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Officers were legally justified in shooting Steve Kissack, 35, after he rushed toward them in July with an 8-inch knife, prosecutors said.
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Another preliminary report detailed more information about Saturday’s helicopter crash at the Naknek River near King Salmon.
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The Alaska Supreme Court will decide whether Eric Hafner, a Democrat serving a 20-year prison sentence in New York, can remain on Alaska’s ballot.
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The decision will give the next electoral count — scheduled for Jan. 6, 2025 — the same level of security accorded to presidential inaugurations and political conventions.
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A total of 1,204 children in the Anchorage School District were not vaccinated for pertussis as of September 2024, according to district data.
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During Tuesday’s debate, Donald Trump amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants are eating their neighbors’ pets, exacerbating some residents’ fears about growing divisiveness in the predominantly white, blue-collar city of about 60,000.