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Two people are dead, and one person is seriously injured after a small plane crashed Monday afternoon.A Fairbanks jury found a 24-year-old guilty of murder yesterday for killing his former co-defendant in 2022.A teenage mushing phenomenon spent this year smashing records and outpacing adults.So many federal workers in Alaska have been fired or temporarily laid off or have taken a leave package that it is too hard to keep track of.
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Ester man charged with murder for allegedly shooting his stepfather. City of Fairbanks mayor publicly apologizes after controversial Facebook post. Alaska Senate passes education bill many lawmakers hope can withstand a possible veto. Local labor unions planning a rally in Fairbanks on Thursday.
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NewsAlaska legislators fail to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of the education funding bill.Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lost her libel suit against the New York Times for the second time.A Fairbanks man was found dead after calling Troopers.The Port of Nome expansion project attracted people from around the country.Alaska’s tight housing market is made worse by construction costs.A field school in Utquiagvik studied Arctic sea ice.
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NewsMary Siah Rec Center may close.Two convicted of defrauding elder in Nenana.Delta recall election still undetermined.A documentary on Alaska villages coping with climate change premieres Tuesday.
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NewsGov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely-watched education bill, and two Nenana women facing fraud and theft charges are awaiting a verdict.
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NewsThe Alaska House of Representatives passed its version of the state operating budget, and North Pole's city council has chosen two new members.
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NewsRetrial begins in case involving a real estate deal gone wrong in Nenana. Fort Greely is saying so long to scrap material from old nuclear power plant.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank officials visit Fairbanks. State releases long-delayed salary study. Delta Junction City Council recall election to move forward after Fairbanks judge denies motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order.
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NewsA Fort Wainwright soldier was charged with the shooting death of a 37-year-old man, and federal investigators have issued a final report on a cargo plane that crashed near Fairbanks last year.
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1. Alaska State Troopers have recovered the body of Fairbanks trapper Lawrence Feltman in a remote cabin on the Porcupine River near the Yukon border. //2. State Legislators questioned two University of Alaska Board of Regents appointees at length last week in a Senate Education Committee meeting. //3. The JoAnn Fabric and Crafts chain is closing its stores, including one with a large footprint in Fairbanks. And local sewers and crafters are trying to find a another source of their favorite fabrics. //4. Chum salmon stocks have been on the decline in recent years, and soon the federal government might finally do something about it. //
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The Alaska House may cut both the Permanent Fund Dividend and promised funds for schools in order to balance the state budget.Alyeska Pipeline monitors found a flaw near Delta Junction they will dig up and fix this spring.A community discussion on how President Trump's executive orders fit into history and the present was held Saturday.The regional office that supported Alaska Head Starts has closed.The Alaska Humanities Forum has lost its federal funding.
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Fairbanks Senior Center officials worry that federal funding cuts will limit the organization’s ability to provide Meals on Wheels to elderly people in the area who need the nutrition-assistance program. /Threats to research funding and health agency coordination brought two dozen scientists and allies to a demonstration Tuesday in the plaza in front of the Margaret Murie building on the UAF’s West Ridge. /The state of Alaska has charged 10 U.S. nationals in the small community of Whittier near Anchorage with voter misconduct and perjury.