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FILE - This Aug. 30, 2011, file photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows Big Diomede Island in Russia, right background, as seen from Little Diomede Island in the U.S. state of Alaska, left foreground. Residents from the tiny Alaska Native village on Little Diomede are trying to reconnect with their long-lost relatives from Big Diomede, who were moved to Russia's Chukotka Peninsula after the island became a Russian military base during World War II. Three miles separates the islands, but it might as well be thousands of miles because Big Diomede is strictly off-limits. (George A. Kalli/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via AP, File)

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Village seeks to reunite with Russian relatives

ANCHORAGE — Across the Bering Strait, Robert Soolook can easily see the looming hulk of the neighboring Russian…

Col. James Cockrell

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Road closures after traffic crashes a necessity

Recently, we Alaskans have experienced several tragic fatal traffic crashes on our highways around Southcentral Alaska, which forced…

Opinion

Op-ed: Dynasty dynamics

Because our nation’s creation is the result of revolting against a revolting king, we Americans are predisposed to…

Opinion

What others say: An important visit

Alaskans will welcome the office of the president to Alaska this month, being good hosts and hoping for…

FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, with the Olympic Mountains in the background, a small boat crosses in front of the Transocean Polar Pioneer, a semi-submersible drilling unit that Royal Dutch Shell leases from Transocean Ltd., as it arrives in Port Angeles, Wash., aboard a transport ship after traveling across the Pacific before its eventual Arctic destination. The U.S. government on Monday gave Shell the final permit it needs to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast for the first time in more than two decades.  (Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Feds allow Shell to drill for oil in Arctic Ocean

ANCHORAGE — The federal government on Monday gave Royal Dutch Shell the final permit it needs to drill…

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Lawmakers to discuss legal questions surrounding Medicaid

JUNEAU (AP) — A legislative committee plans to meet Tuesday to discuss whether to challenge Gov. Bill Walker’s…

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. Sullivan discussed a range of topics, including the importance of an Arctic policy for the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Sullivan: Russian moves highlight Arctic concerns

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the Russians are looking to militarize the Arctic, making it all…

Opinion

Op-ed: The summer of our discontent

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders represent two sides of the same coin. Both men have tapped into a…

Opinion

What others say: Juneau can host a special session, but will it?

The location of the Alaska Legislature’s expected gas pipeline special session should be a no-brainer. Overpriced office space…

Military kids catch fish during 9th Annual Kenai River Jr. Classic

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Military kids catch fish during 9th Annual Kenai River Jr. Classic

It was the smiles on the faces of the kids that caught their first fish or zoomed down…

Big John's opens new package store on K-Beach

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Big John’s opens new package store on K-Beach

Changes of convenience have come to the corner of K-Beach and Poppy Lane thanks to the renovations and…

Festival showcases Alaskan craft beer

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Festival showcases Alaskan craft beer

The reputation of the Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival continues to grow as a summer “Best Time Ever” event…

Wounded heroes experience Kenai River

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Wounded heroes experience Kenai River

While many folks are enjoying the wonders of Alaska and freedoms of America there are those who daily…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion  Several residents prepare to the leave the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers after a public hearing on a proposal to form a special assessment district to help mitigate flooding along Kalifornsky Beach Road on Thursday August 18, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Proposed service area raises support, concern

A public hearing on a proposal that would put a question to voters on whether to form a…

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Vatican team traces history of Yup’ik masks

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A team from the Vatican was in Bethel last week trying to trace the…

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Alaska’s berry crop varies by region

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s mild winter and spring weather has been a mixed blessing for berry pickers.…

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Court rejects privacy argument in home brew case

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state appeals court has rejected a Scammon Bay man’s argument that Alaska’s constitutional…

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Court rejects privacy argument in home brew case

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state appeals court has rejected a Scammon Bay man’s argument that Alaska’s constitutional…

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Walker wants 51 percent stake in AKLNG

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker is still pushing North Slope producers for a larger share of the Alaska…

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Superhero 5K results posted

David Isaak and Heather Moon won the third annual Superhero 5K on Saturday at the Kenai Park Strip.…