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PublishedJuly 8, 2024
Alaska tourist spot to vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays
The voter initiative sets the stage for a debate about how much tourism is too much in a city that is experiencing first-hand the impacts of climate change.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve
The U.S. oil industry’s top lobbying group says new rules are 'misguided.'
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Two dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska
The dogs' deaths on Sunday prompted People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, long the Iditarod's biggest critic, to call for race's end.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Biden approves major oil drilling project in Alaska over protests
The administration, in a move in the other direction toward conservation, earlier said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
First Mainer to compete in Junior Iditarod prepares for challenging Alaskan terrain
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman traveled across the country with her 13 sled dogs in advance to prepare for their upcoming February races.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island
A U.S. Coast Guard ship spotted 3 Chinese naval ships including a guided missile cruiser and 4 Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer in the Bering Sea.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Auburn man’s murder trial in Alaska ‘cold case’ scheduled next week
Steven H. Downs was charged in 2019 with raping and murdering an Alaskan woman in 1993 when he was a college student.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
Auburn man charged in Alaska murder can name alternative suspects, judge rules
Steven Downs will be allowed to point the finger at three other men at trial.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
DNA analyst testifies in Auburn man’s murder case at Alaska court hearing
Steven Downs is charged in the murder of a native Alaskan woman named Sophie Sergie in 1993.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2021
Ex-girlfriend of Alaska murder suspect says he never had a gun
Defense attorneys seek to dismiss case against Steven H. Downs of Auburn in 1993 Alaska rape and murder of Sophie Sergie.
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