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A western Alaska village is eroding due to climate change and officials plan to ask President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration so that federal funds can be pursued to relocate residents. Alaska’s Energy Desk reports that engineers predict as many as six Newtok homes will be lost by fall followed by the village school…

Anchorage police say a teenager suspected of robbing a credit union will be waived to adult status. Police say the 17-year-old will be charged with robbery, theft, vehicle theft and reckless driving. Online court documents had not been filed early Friday. A 15-year-old suspected accomplice is in the custody of juvenile authorities. Police say the…

The National Park Service says an airplane carrying four people is presumed to have crashed into an Alaska lake shortly after taking off for Anchorage. The service on Friday also released the identities of the four people on board, including a father and his two teenage children. Officials said the missing included the pilot, Lyle…

A 23-year-old Soldotna man Thursday died in a crash between two pickups. The Peninsula Clarion , a Kenai newspaper, reports Steven Marshall died in the crash near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Mackey Lake Road. The driver of the second truck, 73-year-old Thomas Varieur of Kenai, was taken by ambulance to Central Peninsula…

Bristol Palin announces she is expecting her third child Bristol Palin is expecting her third child, she tells Entertainment Tonight. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter announced her pregnancy on ET. She and husband Dakota Meyer said they are excited and “blessed” to welcome a baby in the spring. A Palin family spokesman declined to…