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The state’s omnibus crime bill eliminates sex workers’ barriers to reporting crimes.

A conservationist group is trying to build a better picture of three wilderness areas in Southeast.

Scientists and fishermen are scrutinizing smaller sockeye.

“It needs to happen now, because we are at a critical juncture,” Mallott said. “And this governor is dedicated to the proposition that he will keep dealing with the legislature until that is done.”

Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander crossed the finish line in the women’s 5,000-meter semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of Her 15 minutes, 27.13 seconds.

A fifth of Alaska legislators running this year face no opposition. One is Sitka Sen. Bert Stedman, who faces no contest – for the second time.

The bill would allow GMO food manufacturers to satisfy the mandate by placing a QR code on their labels. To get information, a consumer would scan the code with a smart phone, which would lead to a web page.

Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades. Tom Walsh is a founding partner of Petrotechnical Resources Alaska, an oil and gas consulting firm.

There was at least $100,000 in estimated damage. The cause remains under investigation.

“At first blush it does appear the federal government is creating additional cumbersome regulations that will make it more challenging to entice companies back to the Arctic when oil prices rebound,” said an Alaska Oil and Gas Association representative.

Sullivan said he has no idea where the idea came from, and that he plans to focus on serving the state and the Senate. He said he as no plans to be vice president.

The petition must gather roughly 70,000 signatures in 180 days before the recall would be placed on the ballot.

“It’s sort of this idea that the relationship between mathematics and nature and how they’re inextricably entwined,” said artist Bill Lee.

Alaska has lost more than 2,000 jobs in the oil and gas industry since last year, as the state faces its first real recession in nearly three decades. Tony DeHaven can’t afford to be out of work. He has two teenage kids at home with their college years just around the corner.

However, some Alaskans have already expressed confusion with the new look, broken bookmarks, missing information, and apparent unfriendliness of the new website.

A police officer found one crushed and one half-full beer can on the driver side floor of the vehicle. His blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.

Police have not name the parties involved.

Day 9 was the last day of organized search, but his friends and family say they’ll never stop searching on every run, every fishing trip, every hike through the mountains.

After 10 surgeries and ongoing physical rehabilitation, Forest Wagner is now climbing peaks on the weekends in Anchorage, where he’s been living during his recovery.

The Department of Corrections’ new Professional Conduct Unit is looking into the death, the sixth in corrections custody this year.