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Sven Haltman doesn’t rest, wins Yukon Quest 300
CIRCLE — Sven Haltman can finally sleep. If he wants to. The Energizer Bunny of a man won the Yukon Quest 300 at 7:42 p.m. Monday with an ever-pushing, dozing-be-darned style. The 32-year-old Fa...
CIRCLE — Sven Haltman can finally sleep. If he wants to. The Energizer Bunny of a man won the Yukon Quest 300 at 7:42 p.m. Monday with an ever-pushing, dozing-be-darned style. The 32-year-old Fa...
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Steer, Mackey set speed records to Slaven's RoadhouseCIRCLE — Just after midnight Monday morning, Lance Mackey walked over to Hugh Neff in the Circle checkpoint dog yard and told him who was the champion. “Saints won,” he said. As for who will win...
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Birch Creek cabin is annual oasis for exhausted Yukon Quest mushersCENTRAL — His main reason for moving to Alaska was “to get the hell out of civilization,” but Carl Cochrane is anything but reclusive. Cochrane’s doors have always been open to visitors, and the...
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Alaska House passes Purple Heart Day bill
JUNEAU , Alaska – Alaska would set aside a day each year to honor Purple Heart recipients under a measure that passed the state House on Monday. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Nancy...
JUNEAU , Alaska – Alaska would set aside a day each year to honor Purple Heart recipients under a measure that passed the state House on Monday. The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Nancy...
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Alaska executive branch ethics proposal clears hurdle
JUNEAU , Alaska – State legislators Monday made no formal objection to proposed ethics regulation changes. The joint Administrative Regulation Review Committee held a public hearing on regu...
JUNEAU , Alaska – State legislators Monday made no formal objection to proposed ethics regulation changes. The joint Administrative Regulation Review Committee held a public hearing on regu...
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Exxon says it has drilled first Point Thomson well
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Exxon Mobil says it has drilled the first development well for the Point Thomson project. Exxon also announced Monday that a 60-mile ice road has been completed from En...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Exxon Mobil says it has drilled the first development well for the Point Thomson project. Exxon also announced Monday that a 60-mile ice road has been completed from En...
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Alaska tax proposal would reward in-state hiring
JUNEAU , Alaska – A House committee has agreed to consider revamped an oil and gas measure that would create tax breaks for companies whose work forces are comprised of at least 80 percent ...
JUNEAU , Alaska – A House committee has agreed to consider revamped an oil and gas measure that would create tax breaks for companies whose work forces are comprised of at least 80 percent ...
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Anchorage man gets 12 years for credit union robbery
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – A 34-year-old Anchorage man will serve 12 years in federal prison for robbing a credit union. Jarell Paul Arnold was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. He p...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – A 34-year-old Anchorage man will serve 12 years in federal prison for robbing a credit union. Jarell Paul Arnold was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. He p...
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Labor chairman: Alaska gasoline price gouging bills need work
JUNEAU – Work is needed on a pair of bills aimed at regulating wholesale gasoline prices, a key House committee chairman said Monday. The bills, as proposed, would place a ceiling on the ...
JUNEAU – Work is needed on a pair of bills aimed at regulating wholesale gasoline prices, a key House committee chairman said Monday. The bills, as proposed, would place a ceiling on the ...
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Alaska town council votes to keep police officer after dispute with mayor
Updated 1 a.m. 2/9/10 ANCHORAGE , Alaska – The City Council in the tiny Alaska town of Houston voted 4-3 Monday night to allow a police officer to keep his job after he tangled with the m...
Updated 1 a.m. 2/9/10 ANCHORAGE , Alaska – The City Council in the tiny Alaska town of Houston voted 4-3 Monday night to allow a police officer to keep his job after he tangled with the m...
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Kenai borough to withhold grant from tourism marketing group
KENAI , Alaska – Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey is withholding a grant to a tourism group until it comes into compliance with its contract. Carey is holding the $300,000 grant for...
KENAI , Alaska – Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey is withholding a grant to a tourism group until it comes into compliance with its contract. Carey is holding the $300,000 grant for...
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New Kasilof chow champ crowned
KASILOF , Alaska – On a day when millions of Americans were gorging themselves on munchies of all sorts, a group gathered in Kasilof was taking eating to the max on Sunday. In a matchup mir...
KASILOF , Alaska – On a day when millions of Americans were gorging themselves on munchies of all sorts, a group gathered in Kasilof was taking eating to the max on Sunday. In a matchup mir...
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Samuels campaign questions Parnell TV ads
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – The campaign manager for GOP gubernatorial hopeful Ralph Samuels says a nonprofit organization’s advertisements featuring Gov. Sean Parnell are helping the incu...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – The campaign manager for GOP gubernatorial hopeful Ralph Samuels says a nonprofit organization’s advertisements featuring Gov. Sean Parnell are helping the incu...
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Mayor of small Alaska town accused of misusing police car
Updated 10:45 a.m. 2/8/10 HOUSTON , Alaska – After Houston Mayor Roger Purcell borrowed a city police car to drive to Fairbanks, the officer checked the dashboard video and found the may...
Updated 10:45 a.m. 2/8/10 HOUSTON , Alaska – After Houston Mayor Roger Purcell borrowed a city police car to drive to Fairbanks, the officer checked the dashboard video and found the may...
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Bill would make Alaska Fish and Game Dept. put people protection as top priority
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – A state lawmaker from Anchorage has proposed a bill that would force the Department of Fish and Game to make protecting people its top priority in the city. Rep. Charis...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – A state lawmaker from Anchorage has proposed a bill that would force the Department of Fish and Game to make protecting people its top priority in the city. Rep. Charis...
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