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Federal agency plans to prohibit bear baiting in national preserves in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Park Service said Friday it intends to ban hunters from baiting bears in national preserves in Alaska. The new rule, set to take effect later this summer, would bar sport hunters from using bait, such as bacon grease, pastries, syrup or dog food,...
Divided Supreme Court rules in major homelessness case that outdoor sleeping bans are OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a ruling from a California-based appeals court that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. ...
Mississippi sets new laws on Medicaid during pregnancy, school funding, inheritance and alcohol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is enacting several new laws, including one that says sign language courses may replace foreign language courses for students to earn credit toward high school graduation. A look at some of the other new laws taking effect on July 1: ...
Alaska court weighing arguments in case challenging the use of public money for private schools
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that challenges as unconstitutional laws that have allowed families with children in home-study programs to use public money for education-related expenses at private schools. The court heard arguments Thursday in...
Alaska serial killer who admitted to killing five people has died in an Indiana prison
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska serial killer who admitted that he killed five people, including one when he was only 14, has died in an Indiana prison, officials said. Joshua Wade, 44, was found unresponsive in his cell June 14, Brandi Pahl, a spokesperson for the Indiana...
Bodies of Air Force colonel and Utah man are recovered after their plane crashed in an Alaska lake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The bodies of two men, including a U.S. Air Force colonel who served as director of operations for the Alaskan Command, have been recovered after their small plane plunged into an Alaska lake. The plane was found Thursday about 193 feet (59 meters) deep in...
Air Force colonel identified as 1 of 2 men missing after small plane plunges into Alaskan lake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Air Force colonel who is the director of operations for the Alaskan Command is one of the two men missing after a small airplane crashed into a remote lake, officials said Thursday. Alaska Wildlife Troopers and the Alaskan Command identified the men as...
Baby moose trapped in a lake is saved by Alaska man and police as its worried mom watches
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock. Spencer Warren, who works for the outdoor tourism...
Alaska troopers search for 2 men after small plane crashes into remote lake
SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Wildlife Troopers were searching Wednesday for two people who were aboard a small airplane that crashed into a remote lake on the Kenai Peninsula. Two hikers notified troopers that they saw a plane crash at Crescent Lake near Moose Pass on Tuesday...
Swimmer Lydia Jacoby, the Alaskan surprise of the Tokyo Olympics, is left at home for Paris Games
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lydia Jacoby is still a bit shell-shocked. The Alaskan darling of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home. If she watches at all. “You know, I haven’t quite gotten there yet,” Jacoby said. “I haven’t...
