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Avalanche slows Seward Highway traffic; more delays expected Tuesday

A pickup kicks up standing water on Arctic Boulevard at West 18th Avenue as warm weather and rain caused breakup-like conditions in Anchorage on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.

Roads are slick today and water is covering ice on many side streets in Anchorage. An avalanche delayed traffic for roughly two hours today on the Seward Highway, north of Girdwood. More delays are expected Tuesday morning as crews attempt to thwart...

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Kenai holiday displays brighten the season

KENAI -- The Klimpkes' Christmas lights are so extravagant that oil platform workers see them as they fly over in helicopters and a Coho-based pilot uses them as a waypoint on his approach home.
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Troopers ID Anchor Point residents in Friday wreck

James Campbell, 62, and Margaret Campbell, 65, were ejected from their Toyota pickup and died, according to a written statement from troopers. Neither was wearing a seat belt, troopers said.
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Seward Highway wreck near Summit Lake kills 2

Two people died in a collision Friday on the Seward Highway near Summit Lake, north of the highway's junction with the Sterling Highway, according to Alaska State Troopers.
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Brown bear mauling near Kenai River badly injures trapper

Two trappers from the Anchorage area were mauled by a brown bear in a remote area of the Kenai Peninsula over the weekend, with one man sustaining severe injuries, authorities said Tuesday.
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Victim in fatal Seward Highway crash was Soldotna woman

Alaska State Troopers on Monday identified the woman killed in a Sunday afternoon truck accident on the Seward Highway as Mary Gillick, of Soldotna.
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Bluff collapse threatens Kenai couple's property

For three years, Gary and Darlene Kernan have watched water collect on their bluff property in Kenai during heavy rainfall and each spring when the snow melted. But they didn't expect that would all end as drastically as it did three weeks ago.
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Motorcycle crash on Kenai Peninsula sends two to hospital

A pickup truck turned in front of a motorcycle on the Sterling Highway, troopers say.
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K-Beach Road open after bypass built

State roads officials say Kalifornsky Beach Road has reopened near Soldotna.
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State reports spike of chickenpox cases on Peninsula

State health officials say there's been a spike in chickenpox cases on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Soldotna announces hiring of new police chief

The commander of the Alaska Wildlife Trooper detachment in Soldotna will be the city's new police chief.