Alaska’s proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, as the House Finance Committee advanced a major property tax exemption bill developer Glenfarne says will make the $44.5 to $54.5 billion project a reality — that is, if the legislature passes it without changes.

The body of a Kotzebue hunter who went missing after falling through sea ice during a hunting trip last fall has been found, according to his wife.

 A 41-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting Tuesday evening in Fairbanks, according to the Fairbanks Police Department.