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James Eldred, 42, of Wasilla died when his truck left the roadway and crashed near Palmer.

Alaska corrections officials say a 71-year-old inmate has died of a terminal illness. Jim Ferguson died early Friday morning, Alaska Department of Corrections said in a release. Officials say his death was expected.

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a weekend crash on the Glenn Highway that left a Palmer man dead and another person seriously injured.

Donald Trump’s many promises on his way to the White House included a tweeted vow to change the new name of North America’s tallest mountain back to Mount McKinley. Last year, the Obama administration renamed the Alaska peak Denali in a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives ahead of the president’s visit to the state. Alaskans…

A nonprofit regional development group is recommending that the Alaska Marine Highway System be managed as a corporation under state ownership. Robert Venables of the Southeast Conference told the Ketchikan Daily News that the group wants to get input from lawmakers and the public in 2017 while spending the year drafting legislation and an operating…

A katana sword that was missing from an Anchorage card shop has been returned. KTVA-TV reports surveillance video shows a person dressed as a ninja leaving BOSCO’S Comic, Cards & Games with what looked to be the Japanese-style sword. Employee Eric Helmick said in an email that a man bought the sword from the thief…