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Alaska's hottest month portends transformation into 'unfrozen state'

July 2019 now stands as Alaska's hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine (...)

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09 - 08 - 2019

Air quality plummets as wildfire smoke hits Alaska's most populous cities

Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of the world's worst air pollution in recent days, forcing many residents indoors and prompting one hospital to set up a "clean air shelter." Fine (...)

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10 - 07 - 2019

Alaska volcano ash cloud covers 400 miles, cancels flights

Strong winds on Monday pushed an ash cloud from an Alaska volcano into the heart of the state, grounding flights and limiting travel to western and northern communities off the road system. But hours later, officials downgraded the volcano alert (...)

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30 - 03 - 2016

Japanese tsunami debris reaches Alaska shores

Federal scientists say that a volleyball and soccer ball that washed ashore on an island may be the first pieces of debris to arrive in Alaska from last year's tsunami in Japan. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the sports balls were spotted by (...)

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23 - 04 - 2012

Nugent pleads guilty to killing bear

Ted Nugent has pleaded guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska. The rocker made the admission in signing a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that was filed Friday in US District Court. Calls seeking (...)

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22 - 04 - 2012

Unusual winter in Alaska's largest city

Even by Alaska standards, this winter is unusual for the hardy residents of the state's largest city. Near-record snowfall buried Anchorage neighborhoods, turning streets into canyons with walls of snow on each side. The snow's weight collapsed the (...)

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18 - 03 - 2012

Levi Johnston files papers to run for office

Levi Johnston, the father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, has filed papers to run for office in his hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, next year. Johnston filed his letter of intent Friday with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, a first (...)

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25 - 08 - 2010

Bristol Palin calls it quits with fiance

The on-again, off-again engagement between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston is off - again. The 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called off her wedding plans after Johnston told her he may have fathered a baby with another (...)

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05 - 08 - 2010

Barrymore whale film recruits Alaskans

A production company is looking for Alaskans to play dozens of roles for an upcoming Drew Barrymore movie being filmed in the state. Shooting on “Everybody Loves Whales” is expected to begin in September. The movie is based on an attempt to rescue (...)

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14 - 06 - 2010

Bristol Palin seeks ex's financial records

Bristol Palin's lawyer is seeking permission to subpoena media outlets such as Playgirl magazine and CNN to determine how much money Levi Johnston, the father of her child, has made to calculate an appropriate level of child support. Attorney (...)

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20 - 02 - 2010

Discovery's ‘Deadliest Catch' captain dies

Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the cable television show “Deadliest Catch”, has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53. Harris suffered what his family described as a (...)

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11 - 02 - 2010

‘If I die, I die'

Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, “if I die, I die. So be it.” The Alaska governor spoke in taped interviews on ABC, NBC and CNN broadcast Tuesday morning. She told CNN that “all options are (...)

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08 - 07 - 2009

Palin defends Ms. California

Former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is defending Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, who created a stir at last month's Miss USA pageant when she said marriage should only be between a man and a woman. The former vice (...)

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17 - 05 - 2009