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Juneau hiker rescued from Mount Roberts
Robert Sauerteig, 53, went hiking with his dog Monday and found themselves stuck. He spent the night on the mountain.
Community of Hooper Bay suffers 3 suicides in one week
Three suicide deaths in the past week have rocked the community of Hooper Bay. Troopers believe the victims were connected.
Storm surge hits Toksook Bay
October opened with the season’s first fall storm, flooding communities across Western Alaska’s coast. In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, strong surges hit Toksook Bay.
Alaska Supreme Court Justice Dana Fabe to retire
Fabe was the first woman appointed to serve on the court and the first woman to serve as chief justice. She was appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court in 1996 by Governor Tony Knowles.
Drilling for gold: Inside the KSM’s exploration project
What happens when a mining company goes looking for gold? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at one of British Columbia’s most controversial transboundary mines.
California Governor Signs Landmark Right-To-Die Law
After months of impassioned debate over the ethics of physician-assisted suicide, California will become the fifth state to allow people who are terminally ill to hasten death with lethal drugs.
Hillary Clinton’s Gun Proposals Expose Democratic Divide
The Democratic presidential candidate says she would act through executive action to close the “gun-show loophole” and tighten Internet sales, if Congress doesn’t act.
On Orders From Mao, Researchers Set Off On Nobel-Winning Drug Work
In the 1960s, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered scientists to find a malaria antidote to help ailing soldiers in North Vietnam. Today’s Nobel Prize for medicine went to one of those researchers.
U.S. General Says Afghan Forces Called For Kunduz Airstrike
John Campbell, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, said he was correcting initial reports that it was U.S. forces under fire from Taliban fighters. The weekend airstrike killed 22 civilians.