Mark Thiessen

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U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, left, announces that nearly $60 million in grants have been awarded to tribal communities across the nation during a news conference Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, listens at right. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Agency awards $60 million in tribal housing grants

Mark Thiessen · October 6, 2014 11:39 pm

Deborah Williams, spokeswoman for "Big Marijuana. Big Mistake," a group opposing a ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Alaska, speaks at a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Williams addressed the media after local KTVA's Anchorage television reporter Charlo Greene, not seen, abruptly quit during a live telecast Sunday, Sept. 21, night, announcing she owned a medical marijuana company and was devoting all her efforts to getting the ballot measure passed. Alaska voters will decide in November whether to join Washington and Colorado in decriminalizing pot. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Alaska TV reporter quits on air to promote pot

Mark Thiessen · September 23, 2014 1:07 am

Federal data outlines spending in Alaska, Hawaii

Federal data outlines spending in Alaska, Hawaii

Mark Thiessen · August 7, 2014 11:38 pm

Alaska’s largest paper undergoes name change

Alaska’s largest paper undergoes name change

Mark Thiessen · July 19, 2014 1:21 am

Alaska’s largest daily newspaper sold for $34M

Alaska’s largest daily newspaper sold for $34M

Mark Thiessen · April 8, 2014 10:23 pm

Appeals court reinstates BP shareholders’ lawsuit

Appeals court reinstates BP shareholders’ lawsuit

Mark Thiessen · February 13, 2014 9:06 pm

ConocoPhillips to increase Alaska production

ConocoPhillips to increase Alaska production

Mark Thiessen · April 18, 2013 2:29 am

Christine Roalofs rests with her dogs at the Finger Lake checkpoint in Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)

Mushers welcome rest at Alaska wilderness villages

Mark Thiessen, Rachel D'oro · March 5, 2013 5:00 am

Coast Guard finds 16 violations on Shell ship

Coast Guard finds 16 violations on Shell ship

Mark Thiessen · February 23, 2013 5:00 am

Alaska militia leader sentenced to nearly 26 years

Alaska militia leader sentenced to nearly 26 years

Mark Thiessen · January 9, 2013 12:12 am

This undated photo provided by the FBI shows a Home Depot bucket containing gun parts, ammunition and other items discovered at a Parishville, N.Y. reservoir after a man jailed in Alaska admitted to a series of killings, including an Anchorage barista and a couple from Vermont. (AP Photo/FBI)

FBI says Alaska man killed people for fun

Mark Thiessen · December 8, 2012 9:29 am

This undated photo provided by the FBI shows a Home Depot bucket containing gun parts, ammunition and other items discovered at a Parishville, N.Y. reservoir after a man jailed in Alaska admitted to a series of killings, including an Anchorage barista and a couple from Vermont. (AP Photo/FBI)

AP NewsBreak: FBI says Alaska man killed for fun

Mark Thiessen · December 8, 2012 1:37 am