Lights in the sky and mysterious gravesites: Seeking the supernatural in Western Alaska
Unexplained lights in the night sky. Killer whales that transform into human beings. Bigfoot sightings. These are just a few
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Author: Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News
Investors bet on farmed kelp being Alaska’s next seafood export
In the remote waters of Larsen Bay, off the coast of Kodiak Island, an experiment is underway. Two types of
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Alaska maps released this week are most precise ever
From the Aleutian Islands to the North Slope, Alaska’s massive and varied terrain has now been mapped in an unprecedented
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Someone is stealing roadkill moose from the side of Alaska highways
Don Dyer drove to Talkeetna to salvage a dead moose in the early hours of Sunday morning, but when he arrived at
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Meet America’s only wild wood bison herd, which now roams Western Alaska
SHAGELUK – Wood bison calves are easy to spot from the sky. Their coats are reddish, making them easily distinguishable from
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Newly arrived fox makes fast friends at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre (with video)
PORTAGE — Employees at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre were breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday morning as the center’s newest
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Audi plans car-testing ice track in Arctic Alaska
Audi is eyeing an unusual, extreme place for its latest test track: Alaska’s North Slope. Starting in 2016, the German luxury carmaker
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Assistant district attorney shot and killed in Arctic Alaska
An Alaska assistant district attorney who once was a Washington state lawmaker was shot and killed in the Arctic community of
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Active aurora forecast for Alaska this weekend
Active aurora borealis displays are expected to light up the skies over much of Alaska starting early Friday. According to
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Woman mauled by brown bear on Cordova hiking trail describes attack
Thea Thomas tried to step off the trail as a brown bear sprinted toward her, chasing a friend’s dog that
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IDs made in 1952 Alaska plane crash
Recent news that the remains of some of the service members who perished in a 1952 military plane crash in
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State releases report on health care access for Alaska’s poorest populations
A state analysis released Tuesday examines the health care services that are available, or lacking, for Alaska’s poorest populations. The
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$1 million in grants awarded to Alaska clinics to shift to emerging health care model
Five Alaska health care providers have been awarded grants to transition to an emerging health care model that seeks to
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Report looks at Alaska’s violent crime trends from 1980 to 2012
The University of Anchorage Alaska’s Justice Center has compiled 32 years of violent crime arrest data statewide, showing some notable
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Alaska’s wave, tidal & river energy: Great potential, daunting challenges
A handful of energy projects seeking to harness the energy of Alaska’s waves, tides and rivers are inching forward, aiming
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