German climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley
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Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley.
Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWR
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The state of Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to stand no real chance.
Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
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Alaska has unveiled a plan to determine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's oil and gas potential, as the state looks to reinvigorate the debate over whether to drill on the refuge's coastal plain.
Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city
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Pavlof is an 8,262-foot volcano located 625 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Alaska Peninsula, the finger of land that sticks out from mainland Alaska toward the Aleutian Islands.
Alaska volcano continues to erupt, with lava, ash
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The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet above sea level.
Minor lava flows detected on 2 Alaska volcanoes
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The Alaska Volcano Observatory says satellite images Tuesday show the lava partly down a flank of Pavlof Volcano in a low-level eruption 625 miles southwest of Anchorage.
Bears, glaciers: Show pits man against Alaska
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In the first episode, titled "Arctic Hell," the men are dropped off in the Brooks Range, in northern Alaska above the Arctic Circle, and must make their way almost 50 miles on foot to Takahula Lake.
Alaska moose head donated to Navy warship
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Lex Patten said he wasn't sure where the moose head would be displayed on board the ship.---Information from: Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News, http://www.adn.com.
70 years ago this month, the Battle of Attu raged in Alaska
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The Territory of Alaska was part of the North American continent, sharing the mainland with the 48 states.
Frustrated Sen. Murkowski takes heat as Alaska tribes get left out of new...
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But critics say that she did nothing to help other Native women and that her amendment only served to make sure that most Alaska tribes could not take advantage of the new power.
