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Alaska's Pavlof volcano continues to erupt

Pavlof Volcano continues to erupt on the Alaska Peninsula, about 625 miles southwest of Anchorage.

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State's request for waiver from education law OK'd

The Obama administration has approved Alaska's request for a waiver from provisions of the federal education law No Child Left Behind.
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Pebble, foes play high-dollar hardball

Four years ago, a disgruntled contractor for opponents of a proposed Pebble mine sold insider emails, donor lists, bank records and other information to the Pebble Partnership for $50,000, an arbitrator found -- setting in motion a chain of upheaval in the epic political war over the huge gold and...
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Man believed dead after stolen kayak overturns

A 33-year-old man is believed to have drowned in the icy Chena River in Fairbanks after a stolen kayak he was in overturned and he was swept away, Alaska State Troopers said.
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Sutton man found pinned under ATV, being treated for head injuries

A Sutton man was being treated for serious head injuries after he was found pinned under his ATV on the Glenn Highway, troopers said Sunday.
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Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding

The Coast Guard will kick off hearings Monday on how a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge used for Arctic Ocean exploratory drilling ended up aground off a remote Alaska island.
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Yukon River floods village of Circle; concern turns to Fort Yukon

Spring Yukon River flooding drenched the Interior village of Circle on Sunday, swamping the village's downtown, displacing people from their homes and knocking houses off their foundations.
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Foul weather hampers search for missing Kotzebue snowmachiners

Fog and blowing snow continue to hamper the search for a man and woman missing in Northwest Alaska since Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers said Sunday.

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State pushes offer to help pay for exploratory drilling in ANWR

WASHINGTON -- Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to have no real chance.

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Panel will hear misconduct allegations against Alaska police officers

A state commission will meet behind closed doors Tuesday in Kenai to decide whether a number of former police officers, troopers and corrections officers should lose their right to wear a badge in Alaska.
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Miller ordered to pay $85K in records case

A state judge has ordered 2010 U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller to pay more than $85,000 in legal costs to the Alaska Dispatch after the publication sued to obtain records from his time as a government attorney.