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The state plans to build new hybrid ferries, hire more workers to run them and improve port infrastructure. With regular maintenance, it’s set to cost about $3 billion.

The plane was reported missing Sunday, about 12 hours before it was found partially submerged under ice Monday morning.

Researchers predict the most likely outcome of the unrest at Mt. Spurr is “one or more explosive events” that could last as long as a few hours and produce ash clouds carried for hundreds of miles.

Dangerous avalanche conditions in the area persist, stalling recovery efforts and prompting warnings from forecasters.

The skiers were caught in a slide Tuesday afternoon near the west fork of the Twentymile River, which buried them “between 40 feet and nearly 100 feet deep.”

Sean Parnell had a long political career before becoming chancellor four years ago. He served as governor from 2009 to 2014.

The Sitka black-tailed deer shelter at the Wildlife Conservation Center was demolished after a windstorm swept through much of the region.

The city ordered the review after Anchorage police fatally shot 16-year-old Easter Leafa.

The Native Village of Eklutna has worked for years to build a small-scale casino on a piece of land owned by tribal members. That effort now faces a lawsuit.

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner returned to Alaska Friday for the first time since winning two gold medals at the Paris Olympics last summer.