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Erin Irwin / Education Week                                The East Anchorage High and Scammon Bay students gather at a home in the Native Village to learn how to comb fur from a musk ox hide using special combs and common forks. The fur can later be spun into yarn.

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Unforgettable experiences

On the snowy tundra, Alaska students bridge differences and eat moose snout

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire                                Members of the Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific picket in front of the Auke Bay Terminal on Thursday. The union called a strike on Wednesday over failed negotiations with Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration.

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Ferry workers strike continues; State says strike ‘illegal’

Ferry workers strike, and the state strikes back

House Finance Committee Co-Chairs Neal Foster, D-Nome, and Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, speaks to members of the media during an at ease in a House session at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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House votes to ‘decouple’ PFD from funding bill, but will likely be struck down by Dunleavy

It might as well be Groundhog Day.

Kenai Police arrest suspect in double homicide case

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Kenai Police arrest suspect in double homicide case

The arrest was made without incident

Local research showcased in center’s new exhibit

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Local research showcased in center’s new exhibit

Exhibit highlights research on the survival of Steller sea lions and Pacific sleeper sharks.

Kenai man charged in double homicide

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Kenai man charged in double homicide

Rachelle Armstrong, 60, and Lisa Rutzebeck, 39, were killed early Sunday morning.

Campfire ban lifted for national parks on the Kenai Peninsula

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Campfire ban lifted for national parks on the Kenai Peninsula

Forest Service urges residents and visitors to continue to use caution with campfires.

From left to right: Robb Arnorld, John Fageaux, IBU President Marina Secchitano, at the IBU office in Juneau on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Hundreds of Alaska ferry workers on strike

Talks between the state and union have gone on for over 2 1/2 years.

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Settlement in Equifax lawsuit sees $1 million payout to state of Alaska

In 2017, Equifax announced a data breach affecting more than 147 million consumers.

A new sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna is photographed on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna considers purchase of two new police vehicles

Funds were appropriated in the FY 2020 operating budget for the purchase of the vehicles.

About 2.5 ounces of dried marijuana in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau Assembly OKs onsite pot smoking

If you want to smoke, take it outside.

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Kenai MediCenter searched as part of Medicaid fraud investigation

The offices of the MediCenter Medical Group in Kenai were subjected to a search by a joint state…

The High Pets headline this week’s concert in the park

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The High Pets headline this week’s concert in the park

The series is set for four more weeks of bringing free music and entertainment to the community.

Police release names of victims in apparent double homicide

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Police release names of victims in apparent double homicide

The victims were a mother and daughter

The House was one vote short of funding the capital budget

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The House was one vote short of funding the capital budget

They failed, again.

Fishermen took to the mouth of the Kasilof River for opening day of dipnetting, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fish and Game amends dipnet guidelines

Kasilof River dipnetting area expanded, bag and possession limit increased

Courtesy Eastern Area Incident Management Team                                A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday.

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Swan Lake Fire growth stalls, crews near containment goals

The fire is approximately 102,027 acres.

University of Alaska Southeast administrators and staff watch University President Jim Johnsen during an online meeting being held at UA campuses around the state on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts on Monday, July 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)                                University of Alaska Southeast administrators and staff watch University President Jim Johnsen during an online meeting being held at UA campuses around the state on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts on Monday, July 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Financial crisis opens University of Alaska to layoffs

ANCHORAGE — The University of Alaska Board of Regents decided Monday they could no longer wait to see…

Shooting in Kenai leaves two women dead

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Shooting in Kenai leaves two women dead

Police now say there is a connection between a suspect and the victims.

Rep. Kelly Merrick, R-Eagle River, speaks during a House Finance Committee meeting Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Senate approves ‘reverse sweep’ and capital budget bill

Accounting concern is sweeping the state.