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• Chevron Pulls Back On Beaufort Sea Drilling Plans

  18-12-2014 20:33
  
  Chevron has leases in Canadian waters and notified the Canadian government Wednesday that developing its EL 481 lease tracts would not be competitive in the company's anticipated future markets.
  
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• Sikuliaq Headed To Alaska Waters

  18-12-2014 20:32
  
  The 261-foot vessel had trials in the Great Lakes. It went through the Panama Canal, and on to Hawaii, Guam, and should arrive shortly at the navy submarine test center in Behm Canal outside of Ketchikan before crossing the Gulf to Seward and a commissioning ceremony.
  
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• Kuskokwim 300 Boasts Biggest Field in Two Decades

  18-12-2014 20:29
  
  Exactly one month from the start of the Kuskokwim 300, 31 mushers have signed up for the race to Aniak and back. Race Manager Zach Fansler says it’s the biggest field in two decades.
  
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• Fall Brown Bear Hunts Proposed Near Petersburg

  18-12-2014 20:28
  
  Some Petersburg residents would like to see a fall brown bear hunt in Unit 3. The Petersburg Fish and Game Advisory Committee has introduced two proposals to expand brown bear hunting near Petersburg.
  
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• Sealaska Heritage Institute Begins Move into Walter Soboleff Center

  18-12-2014 20:22
  
  Sealaska Heritage Institute started moving into its new home in the yet-to-be-opened Walter Soboleff Center this week.
  
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• Second credit ratings agency issues warning on Alaska budget risk - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 19:31
  
  Second credit ratings agency issues warning on Alaska budget risk
  Alaska Dispatch
  The statement follows the move Tuesday by Moody's Investors Service to lower the credit outlook for Alaska from stable to negative. Moody's did not lower the Alaska credit rating, which is an assessment of the ability of the state to pay its debts. The ...
  
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• Federal grand jury indicts pair of Alaska residents on heroin trafficking charges - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 18:52
  
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  Federal grand jury indicts pair of Alaska residents on heroin trafficking charges
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska State Troopers began investigating Neal in Oct. 2013, after investigators were told he had been selling cocaine. Troopers received information that Washington had likewise been dealing cocaine in Fairbanks. Both men had admitted to selling ...
  Three Month Investigation Nets Multiple Heroin Seizures/IndictmentsAlaska Native News
  
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• Alaska Airlines flight attendants ratify five-year deal - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

  18-12-2014 15:15
  
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  Alaska Airlines flight attendants ratify five-year deal
  Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
  "We are pleased to have a ratified deal after three years of negotiations and thank our flight attendants for their professionalism and the outstanding service they provide our customers every day," said Andy Schneider, Alaska Airlines' vice president ...
  Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify Five-Year ContractPR Newswire (press release)
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• Alaska Communications Increases Health Care Access in Prince William Sound ... - Rock Hill Herald (press release)

  18-12-2014 15:08
  Alaska Communications Increases Health Care Access in Prince William Sound ...
  Rock Hill Herald (press release)
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More than 2,200 residents in the Chugach region will have increased access to quality health care thanks to Chugachmiut's leadership and its new technology provider, Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK), Alaska's leading ...
  
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• Feds sue owner of sunken Alaska ship that cost $1.6 million to recover - KTUU.com

  18-12-2014 06:03
  
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  Feds sue owner of sunken Alaska ship that cost $1.6 million to recover
  KTUU.com
  A gold dredge captain who appeared on Discovery's "Bering Sea Gold" faces a federal lawsuit that claims it cost $1.6 million to recover his sunken landing craft from the Cordova harbor. The 117-foot Sound Developer sank in 2009 to the frustration of ...
  
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• 'Pseudo-sibling' bear cubs will be moved from Alaska to new Texas home - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 04:47
  
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  'Pseudo-sibling' bear cubs will be moved from Alaska to new Texas home
  Alaska Dispatch
  An orphan black bear cub rescued from Kasilof explores her temporary home at the Alaska Zoo on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. This cub, along with another young male rescued from Galena, will remain together as they travel to their new home in Texas.
  Alaska Zoo takes in orphaned bear cubsKTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
  
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• Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington DC - Alaska Public Radio Network

  18-12-2014 03:47
  
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington DC
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska has more federal land than most states and depends more on federal spending, so Alaska's governors always have a substantial list of priorities they want Congress or the Administration to accomplish. Like governors before him, Bill Walker says ...
  
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• Federal Spending Bill Appropriates $100 Million for Missile Defense in Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  18-12-2014 03:47
  
  Federal Spending Bill Appropriates $100 Million for Missile Defense in Alaska
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Those are the only major appropriations for military construction in Alaska. Felling says the spending bill also contains funding for smaller projects at Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base and Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson. “We have funding ...
  
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• Annual Arctic Report Card details continued warming on land and sea - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 03:41
  
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  Annual Arctic Report Card details continued warming on land and sea
  Alaska Dispatch
  January temperatures in Alaska soared as much as 18 degrees higher than average, for example, and the story was similar in northern Europe, the report said. Sea surface temperatures in the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait region and the Laptev Sea north of ...
  Record high temperatures recorded in AlaskaSBS
  
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• Federal Spending Bill Appropriates $100 Million for Missile Defense in Alaska

  18-12-2014 03:04
  
  
  The federal omnibus spending bill that awaits President Obama’s signature contains $100 million for missile defense in Alaska. It's the only major funding for military construction work in Alaska this fiscal year.
  
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• Governor Cuts Funding for Mining Road Project That is Subject of 2-Day Meeting in Fairbanks

  18-12-2014 03:03
  
  
  Tribal leaders and stakeholders representing communities that could be impacted by a proposed 220-mile industrial road gathered in Fairbanks to discuss cultural, environmental and social impacts of the road’s potential construction. The meeting is happening at time when the state is facing difficult budget decisions that could hamper the project.
  
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• Togiak Clinic Remains Closed After Monday Night Burglary

  18-12-2014 03:02
  
  
  The Togiak Health Clinic was damaged in an apparent burglary earlier this week, and two young men have been identified as the suspects. The only health clinic for the village of 900 residents remains shut down on account of the damages.
  
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• Broker Enrolls About 1K Alaskans In Latest Signup

  18-12-2014 03:01
  
  
  A broker established to help individuals sign up for private health insurance has enrolled about 1,000 Alaskans in the first month of the latest open enrollment period.
  
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• Melting Permafrost Threatens Infrastructure, Homes

  18-12-2014 02:59
  
  
  As we’ll see, the effects of warming temperatures on infrastructure can be costly and sometimes dramatic. In much of Alaska, bridges, roads, buildings, and runways have been built on permafrost. That’s soil that became frozen during ice ages from 400 to 10,000 years ago, and a few feet down is frozen rock-hard year around.
  
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• Sitka Sound Slayers: A Women’s Movement on Wheels

  18-12-2014 02:58
  
  
  The sport of flat track roller derby is booming in Alaska. The Sitka Sound Slayers got rolling two years ago and boast 29 members on their roster. But how did this former spectacle turn into a bonafide sport?
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: December 17, 2014

  18-12-2014 02:57
  
  
  What's on Gov. Walker's Federal Wish-List?; Federal Spending Bill Appropriates $100 Million for Missile Defense in Alaska; Governor Cuts Funding for Mining Road Project That is Subject of 2-Day Meeting in Fairbanks; Togiak Clinic Remains Closed After Monday Night Burglary; Broker Enrolls About 1K Alaskans In Latest Signup; Proposed Anchorage Ban on Commercial Pot Fails in Assembly; Meeting Teaches Immigrants How Proposed Reforms Affect The Immigration Process; Melting Permafrost Threatens Infras
  
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• Reality Check: Dallas Seavey, Marty Raney and others back for 'Ultimate ... - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 02:56
  
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  Reality Check: Dallas Seavey, Marty Raney and others back for 'Ultimate ...
  Alaska Dispatch
  For those who haven't been reading this column or watching “Survival,” it's a program in which four teams compete in a series of expeditions across the Alaska backcountry. Sometimes production gives them the tools they need to keep things interesting ...
  
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• Gas pipeline coordinator office in Alaska to close - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  18-12-2014 02:34
  
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  Gas pipeline coordinator office in Alaska to close
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  The office was created in a 2004 law aimed at helping advance an Alaska gas pipeline project that would serve North America. Market conditions led to that plan being scrapped in favor of a liquefied natural gas project that would allow exports to Asia.
  Alaska Pipeline Pipeline coordinator's office to closeKTUU.com
  
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• Alaska Ferry Project Caught in Flap Over US Steel - ABC News

  18-12-2014 01:41
  Alaska Ferry Project Caught in Flap Over US Steel
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  A U.S. requirement that American steel be used to update an Alaska ferry terminal is causing some tension with Canadian officials, potentially threatening the project. The terminal is on Canadian soil, in British Columbia, but the land is leased to the ...
  Canada and US battle over steel for Alaska ferry terminalAlaska Dispatch
  
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• Canada and US battle over steel for Alaska ferry terminal - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 01:21
  
  Canada and US battle over steel for Alaska ferry terminal
  Alaska Dispatch
  But some top Canadian politicians are criticizing those "Buy America" provisions, and saying the contractor chosen by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities should be required to use Canadian steel to build the dock instead.
  Alaska Ferry Project Caught in Flap Over US SteelABC News
  
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• What’s on Gov. Walker’s Federal Wish-List?

  18-12-2014 00:45
  
  Like governors before him, Bill Walker says the item at the top of his federal wish-list is opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil development. Alaska’s congressional delegation has been trying for decades, but Walker believes opening ANWR is politically possible.
  
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• Alaskan killed in Montana plane crash was Wasilla air-taxi owner - Alaska Dispatch

  18-12-2014 00:08
  
  Alaskan killed in Montana plane crash was Wasilla air-taxi owner
  Alaska Dispatch
  WASILLA -- A Wasilla pilot with a young family and a growing air taxi business died Tuesday afternoon in a plane crash in northwest Montana near Flathead Lake. Brett Thoft, 33, was flying a two-seater tandem Piper Super Cub with friend Tim Schauss when ...
  
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