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A rough day in Barrow came to a somewhat happy end when a standoff in the Arctic community that began in the afternoon and stretched into the evening ended peacefully Tuesday. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)

Standoff in Barrow, Alaska concludes quietly

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 12:20
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On Tuesday night, police in Barrow were engaged in an hours-long standoff with a man in the community, the farthest

Reykjavik, Iceland is host to the inaugural Arctic Circle conference. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)

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With Arctic Council chairmanship looming for US, Alaska irons out far north policy

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 09:45
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As the final day of the first-ever international Arctic Circle conference played out here, issues remained largely

Ólafur Grímsson, president of Iceland, at the Harpa Reykjavík Concert and Conference Center on Oct. 10, 2013. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)

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Many questions, but few answers as Arctic conference gets underway in Iceland

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:20 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 20:55
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Much has been made in recent years about the impending age of the Arctic.Some envision a future

A comprehensive four-year study of muskox in Northwest Alaska has already turned up a surprising result, with the animals being revealed as much more mobile than previously thought, belying their sedentary appearance. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)

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Muskoxen on the move in Northwest Alaska

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 10:14
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In 2009, researchers attached 121 radio-tracking collars to adult female muskoxen in Northwest Alaska, part of an in-depth study intended

The Chinese cargo ship Yong Sheng (pictured here in Sri Lanka). ( Sanka Vidanagama / AFP)

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Yong Sheng: Why Arctic voyage of Chinese cargo ship is business as usual

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 15:02
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Much is being made of the voyage of the Yong Sheng, a Chinese cargo ship slowly making its way across

A team from NASA collects water for research projects from Arctic ice floes. (Kathryn Hansen / NASA photo / Alaska Dispatch)

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Arctic ice melting rapidly, but some ‘signs’ are false alarms

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, August 9, 2013 at 11:08
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Recently, a webcam reportedly stationed on a buoy near the North Pole in the high Arctic caught an unusual snapshot

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Arctic region’s economic output at $1 trillion and growing

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 16:36
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At the beginning of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) conference in Anchorage this week, a group of panelists pointed

NTSB team at the Rediske Air crash site in Soldotna, Alaska. (NTSB)

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Clues sought in deadly Alaska plane crash

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 09:51
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ANCHORAGE — During a final regularly-scheduled press briefing with media Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board Member Earl Weener ruled out

Members of a specialized investigative team from the Join POW/MIA Accounting Command wait as a UH - 60 Blackhawk from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson comes in for a landing to transport them back after a day of assessing a historic aircraft crash site. The mission of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting command is to conduct global search, recovey and laboratory operations to identify unaccounted-for Americans from past conflicts in order to support hte Department of Defense's personnel accounting efforts. (Clifford Bailey / US Navy)

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Crews unearth military history on Alaska Glacier

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, July 4, 2013 at 09:23
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Colony Glacier, about 50 miles from Alaska’s largest city of Anchorage, may look calm on the surface, but it’s a

Military personnel recovering the remains of a C-124 air plane that crashed on Colony glacier in 1952. July 12, 2012 (Loren Homes / Alaska Dispatch)

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Search resumes on Alaska glacier for remains of 1952 plane crash victims

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 10:42
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The hot weather in Alaska that has driven folks to lakes and ice cream stands has had an altogether different

The asymmetrical shape and rotating thrusters of Aker Arctic's oblique icebreaker allows the vessel to move sideways as well as forward and backward. (Aker Arctic promotional material)

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Novel ‘oblique icebreaker’ will clear wider path for Arctic industry

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 13:50
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Even as the White House took a step forward on Arctic policy by signing its National Strategy for the Arctic

David Lama climbs up the Moose's Tooth in the first ascent of "Bird of Prey." April 13, 2013 (Dani Arnold / Red Bull / Alaska Dispatch)

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Climbers pioneer route on Alaska mountain

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 10:14
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Moose’s Tooth is not the biggest or best-known mountain in a range that bears the name of the 49th State

With shows like "Deadliest Catch" and "Bering Sea Gold" returning for more, and lots more reality TV on the docket, Alaska is a hotspot for unscripted television. Is there any end in sight? And is it good for Alaska? (Aaron Jansen illustration / Alaska Dispatch)

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Brace yourself: More Alaska reality TV on the way

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 11:05
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When the second season of the popular reality TV show “Bering Sea Gold” debuted earlier this year, it was clear

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Lawmakers offer shot of adrenaline to burgeoning Alaska film industry

Ben Anderson, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 20:11 — Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2016 at 20:04
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The Alaska film community breathed a collective sigh of relief in the early-morning hours of April 16 as the Alaska