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A pack of usually-placid river otters started attacking people in Alaska, and nobody understands why
Three attacks have been reported in east Anchorage. Local officials don't understand what could hav…
Marianne Guenot
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Alaska cancels snow crab fishing for a year after the population mysteriously collapsed
Snow crab babies were booming across the Bering Sea a few years ago, but an unexpected population c…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An NFL quarterback who killed a black bear as part of his 'bucket list' is being called 'barbaric' on social media
Carson Wentz, who was released from the Washington Commanders in February, appeared to hunt and kil…
Maria Noyen
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A US Army soldier was killed by a bear while working at an Alaskan training area
Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant was mauled by the bear and declared dead in hospital on Tuesday, Alas…
Sinéad Baker
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The Trump administration just restored Alaska hunting rules that allow killing bear cubs, and using doughnuts, dogs, and bright lights to kill bears
The end of an Obama-era ban means Alaska hunters can catch bears using human food, shoot caribou fr…
James Pasley
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Meet Mary Peltola, the 'pro-fish and pro-choice' Democrat who defeated Sarah Palin in Alaska's special House election
Mary Peltola became the first Alaskan Native and woman to represent Alaska in the US House Wednesda…
Kayla Gallagher
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Salmon shark washes up on shores of landlocked Idaho, baffling residents
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was flooded with calls when people stumbled on the washed-up …
Sebastian Cahill
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A moose walked into an Alaska hospital and started snacking on the potted plants. A local biologist says it's 'typical moose behavior.'
Hospital security was able to escort the moose back outside safely, where it took a post-lunch nap …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Results: Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin and others: Alaska's at-large district US House election
Polls closed in the state at 8 p.m. local time.
Hanna Kang
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Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola faces off against former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and others in Alaska's at-large congressional district election
After Democrat Mary Peltola's special election win, The Cook Political Report shifted its forecast …
Hanna Kang
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A Rare Saber-Toothed Whale Washed Ashore In California
The carcass was identified as a saber-toothed whale - formally named Stejneger's beaked whale - but…
Kelly Dickerson
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Man Catches A 200-Year-Old Fish
Shortraker rockfish are common in the Alaskan waters, where Liebman caught the 41-inch-long bottom-…
Dina Spector
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Alaska woman says a bear wounded her butt while she was using the outhouse
Shannon Stevens was at a remote yurt on Chilkat Lake, 17 miles from Haines, Alaska, with her brothe…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Alaska has scored a 900% gain on GameStop this year - and boosted its bet on the meme stock last quarter
The state's GameStop position ballooned in value from $802,000 to $8.2 million in the first half of…
Theron Mohamed
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Record-breaking toxic algae bloom off the West coast is devastating the Pacific Ocean
While not all of an algae species in the bloom are dangerous, some of them produce a toxic chemical…
Cody Sullivan,Jennifer Welsh
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How US nuclear tests in the '70s led to today's thriving otter population on the Pacific west coast
Before the US set off a nuclear weapons test, it moved hundreds of otters to the US and British Col…
Jenny McGrath
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Alaska's GameStop stake soared over 700% last quarter - and its Tesla bet has gone from $0 to $85 million in 18 months
The state's revenue department owned 37,000 GameStop shares worth over $7 million at the end of Mar…
Theron Mohamed
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Rep. Mary Peltola — the 'pro-fish, pro-family, and pro-choice' Alaska congresswoman — credits her father for the encouragement she needed to defeat Sarah Palin
In November, Rep. Mary Peltola will again face Republican opponents Sarah Palin and Nick Begich dur…
Isabella Zavarise
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Orcas in Alaska are stealing fish right from the lines and the new behavior seems to be killing them
Alaskan orcas recently started lingering near fishing boats and feeding near their fishing nets, a …