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'BP is leaving me like roadkill as it slinks out of town' 14 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Apr 2020 13 5150

Hundreds of BP Alaska employees begin to move on, with a mix of feelings from 'bittersweet' to 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1905

'It's crazy, and then it's just peaceful': Iditarod mushers set out for Nome from Willow 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1403

A boy and his 3 cousins went missing after a blizzard in rural Alaska. 3 sl8 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 2278

Kennecott Mines: An Alaskan Ghost Town 1 douglas9 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 2014

Aleutian Islands volcano erupts, sending ash cloud over Bering Sea 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1635

Alaska city and police officer agree to $325K settlement 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1226

UA digging out from its near destruction 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1370

Hilcorp does not benefit 'all Alaskans' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1194

Despite Dunleavy plan, Alaska legislators are skeptical of big dividend 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1263

Abortion-veto lawsuit against state may proceed, judge rules 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1376

Stronger winds in store for Northwest Alaska in coming decades, scientists say 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1271

Bill would give Alaskans an advisory role in Arctic shipping 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1524

After bruising first year, new Dunleavy budget trades cuts for big PFDs and deficit spending 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1336

State will pull new ferry from shipyard to help cut-off Southeast towns 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 2023

Alaska group seeking to raise oil taxes sues state, claiming 'inaccuracies' in review 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1304

Could tiny nuclear reactors power Alaska villages? 5 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 4 2078

State: BP sale of Alaska assets to Hilcorp clears federal hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1288

Top Alaska marijuana regulator fired from job 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1472

Moving Day: 'Compound' Squatters Evicted 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1514

Dunleavy revenue commissioner resigns as state budget proposal deadline approaches 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1599

Alaska governor's recall effort on hold as judge sides with state on timeline 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1351

Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1950

Welcome to Anchorage, where NFL stands for No Fucking Liquor 7 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 2007

1 passenger dead in Unalaska crash of PenAir plane flying from Anchorage that injured 10 others 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1560

Dunleavy wants White House to consider fast-tracking Prince of Wales rare earth mine 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1432

The recall campaign against Gov. Dunleavy, and the defense, are accelerating even before 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1528

Turmoil at University of Alaska takes its toll 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1500

Alaska leads nation in chlamydia, second in gonorrhea 6 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 2107

Dunleavy draws both protests and applause at Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1493

Alaska Continued...

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No confidence vote, delay shake up University of Alaska 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1328

Climate change is already scary in Alaska 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 2106

Insurance-focused political group fined $5,500 after decade of failed disclosure 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1736

In support of Trump, Alaska Republicans cancel presidential primary 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1653

Governor visits controversial mine project north of Haines 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1308

State files lawsuit against public employee union 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1535

UA President says cuts, possible consolidation won't affect accreditation 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1459

Marooned: Cordova braces for a winter without ferry service 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1539

Scientists suspect retreating sea ice is changing the color of Alaska's tundra 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 9 1773

30 million acres of public land in Alaska at risk of being developed or transferred 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1896

In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1337

News of BP's departure sends shock waves through Alaska nonprofit world 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1560

Internal email casts uncertainty on future of BP Alaska employees 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1501

Dunleavy dismisses Alaska Railroad board chairman who supported recall effort 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1430

UA president suggests slowing down restructuring timeline under smaller budget cut 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1361

Hilcorp sale will cost state $30 million annually in lost revenue, former tax officials say 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1338

UA overturns exigency, but a return to the extreme measure is not off the table 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1549

'This is too far': Juneau brewers, distillers say new regulations would limit their activities 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1963

'We're going to fight them all the way': Alaska union plans to fight legal ruling over dues 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1509

Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1332

Daughter of deceased Alaska state senator applies for seat 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1431

Alaska governor seeks to tighten work rules for food stamps 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1583

U.S., Canadian fighters intercept Russian bombers off Alaska coast 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1680

Native corporation CIRI joins voices for Dunleavy recall 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1417

Human Rights Commission quietly fires director 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1470

Ferry union reaches deal with state, bringing potential end to strike 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1280

Dunleavy signs capital budget into law, vetoes funds 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1293

Kensington Mine owners settle with Environmental Protection Agency 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1289

Oil unease: Alaska faces tough budget decisions 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1333

Ancient 'river bed' on floor of Gulf of Alaska baffles experts. How did it get there? 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 2288

Alaska Continued...

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Climate change research threatened by University of Alaska budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1473

'We're gonna be out on the streets': Anchorage readies for a homeless crisis 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 10 2629

'Gut fish, not Alaska': Totem pole ridicules Trump and Dunleavy 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 21 2703

Hundreds of Alaska children expected to lose access to pre-K under governor's budget veto 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1747

State warns striking ferry workers of loss of health coverage 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1260

Galvin tries again to unseat Young 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1335

University of Alaska regents vote to declare financial exigency 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1368

Western Alaskans concerned about Graphite One project's impact on subsistence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1218

Moody's sees negative outlook for Alaska's credit rating 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1286

Alaska House absences draw attention 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1321

Puff, puff passed: Juneau Assembly OKs onsite pot smoking 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1387

House to meet on Monday for crucial vote 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1376

Ferry workers strike continues; State says strike 'illegal' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1151

Anchorage declares a civil emergency over looming cuts 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1775

Cops in One Village Have Been Convicted of 70 Crimes. Here's What They Had to Say About It. 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1589

Alaska Legislature fails to override vetoes that prompt cuts 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1808

Dunleavy's budget vetoes would pull Alaska back into a recession, economist says 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1543

Koch-blockers: 'Alaskans For Recalling Governor Mike Dunleavy' the reluctant heroes out to save the 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1397

Alaska state budget vetoes cut homeless shelters, services 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1269

Australian mining firm explores potential vanadium deposit near Juneau 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1262

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