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Suspect in Bethel cabbie's death jailed on other charges

A man suspected in the killing of a Bethel cab driver is in jail on charges unrelated to the cabbie's death, according to Alaska State Troopers.

With rats gone, a name change is suggested for Rat Island

Rat Island was once over-run with rats. But with the rats dead and gone after having eaten grain pellets laced with poison, two Alaska Native groups say it's time for a name-change.

Feds announce $67 million in Alaska Native housing grants

Federal officials said $67.4 million in Indian housing block grants have been awarded to 46 Native villages and tribes in Alaska.

Alaska Ship and Drydock could become part of Oregon company

An Oregon company will acquire Alaska Ship and Drydock.

2 Barrow children left in room open to 30-below cold

When police entered a Barrow apartment last week on a report of a child not breathing, they found a caregiver smelling of alcohol, two hypothermic and naked children, and a child's bedroom with the window open to the Arctic winter, according to court documents.

Firearm accidentally discharges, kills Sitka man

A 50-year-old Sitka man has died in an accidental shooting.

Agencies pledge science-based policy in Arctic development

The head of President Obama's working group on Alaska energy development says the federal government will bring a renewed effort to incorporating science in Arctic policy decisions.

Mother, boyfriend charged in 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.

FAA bill speeds switch to GPS for airliners

Shell still hopes to drill this summer in Arctic waters

It's the billion-dollar question in Alaska for 2012: Will this be the year Shell Oil begins large-scale offshore exploratory drilling in Arctic waters? Two months into 2012, the oil giant is beyond the lead time it said it needed to assemble the flotilla of support vessels that must accompany drill ships.

Shell's Arctic drilling plan gets major boost

Icebreaker Healy returns to Seattle after 254 days at sea

The Coast Guard cutter Healy is back in Seattle after a 254-day patrol that included clearing a path for a crucial fuel delivery to ice-bound Nome.

2 men sentenced in Bethel beating death

Two men have been sentenced to life in prison in the beating death of a Hooper Bay man in Bethel.

Alaska town waives Sunday alcohol ban for the big game

More than 3,000 miles from the game action, the community of Dillingham recently decided to officially waive its Sunday ban on alcohol sales at bars and restaurants each Super Bowl Sunday.

Kids' art celebrating Tongass on display in Ketchikan

The Tongass Historical Museum and the U.S. Forest Service have joined forces to bring a new exhibit to Ketchikan. "A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest" is a collection of art created by Southeast Alaska schoolchildren as a way to honor the forest in which they live.

Man charged with shooting rifle into neighbor's home

A Brevig Mission man on Wednesday fired a rifle from inside his house into a neighbor's home, missing the people inside by inches, Alaska State Troopers said.

Federal subsistence board renews review of Alaska rural designation

The state's federal subsistence board has discarded seven years of work to determine which rural federal lands in Alaska are eligible for subsistence hunting.

'Mixed bag' of foul weather hits southern Alaska

A "mixed bag" of freezing rain and snow is causing hazardous driving conditions north of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway. To the south, increased avalanche risk along Turnagain Arm has caused state transportation officials to issue a warning for motorists.

2012 ALASKA LEGISLATURE

Rural lawmaker wants council on Alaska Native languages

Linguists and Native groups from across Alaska are lining up behind a proposal aimed at preserving and revitalizing the state's 20 Native languages.

Democrats introduce resolution against unlimited campaign spending

Bill would help fund legal services for low-income Alaskans

Ketchikan artist drawn to paint animal carcasses

Artist Callie Bellon doesn't know what draws her to paint dead animals. "Everybody asks me for an explanation of what it means," she said. "It's just carcasses."

GRAPHIC

Alaska Interior weathers a cold weekend

Interior Alaska endured severely cold temperatures over the weekend, with records broken in Galena ( - 63 Saturday and - 65 Sunday) and Bettles ( - 60 Saturday and Sunday).

Interior secretary names 2 Alaskans to Subsistence Board

Two longtime Alaskans have been appointed to the Federal Subsistence Board. The Department of the Interior says Anthony Christianson of Hydaburg and Charles Brower of Barrow have been appointed to represent subsistence users.

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Coast Guard icebreaker escorts tanker through Bering Sea ice

The Russian-flagged tanker Renda steams toward Nome, Alaska, through a path in the Bering Sea ice broken up by the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Jan. 6, 2012.

A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Nome that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter's end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea and was escorted by the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Read more

Bering Sea Storm

A powerful, dangerous storm is moving across the Bering Sea toward the western Alaska coast Tuesday, November 8, 2011.

AFN conference

People seated in the section reserved for NANA Regional Corporation at the AFN conference watch a video that introduces musher John Baker to the audience. Baker, the 2011 Iditarod champion from Kotzebue, gave the keynote address at the conference Thursday morning. The annual conference of the  Alaska Federation of Natives got underway on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage. The event continues through Saturday.

The annual convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives in October 2011, at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage.

Quyana Alaska I

The Wainwright Dancers performed on Wednesday evening, Oct. 19, 2011, during Quyana Alaska I, which is  part of the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention being held at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.

Singers and Dancers from around the state performed Wednesday evening, Oct. 19, 2011, during Quyana Alaska I which is part of the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention being held at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage.

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VIDEO

Policing Selawik

Selawik VPO Clarence Snyder gives a tour of the City of Selawik, Alaska Jail.

VIDEO

Car Registration in Kotzebue

Chris Madison of Kotzebue, Alaska talks about the upcoming state ruling that will require vehicles to be registered and insured in Kotzebue, Alaska.

Fish sold as king salmon turn out to be chums; seller convicted

Kodiak bear guides aim to give guests low-impact adventure

Lawmaker wants to expand rural energy assistance program

Coast Guard rescues two fishing vessel crews

Satellite tags show ties between Pacific gray whale groups

Bear forgoes winter sleep, pays visits to trash bins

Officials ask cuts in water use while storage tank fills

Ice in Bering Sea threatens crab fishery

Bush dweller fights to reclaim his 22 cats after seizure

Suicide prevention is focus of Senate bill

Sitka magistrate dies of injuries from fall

'Dragon Master' sentenced on arms charge

New weekly to serve Bristol Bay, Dutch Harbor

Tanker, icebreaker are heading for open water

Bethel schools reopen after pipe problems fixed

Sealaska gets papers, field work on Haida

Most of the gas, about half the fuel oil pumped to Nome

Sealaska gets papers, fieldwork on Haida culture

Game Board delays decision on expansion of bear snaring

VPSO recruits difficult to find, troopers report

Fuel begins flowing from tanker to Nome

Mechanical problem halts Taku's trips

Harsh Alaska winter leads to fuel shortages in some villages

Crews in Nome harbor prepare to offload fuel from tanker

Crews prepare to transfer fuel across sea ice to Nome

Ex-village council leader stole funds

Drone to help guide fuel ship into Nome

Fuel tanker, icebreaker make progress in journey to Nome

Man found incompetent to try for Hoonah police killings

Museum serves a spoonful of artistry

Noatak and Kobuk have just about run out of fuel oil too

Heavy Bering Sea ice slows delivery of fuel to Nome

Guilty plea entered in drug disappearances

Dismissing of cases upsets officials

Alaskan is carving totem for Smithsonian

Investigator says drop charges in Coast Guard helicopter crash

Ships taking fuel to Nome making 5 mph in thick ice

Subject of controversial arrest on Yukon River fined

Snow burries Valdez and Cordova; Nome is cold



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