Alaska regents vote to declare financial exigency 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1357

Western Alaskans concerned about Graphite One project's impact on subsistence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1209

Moody's sees negative outlook for Alaska's credit rating 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1280

Alaska House absences draw attention 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1317

Puff, puff passed: Juneau Assembly OKs onsite pot smoking 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1379

House to meet on Monday for crucial vote 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1367

Ferry workers strike continues; State says strike 'illegal' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1143

Anchorage declares a civil emergency over looming cuts 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1765

Cops in One Village Have Been Convicted of 70 Crimes. Here's What They Had to Say About It. 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1581

Alaska Legislature fails to override vetoes that prompt cuts 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1795

Dunleavy's budget vetoes would pull Alaska back into a recession, economist says 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1532

Koch-blockers: 'Alaskans For Recalling Governor Mike Dunleavy' the reluctant heroes out to save the 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1386

Alaska state budget vetoes cut homeless shelters, services 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1265

Australian mining firm explores potential vanadium deposit near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1252

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