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In lawsuit, former assistant accuses Alaska gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce of sexual harassment

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a lawsuit filed Friday, a former executive assistant to Alaska gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce said Pierce sexually harassed her when he was Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor.

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Alaska Natives fete their 1st Congress member, Mary Peltola

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress gave the keynote address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage

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2 Russians detained on St. Lawrence Island after they arrived by boat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two Russians who arrived on St. Lawrence Island by boat were flown off the Bering Sea island by federal government officials this week, setting off a scramble by multiple agencies.

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‘Alaska Daily’: Hilary Swank plays tough reporter in safe but entertaining ABC series

Workplace drama follows the disgraced journalist as she moves north to start over in Anchorage.

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Boy, 9, savagely mauled by brown bear 'protecting her cub' on hunting trip

The young lad was attacked alongside a 41-year-old male relative as they approached a brown bear and her cub while hunting in the forest north of Anchorage in Alaska yesterday, according to State Troopers

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Alaska hunter fatally shoots brown bear after attack left boy, 9, with ‘serious injuries’

An adult male shot and killed the animal north of Anchorage

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Alaska Native corporation pursues Denali-area airport to bring tourists directly from Lower 48

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Native regional corporation is working with state transportation officials and the Denali Borough on a proposal for a new airport that would allow Lower 48 tourists to fly directly to the doorstep of Denali National Park and Preserve.

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Pandemic homeless hotels close, sending some back to streets

Cities from Anchorage to New Orleans are shuttering their pandemic-era hotels that were used to house the homeless as funding dwindles and leases run out

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Buzz Kelley suspends US Senate campaign in Alaska, endorses Kelly Tshibaka

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Buzz Kelley, who finished fourth in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary election and is set to appear on the November general election ballot, announced Monday that he was suspending his campaign and endorsing fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka.

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Complaint alleges Alaska Gov. Dunleavy's campaign engaged in ‘scheme’ to use public funds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A complaint filed to the Alaska Public Offices Commission accuses Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is running for reelection, of engaging in a “scheme to subsidize and coordinate” the activities between his official campaign and an independent expenditure group working on his reelection, and scheming “to improperly…

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‘I want to work with everyone’: Alaska’s history-making new congresswoman

Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, having defeated former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is a relentless coalition builder

The Guardian - US

Democrat Mary Peltola wins special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Democrat Mary Peltola was the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state’s first ranked-choice election.

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Democrat Mary Peltola wins special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress

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Alaska Airlines passenger says airline is ‘stranding’ customers at remote airport in the Arctic

‘People informed us we had little chance of getting out today or even in the next few days,’ says shocked customer

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Results in Alaska’s special US House race expected Wednesday when candidates are set to share a stage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Candidates in the special U.S. House race are scheduled to meet in person for a forum in Anchorage Wednesday afternoon. The Alaska Division of Elections is set to release results of the election while the forum is ongoing, with all three contenders sharing the stage when results…

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Republican Tara Sweeney drops out of Alaska US House race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she is dropping out of the U.S. House election, after garnering around 3.7% of votes counted so far in the primary race — enough to put her in fourth place and place her name on the November ballot.

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Ranked choice voting, in first test in Alaska, is already under attack

Alaskans went to the polls this week for the first time using a new ranked choice system that’s already under attack by a number of the politicians competing within it, and voters, in interviews, offered wide-ranging reviews.

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Alaskans head to the polls in special election to determine new US House member

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans will head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s special U.S. House election and several primary races seen as a referendum on former President Donald Trump’s sway.

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Bear strikes tourist in Alaska in ‘extremely rare’ city encounter

A tourist in Anchorage sustained minor injuries Sunday night when a black bear swatted at her several times and made contact twice.

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Alaska election tests weight of Sarah Palin’s celebrity – and Trump’s sway

More than a decade ago, Palin ascended to international fame as a vice-presidential candidate – but now she faces an uncertain political future

The Independent UK

Alaska officers violated policy in 'white privilege' stop

An Alaska newspaper reports that two Anchorage police officers violated department policy during a traffic stop last month when a woman in town for a rally by former President Donald Trump showed a “white privilege card” instead of a driver’s license and was not ticketed

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A shrinking workforce is holding back Anchorage’s economic recovery after COVID-19, report finds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage employers are hiring more workers from outside the city and state to adjust to a severe labor shortage that’s holding back the city’s economic recovery, according to a report released Wednesday by the Anchorage Economic Development Corp.

The Independent UK

Efforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition

Demolition is scheduled to begin this week on a once-opulent downtown Anchorage movie theater designed by the architect of Hollywood’s famed Pantages Theater

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Early voting begins in several Alaska communities ahead of Aug. 16 election

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early voting opened Monday in Alaska ahead of the Aug. 16 primary and special U.S. House general elections.

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Alaska teen fatally shot 3 siblings before killing himself, troopers say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — State troopers found four children dead in a Fairbanks-area home this week in an apparent homicide and suicide, the agency said.

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