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Bars sell the drinks; should the public be picking up the tab?
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Yup'ik fishermen found guilty of illegal fishing
BETHEL -- Two dozen Kuskokwim River fishermen have been found guilty of illegal fishing, despite their arguments that fishing restrictions infringe on their religious rights.
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House measure would repeal NPR-A management plan
House Republicans on Wednesday took early steps toward overturning a new Obama administration plan for managing wildlife and oil development in the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
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Sugar Shack espresso stand ransacked, torched
A Lake Otis espresso stand was ransacked and set on fire Wednesday morning, the Anchorage Fire Department said.
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EDUCATION
APU plans to cut tuition, bucking national trend
Alaska Pacific University plans to cut the cost of undergraduate tuition by 34 percent, bucking a national trend of rising college costs in a bid to attract more young students to its Anchorage campus.
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ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY
Assembly postpones decision on limiting public testimony
It was round two Tuesday in the fight over the Anchorage Assemblyâs power over public testimony to the body, and challengers scored a knockout.
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Canadian guide sentenced for illegal sheep hunts
A Canadian guide has been sentenced after admitting he guided two hunts in Alaska in which undersized Dall sheep were killed.
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U of Alaska professor disputes Ice Classic record
A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor is disputing the claim that this year's Nenana Ice Classic culminated with the latest river breakup in the history of the 97-year-old guessing game.
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Lawmaker plans bill on conflict of interest rules
An Anchorage lawmaker plans to introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would overhaul Alaska's conflict of interest rules.
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Manager aboard Kulluk: 'We should have had another tug boat'
The Noble Drilling Corp. manager riding on Shell's Kulluk drilling rig for what turned into a harrowing December trip across the Gulf of Alaska told a Coast Guard panel Wednesday that given the troubles, the rig should be towed with two vessels, at least in winter.
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Flood warning continues for Fort Yukon
Water levels dropped in the riverside village of Fort Yukon Wednesday, though Weather Service officials said major flooding is still a threat.






