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Group to lure moose off roads with food

The Department of Fish and Game announced Monday that a permit has been issued to the Alaska Moose Federation allowing the advocacy group to take measures in Southcentral Alaska that will divert moose from roads, driveways and railroad lines.

Deep snow may lead to record moose deaths on roads, tracks

Police now seeking public's help in finding missing barista

Detectives and searchers looking for Samantha Koenig sought information and canvassed city streets Monday, more than five days after the 18-year-old disappeared.

Mother, boyfriend charged in beating death of Barrow child

The investigation of the beating death of a Barrow child and the battering of the child's baby sibling took another twist Monday when Anchorage police arrested the children's mother on a warrant from Barrow.

Rural Alaska air travel subsidies survive budget cuts

Subsidies for rural Alaska air travel survived the cost cutting talk as Congress passed a four-year funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday after years of dispute.

BP gives $1 million for UAA lab to study metals corrosion

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. announced Monday that it was donating $1 million to the University of Alaska Anchorage to help create a lab to study the effects of corrosion on pipe metals.

PHOTO GALLERY

UAA alpine skiers cheer on their nordic teammate Davis Dunlap, left, during the men's 10-kilometer freestyle race at the UAA Invitational Feb. 6, 2012, at Kincaid Park. The meet features several Outside teams competing with UAA over eight nordic and alpine ski races held Feb. 4 through Feb.11 at Kincaid Park and Alyeska Ski Resort.

UAA alpine skiers cheer on their nordic teammate Davis Dunlap Monday.

Top college skiers compete at Kincaid Park

Eight college teams including six from Outside competed over the weekend and Monday at The University of Alaska Anchorage Invitational nordic race series in Kincaid Park. Racing continues through the week.

2012 ALASKA LEGISLATURE

Lawmakers get advice on coastal management initiative

The Legislature's top attorney says he thinks lawmakers would have "a lot of latitude" in crafting a coastal management program to replace the one that lapsed last year. The question is: Can it pre-empt a proposed ballot initiative?

Alaska education commissioner defends school intervention

House continues analysis of state operating budget

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Mat-Su coal mines would be bad neighbors

Like any mother, I want my children to grow up in a healthy, safe and economically vibrant community. As a lifelong resident of the Matanuska Valley, seeing my family experience the rare and spectacular beauty of Southcentral Alaska is something I have always envisioned for their future.

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Neff, Sass separated by minutes in Yukon Quest

The unforgiving Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race claimed its first casualty while veteran contenders Hugh Neff and Brent Sass appeared to be turning the dog race into a dogfight as the leaders began the long run to Eagle and the Canadian border late Monday night.

Perseverance Theatre offers Alaska classic

Last winter, readers returning from trips to Juneau raved about a new play they had seen at Perseverance Theatre, "The Blue Bear." For the next couple of weekends, Anchorage theatergoers will be able to see the two-man play at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.

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Photographer revisits early days of 1988 Barrow whale rescue

Bill Hess took some of the first photographs of the California gray whales trapped in ice off Point Barrow in 1988.

Author and photographer Bill Hess of Wasilla was among the first to see the stranded California gray whales off Point Barrow in 1988. He's writing a series of blog posts about those "Big Miracle" days.

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