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Religion

President Russell M. Nelson delivers pre-recorded general conference address, announces 20 new temples

By Trevor Myers
October 01, 2023 12:00 AM
On Sunday, Oct. 1, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed members in a pre-recorded address.
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Good News Thursday

Good News Thursday: Boy auctions chickens, raises thousands to pay for brother's cancer treatment, Rescued walrus calf prescribed 24/7 cuddle care

By Sydni Merrill
August 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Boy auctions chickens, raises thousands to pay for brother's cancer treatment
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: House collapses into river

By Joel Leighton
August 09, 2023 12:00 AM
A two-story house collapsed into a fast-moving river in Juneau, Alaska on Aug. 6, after a glacial lake burst and caused water levels to rise.
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Good News Thursday

Good News Thursday: Man receives successful heart transplant after 5th attempt, Neighbors help in recovery after devastating flooding in Pennsylvania

By Sydni Merrill
July 20, 2023 12:00 AM
Man receives successful heart transplant after 5th attempt
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Metro

Conflict continues over Biden's Alaskan drilling project

By Joel Leighton
April 19, 2023 12:00 AM
Debate continues over the Biden administrations approval of the 'Willow Project,' the largest drilling project on U.S. soil in history.
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Video of the Day

Video of the Day: Alaska troopers, neighbors rescue moose from frozen river

By Derek VanBuskirk
April 12, 2023 12:00 AM
(KTUU, Eric Dillon, Gary Neise)
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Local

Sundance Film Festival brings in spectators from around the globe

By Anna Hair
January 23, 2023 12:00 AM
The Sundance Film Festival is in its second week and continues to be a hotspot for spectators from around the world.
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Metro

Good News Thursday: 115-year-old woman becomes oldest person in the US, Four-year-old saves seizing mom with 911 call, Alaska man saves neighbors from apartment fire

By Katrina Huhtala
November 09, 2022 12:00 AM
115-year-old woman becomes oldest person in the US Bessie Hendricks celebrated her 115th birthday, making her the oldest person living in the U.S.
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Campus News

BYU students research climate change impact on Alaskan fish

By Andrew Nieves
February 07, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU biology professor Mark Belk and students studied marine fish in the Alaskan Icy Strait to understand the effects of climate change on fisheries and surrounding environments.
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Featured

Good news Thursday: Soup kitchen feeds the unemployed, figurines bring life to small spaces

By Ally O'Rullian
November 19, 2020 12:00 AM
Bronx restaurant becomes soup kitchen
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Healthy Living

Study finds healthy group of polar bears in sea near Alaska

By Associated Press
November 19, 2018 12:00 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The first formal count of polar bears in waters between the United States and Russia indicates they're doing better than some of their cousins elsewhere.
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Nation

Anchorage voters first in the nation to reject bathroom bill

By Associated Press
April 12, 2018 12:00 AM
In this photo taken Monday, April 9, 2018, Lillian Lennon poses for a photo in Anchorage, Alaska. Lennon, a transgender teenager, was a field organizer who helped defeat a bathroom bill before Anchorage voters this month, the first-ever defeat of such a bill by voters in an election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 4/12/18

By Jillian Argento
April 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Trump: Syria attack 'very soon or not so soon at all!'
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Nation

Airlines boost on-time performance, cancel fewer flights

By Alayna Pehrson
April 19, 2016 12:00 AM
A traveler is seen in Terminal C at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The government says more flights are arriving on time, airlines are canceling fewer flights, but passengers' complaints are still rising. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Researchers say new dinosaur found in northern Alaska

September 22, 2015 12:00 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Researchers have uncovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Alaska, according to a report published Tuesday.
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Nation

President Obama gets "wild" with Bear Grylls in Alaska

By Beau Jones
September 03, 2015 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama is greeted by Seward Mayor Jean Bardarson and Alaska National Park Service Regional Director Bert Frost as he arrives at Seward Airport to take a hike to view the Exit Glacier, Tuesday, Sept. 1. Obama is on a historic three-day trip to Alaska aimed at showing solidarity with a state often overlooked by Washington, while using its glorious but changing landscape as an urgent call to action on climate change. (Associated Press)
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State

Utah's monument valley featured on new forever stamps

By Haley Bissegger
October 05, 2012 12:00 AM
Early morning fog rolls in on a snow-capped butte in southeastern Utah's Monument Valley. The sunrise to the east illuminates one side while the other remains dark.
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Local

Utah's job growth rate in August highest in nation for seventh consecutive month

By Beau Jones
January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
Utah's job growth is among the highest in the United States: Photo (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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