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Alaska’s first marijuana store is now in business, drawing a crowd from all over the state. Herbal Outfitters’ owner Richard Ballow says his store in Valdez accepted customers as planned Saturday, at “high noon.” He says more than 250 people were waiting in line to get in his shop. Ballow says customers came from as…

Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld says he supports Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her re-election bid in Alaska. Weld is in Alaska on a two-day campaign trip. In an interview Friday, the former Massachusetts governor says he has worked with Murkowski and is impressed with her. The Libertarian candidate for Senate in Alaska is…

The Iditarod’s new communications rule will stay largely intact despite opposition. KTVA-TV reports mushers will be able to carry two-way communication devices as well as GPS and tracking gear, but must have Iditarod Trail Committee approval to use the technology to contact the media. Board members decided Friday to remove a part of the rule…

Alaska State Troopers say a 50-year-old Sutton man has died in a crash on the Glenn Highway in the Palmer area. Troopers say Keven Johnson died at the scene of the crash at milepost 52 Thursday night. According to troopers, Johnson was heading south when his pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a…

A co-op grocery store is trying to get off the ground and will hold a kick-off event this weekend to draw members. Merissa Koller Williams is the board president for the Kodiak Harvest Cooperative, a group trying to put together a community-owned grocery store downtown.

Residents in the community of Grayling recovered the body of a missing man last week. Alaska State Troopers were alerted at about 12:15 p.m. Oct. 19 that Stanley Milton Walker, 43, was missing and that his jacket had been discovered frozen to Grayling Creek.