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• On World AIDS Day, a look at the disease in Alaska - KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska

  01-12-2014 23:11
  
  On World AIDS Day, a look at the disease in Alaska
  KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
  Monday marks World AIDS Day. Jamez Terry, director of development with the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association, joined Daybreak to talk about what's being done locally to raise awareness about the disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
  
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• Text of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker's inaugural speech - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-12-2014 23:06
  Text of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker's inaugural speech
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  My father fought in World War II in the Aleutians as one of 65 of Castner's Cutthroats in the Alaskan Scouts. My mother came to Alaska to work on the building of the ALCAN Highway. They met on a train near Mt. McKinley when an avalanche stopped it from ...
  
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• Bill Walker sworn in as Alaska's new governor - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-12-2014 22:23
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Bill Walker sworn in as Alaska's new governor
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Newly inaugurated Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, right, raise their hands together during the inauguration ceremony Monday morning in Juneau. Outgoing Gov. Sean Parnell can be seen behind the podium. Photo by Matt Buxton/News- ...
  Bill Walker sworn in as governor, tells Alaskans 'You come first'KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
  New challenges, opportunities
  
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• New governor to take stage in Juneau - Alaska Dispatch

  01-12-2014 20:01
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  New governor to take stage in Juneau
  Alaska Dispatch
  JUNEAU -- Alaska will get a new governor Monday, as Bill Walker and running mate Byron Mallott are to be sworn into office as governor and lieutenant governor at 11:30 a.m. at Juneau's Centennial Hall before a crowd expected to number 1,000 or more.
  With new governor, a different take on energy developmentEnvironment & Energy Publishing
  If you're headed to Inauguration Day ceremonies, here's what you ne
  
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• WSU sneaks by Missouri St. in OT, 89-84 in Alaska - KING5.com

  01-12-2014 19:01
  
  KING5.com
  WSU sneaks by Missouri St. in OT, 89-84 in Alaska
  KING5.com
  Nov 28, 2013; Orlando, FL, USA; Washington State Cougars guard DaVonté Lacy (25) dribbles the ball in the second half of their Old Spice Classic game against the Butler Bulldogs at HP Field House. The Butler Bulldogs beat the Washington State Cougars ...
  DaVonte Lacy lifts Cougs to win in Alaska finaleThe Spokesman Review
  Cougar comeback propels WSU to fourth place Shootout finishAlaska Dispatch
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• Alaska spared in West Coast port slowdown - Undercurrent News

  01-12-2014 18:04
  Alaska spared in West Coast port slowdown
  Undercurrent News
  The primary companies that ship to Alaska have not missed a sailing despite the slowdown related to ongoing contract negotiations at US ports, reports the Seattle Times. As international carriers miss sailings, Horizon and Totem Ocean Trailer Express ...
  
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• Twenty Weeks Through The Heart Of Alaska

  01-12-2014 18:00
  
  It is a very remarkable fact that a region under a civilized government for more than a century should remain so completely unknown as the vast territory drained by the Copper, Tanana and Koyukuk Rivers.
  
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• The Mitzvah Mall Returns to Anchorage

  01-12-2014 18:00
  
  Congregation Beth Sholom is again hosting Anchorage’s annual “Mitzvah Mall.” (Mitzvah is Hebrew for commandment and we are commanded to do good deeds) Think of this as a “bizarre bazaar.” There is a room filled with booths, but the “vendors” are nonprofit organizations. Instead of buying more material gifts, shoppers can donate to non-profit organizations on behalf of friends, family or others on their holiday gift list. They give a gift that keeps on giving throughout the year.
  
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• Winter storm warning issued for Interior Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  01-12-2014 17:10
  
  Winter storm warning issued for Interior Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  6:40 A.M. MONDAY UPDATE: FAIRBANKS—The National Weather Service this morning upgraded its winter weather advisory to a storm warning for the Fairbanks region. The weather service said 6 to 12 inches of snow could fall in the area, with snowfall ...
  
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• Rainy, warm November weather wreaks havoc on Alaska's Kuskokwim River ice ... - Huffington Post

  01-12-2014 15:27
  
  Rainy, warm November weather wreaks havoc on Alaska's Kuskokwim River ice ...
  Huffington Post
  A late fall mini-breakup in Western Alaska left a chaotic 2-mile jumble of ice below the village of Kalskag. The river jam will need intensive work to make the river into a slick highway passable not only by snowmachines and four-wheelers but also cars ...
  
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• 12/1/14 - Lawmakers meet privately, sign confidentiality agreements on Alaska ... - KNBA

  01-12-2014 09:12
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  12/1/14 - Lawmakers meet privately, sign confidentiality agreements on Alaska ...
  KNBA
  Lawmakers meet privately, pledge confidentiality on LNG project Alaska lawmakers, legislative staff and gas line consultants attended private meetings and signed confidentiality agreements about the Alaska Liquid Natural Gas project. Alaska Dispatch ...
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• Alaska group works to make marijuana rules friendly to business - McClatchy Washington Bureau

  01-12-2014 08:47
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska group works to make marijuana rules friendly to business
  McClatchy Washington Bureau
  The group, made up of about half a dozen people with interest in starting marijuana businesses, wants to make sure business voices are represented when it comes to establishing rules for Alaska marijuana sales. Not technically lobbyists, but more ...
  The Green Rush: Marijuana businesses, associations gear upAlaska Dispatch
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• New rules for Alaska handymen begin next year - Alaska Dispatch

  01-12-2014 05:34
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  New rules for Alaska handymen begin next year
  Alaska Dispatch
  At the start of 2015, handymen and small construction contractors will be required to register with the state and secure a bond for all jobs. Drew Root, owner of Drew's Handyman Services, says there are some unscrupulous handymen working in Alaska.
  
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• Hilcorp will pursue Liberty development - Alaska Dispatch

  01-12-2014 05:34
  
  Hilcorp will pursue Liberty development
  Alaska Dispatch
  During a presentation to the Resource Development Council's annual conference on Nov. 19, Janet Weiss, president of BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., said that the deal to sell BP assets to Hilcorp had closed on Nov. 18. The sale of the assets would enable ...
  
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• Alaska man drowns during kayaking trip on Stillaguamish River - KOMO News

  01-12-2014 05:21
  
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  Alaska man drowns during kayaking trip on Stillaguamish River
  KOMO News
  ROBE VALLEY, Wash. - A 24-year-old Alaska man drowned Sunday afternoon while kayaking with friends in the Stillaguamish River, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said. Lieutenant Rodney Rochon with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says the ...
  Alaska man drowns kayaking near Granite FallsHeraldNet (blog)
  ALASKA MAN DROWNS IN KAYAK ACCIDENT ON STILLAGUAMISH RIVERSky Valley C
  
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• Former Alaska bush pilot's plane out of fuel in Hawaii crash-landing - KTUU.com

  01-12-2014 01:50
  
  KTUU.com
  Former Alaska bush pilot's plane out of fuel in Hawaii crash-landing
  KTUU.com
  Harding, a former Alaska bush pilot, was flying the Piper PA-25-260 to tow an engineless glider. Harding told the National Transportation Safety Board he released the glider at 3,000 feet, then began descending and lost engine power at about 2,000 feet.
  
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