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The state expects to call scores of witnesses, such as firefighters, homeowners, state troopers and fire investigators.

Trailers fixed behind the primary sled have grown in popularity as a way to cycle dogs through rest.

“You can think of it as like a little cluster of earthquakes that, added together, might be sort of equivalent to a single, larger earthquake,” says seismologist Michael West.

Gov. Jack Dalrymple cited “harsh weather” in his order, noting that “emergency services probably will not be available under current winter conditions.” Protesters have been camped out for months.

Kenaitze Indian Tribe in Kenai is taking an innovative approach to drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention. The tribe offers culturally relevant, healthy activities through their Yaghanen Youth Center, located in Soldotna.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has drafted a set of rules on how mining company Donlin Gold will have to treat historical sites it may encounter if a proposed project is approved.

The Ketchikan Borough has written a statement to distance itself from the state law legalizing marijuana. The assembly hopes to avoid legal entanglements with the federal government.

The Tongass forest plan amendment can still be changed by the incoming president and Congress.

An 18-year-old robbery suspect was arrested after using his car to drag a Super Bear employee who tried to stop him.

Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen will attend an international conference on the arctic in Norway. The conference will address questions regarding climate change and its impacts on oceans and fisheries.

Inmates at the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center were taught safety guidelines necessary for work on the North Slope.

Friday was the opening day for marijuana retailer Rainforest Farms, and they had to close early because they sold out.

A national nonprofit group that provides service dogs to military service members and veterans has opened a new training facility in Fairbanks.

One Alaskan thinks he’s figured out a better way to do clean up oil spills. He doesn’t work in a lab, he doesn’t have any fancy degrees and he’s not backed by the government or a big company. But some experts think he might be on to something.

Interior regional Alaska Native Corporation Doyon is not giving up on finding oil and gas in the Nenana Basin, southwest of Fairbanks. That’s despite more than a decade of exploration with various partner companies, including a third well, drilled with Cook Inlet Region Incorporated this past summer.

Crowds swelled over the holiday at a Native American protest over an oil pipeline in North Dakota, but encounters with police remained peaceful.

An event in Sitka on Saturday aims to raise food and funds for the reservation’s residents, who fear that the Dakota Access Pipeline could threaten their drinking water and destroy sacred lands.

It will be the first time both budget-writing committees will have chairs from Bush Alaska since 1990.

According to a memo from borough Mayor Mike Navarre’s office, the assembly has received “numerous comments challenging the legality” of the invocation policy.

“We don’t pay any state sales tax, we don’t pay any state income tax, we don’t pay any state property tax,” said Rep. Paul Seaton. “Yet we receive all of these services.”