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Alaska State Troopers said that they received a report from Akiachak tribal police just after midnight on July 6 that 37-year-old Fred Nose Jr. had stabbed his cousin, 41-year-old Randy Nose, who later died from his injuries.
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Alaskans whose convictions were vacated, reversed, or dismissed have two years to apply for past dividend payments they were ineligible for while in prison.
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Alaska State Troopers said that 36-year-old Levi Beaver gave differing accounts of the events that led to 28-year-old Byron Waska being found dead in Beaver’s home on July 1.
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On Saturday, July 4, the city of Bethel donned its red, white, and blue to celebrate America's 250th birthday in style.
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Alaska State Troopers say 32-year-old Joshua Cooper marketed and sold large amounts of alcohol out of his residence without a permit, and he was allegedly assisted by 28-year-old Austin Blair in also selling psychedelic mushrooms to customers in Bethel.
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The 45-year-old had been missing from Kwigillingok since the night of the ex-typhoon in October 2025. He was the son of 67-year-old Ella Mae Kashatok, whose body was found one day after the storm. Her brother, 71-year-old Vernon Pavil, is still missing.
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Alaska Native leaders have been advocating for more veterinary care in villages for years.
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The complicated legacy of the Jesuits' nearly 140 years in the state was honored at an event at Bethel’s Immaculate Conception Church on June 16.
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Ulric Jeffery Ulroan, 48, who has been living in Nome for the past two years, was arrested on June 24 by Alaska State Troopers and the Nome Police Department. He has been arraigned for charges involving sexual abuse, sexual assault, indecent exposure, and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
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A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
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The vetoes leave untouched hundreds of millions of dollars lawmakers set aside for school maintenance, construction, and operations.
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The State of Alaska's battle over managing fisheries on the Kuskokwim River has a big price tag. The state must pay $1.8 million to cover the legal costs of four Native groups that joined the federal government's lawsuit against the state.
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Communities in Norton Sound are among those preparing for an extended period of extra high fuel prices after the war with Iran drove up the cost of energy globally.
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High energy costs are a fact of life in remote, rural Alaska with few easy answers. But siblings Vjosa and Drini Pellumbi — who recently won top honors for their boiler heat recovery system design — are committed to being part of the solution.
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The veto means that for now, donors can continue to give an unlimited amount of money to state candidates. Alaskans will vote to impose new caps via ballot measure in August.
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Investigators say the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup crossed the median from the northbound lanes to the southbound lanes, hitting a GMC Acadia, a Ford Explorer and a Kia Soul.
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The state Department of Fish and Game says the bear culling is working, but critics say there's no proof.
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For organizations like the Alaska SeaLife Center, misinformation can damage reputation and credibility, ultimately impacting the research done at the center.
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