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• Update: Authorities say 1 dead after Unalaska plane crash

  Unalaska, Alaska (AP) - One person died after a commuter airplane went off the end of a runway while landing at an airport in the remote Aleutian Islands fishing community of Unalaska, authorities said Friday.

• Pederson Hill lots now open for bidding

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau started accepting bids Thursday for Pederson Hill Subdivision lots.

• City of Marshall considers switch from alcohol ban to sales

  Marshall, Alaska (AP) - Members of an Alaska community that has prohibited alcohol for more than three decades now want to open a city-owned store to sell it, officials said.

• Rick Perry to resign as energy secretary by year's end

  Washington, DC (AP) - Energy Secretary Rick Perry will leave his job by the end of the year, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

• Corrections union decries plan to ship inmates out of state

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Correctional Officers Association, an independent labor organization representing Alaska Correctional Officers statewide, is pushing back against a plan to ship inmates to the Lower 48.

• Soldotna High senior dies in morning highway car crash

  Soldotna, Alaska (AP) - A senior at Soldotna High School died in a morning car crash.

• Anchorage man seen in strangling video charged in 2nd death

  Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A man accused in the strangling of an Alaska woman seen on a digital memory card has been charged with another death, authorities said Thursday.

• United Way works to fight hunger

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Chairman of the Board of Directors Warren Russell gave an update on United Way activities in Juneau.

• Gov. Dunleavy says he'll work toward a smoother budget process

  Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he takes responsibility for his part in this year's contentious budget process.

• Story talks about need to change PFD formula on Action Line

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Representative Andi Story does not believe there will be another special session, although she adds that she's been surprised about things before.

• Governor and First Lady Announce 2019 Shirley Demientieff Award

  Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy announced Coaching Boys into Men as the 2019 winner of the Shirley Demientieff Award at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention.

• Supporters get OK to gather signatures for oil tax proposal

  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to rewrite Alaska's oil tax structure have gotten approval to gather signatures in a bid to qualify the measure for next year's ballot.