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• Two Charged With Selling Meth In Ongoing Trooper, Nome Police Investigation

  07-01-2015 23:31
  
  First heroin, now meth—as two more Nome residents are behind bars after allegedly selling methamphetamine.
  
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• Tuluksak Man Arrested For Alleged Arson

  07-01-2015 21:56
  
  A Tuluksak man is under arrest after he allegedly set fire to a home in Kwethluk. The incident happened Tuesday.
  
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• Troopers Investigate Sexual Abuse Allegation In Chuathbaluk

  07-01-2015 21:53
  
  Alaska State Troopers in Aniak recently received a report that a 4-year-old girl in Chuathbaluk was possibly sexually abused.
  
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• Petersburg’s New Superintendent Resigns

  07-01-2015 21:41
  
  Petersburg’s school board will be searching for a new superintendent again this year. The superintendent of the school district has resigned after six months on the job.
  
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• Man arrested for setting door on fire in Southwestern Alaska - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 21:41
  
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  Man arrested for setting door on fire in Southwestern Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch
  A man was arrested Tuesday after setting fire to the door of a home in the village of Kwethluk in Southwestern Alaska following an attempt to get inside, according to Alaska State Troopers. At noon on Tuesday, troopers said they received a report that ...
  Tuluksak Man Arrested For Alleged ArsonAlaska Public Radio Network
  Tuluksak Man Arrested in Kwethluk Arson CaseAlaska Native News
  
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• Bethel’s Warm Temperatures Break Records

  07-01-2015 21:38
  
  Bethel broke the record for highest-average temperature in 2014. It’s included in a broad swath of Western and Southwestern Alaska which have had above normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Canadian Archipelago Likely To Become Important Polar Bear Conservation Region

  07-01-2015 20:10
  
  A new study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests polar bears are in the midst of a generations-long migration to areas that still have year-round sea ice.
  
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• 2 Alaska bills address discrimination based on sexual orientation - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  07-01-2015 20:01
  
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  2 Alaska bills address discrimination based on sexual orientation
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska - Two Alaska state representatives plan to reintroduce separate bills that would make it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation. KTOO reports (http://is.gd/5B4JRG) former Juneau Rep. Beth Kerttula, a Democrat, introduced the ...
  Alaska Bills Address Sexual Orientation DiscriminationCBS Local
  Muñoz To Reintroduce Bill Adding Sexual Orientation To Anti-Discrimin
  
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• Bad weather disrupts sailings of Alaska ferry Aurora - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 17:59
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  Bad weather disrupts sailings of Alaska ferry Aurora
  Alaska Dispatch
  CoastAlaska reports the ferry was also kept in port on Sunday due to the weather. Alaska Marine Highway System spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says gale-force winds and low temperatures caused saltwater spray to freeze on the ship's lifesaving equipment.
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• Sullivan settles into new role as Alaska's US senator - KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska

  07-01-2015 17:47
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Sullivan settles into new role as Alaska's US senator
  KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
  Dan Sullivan said he was pleased to wake up to a fresh blanket of snow in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday – appropriate for the swearing-in of Alaska's newest senator. He was also glad to see Alaskans turn out in force for the festivities, including the ...
  Dan Sullivan sworn in as Alaska's new senatorAlaska Dispatch
  Sullivan after swearing-in: 'I'm proud to represent Alaska'KTUU.
  
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• Rural Alaska gets no relief from high fuel prices - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  07-01-2015 17:26
  
  Rural Alaska gets no relief from high fuel prices
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE — Fuel prices in Alaska communities on the highway system have plummeted along with prices in the rest of the United States in the last year, but they remain high in most of rural Alaska and will stay that way for months to come. High fuel ...
  
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• 'I Am Alaskan' - High Country News

  07-01-2015 17:09
  
  'I Am Alaskan'
  High Country News
  People have always captivated Alaskan photographer Brian Adams, and he focuses on the human element in his work, even when photographing landscapes. His book, I Am Alaskan, is a celebration of Alaska's diverse human landscape as well as a ...
  
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• Early study shows surprising optimism among homeless Alaska Natives - Ktoo

  07-01-2015 16:07
  
  Ktoo
  Early study shows surprising optimism among homeless Alaska Natives
  Ktoo
  As an Aleut who grew up in Naknek, Jordan Lewis knows a little something about Alaska Native culture. Whenever he's back home, Lewis says he likes to talk to elders and soak up traditional knowledge. “They tell stories about how Naknek used to be when ...
  
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• New Alaska governor fires former oil execs from state natural gasline board - Washington Post (blog)

  07-01-2015 16:06
  
  Alaska Native News
  New Alaska governor fires former oil execs from state natural gasline board
  Washington Post (blog)
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) announced Tuesday he removed three members of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation board and asked two other members to not sign a confidentiality agreement. “I am committed to a transparent government in which ...
  Walker fires three Alaska gasline board members, rejects secrecy pledgeAlaska Dispatch
  Lawmakers wonder if Alaska gasline gro
  
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• Alaska Pinched by Crude Collapse Eats Into Savings: Muni Credit - Bloomberg

  07-01-2015 14:56
  
  Bloomberg
  Alaska Pinched by Crude Collapse Eats Into Savings: Muni Credit
  Bloomberg
  Last month, Alaska lowered its outlook for North Slope oil prices to an annual average of about $76 per barrel for fiscal 2015, compared with an earlier projection of more than $100 per barrel. The lower forecast cut the outlook for unrestricted ...
  Alaska facing $3.5 billion budget deficit in oil revenue slumpEagleFordTexas.com
  
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• NOVA: Rise of the Drones

  07-01-2015 11:01
  
  Drones. These unmanned flying robots — some as large as jumbo jets, others as small as birds — do things straight out of science fiction. Much of what it takes to get these robotic airplanes to fly, sense and kill has remained secret.
  
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• My Turn: The case for sustainable hydropower in Alaska - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  07-01-2015 10:10
  My Turn: The case for sustainable hydropower in Alaska
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  I agree that there are great examples of Alaska hydropower done right. For example, Bradley Lake near Homer, or the hydropower that keeps Kodiak running so efficiently, such as Terror Lake. However, comparing these projects to Susitna is comparing ...
  
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• Walker Purges Gasline Board, Rejects Confidentiality Agreement

  07-01-2015 08:35
  
  In a statement issued late Tuesday night, Walker announced that he was removing three members of a board tasked with representing Alaska's interests as the state pursues a natural gas megaproject in collaboration with the energy industry.
  
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• Walker fires three Alaska gasline board members, rejects secrecy pledge - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 07:48
  Military Times
  Walker fires three Alaska gasline board members, rejects secrecy pledge
  Alaska Dispatch
  Gov. Bill Walker took a major step toward revising the way the state is dealing with a proposed gas pipeline by removing three members of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. board and instructing two commissioners not to sign a secrecy pledge proposed ...
  New Alaska governor fires former oil execs from state natural gasline boardWashington Post (blog)
  Lawmakers wonder if Alaska gasline g
  
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• Alaska grapples with Canadian opposition to requirement for US steel in new ... - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 05:42
  
  Alaska grapples with Canadian opposition to requirement for US steel in new ...
  Alaska Dispatch
  But others have different goals and are intent on challenging or defending the U.S. Buy America Act that requires U.S. steel be used in the construction of Federal Highway Administration-funded projects, like the dock Alaska wants to rebuild in Prince ...
  
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• Alaska delegation headed to Colorado marijuana conference - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 05:09
  
  Alaska delegation headed to Colorado marijuana conference
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska state and local officials will attending a conference next week hosted by the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, Marijuana Impacts on Public Health and Safety in Colorado. It's unclear whether the conference, which is advertised for "law ...
  
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• With budget crisis looming, Alaska governor crowdsources cost-cutting - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 04:49
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  With budget crisis looming, Alaska governor crowdsources cost-cutting
  Alaska Dispatch
  There's currently no deadline on the submissions, Marquette said. The administration has begun reaching out to faculty in the University of Alaska system to identify about 10 college students who will organize the results and present them to the ...
  
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• Alaska Centenarians In National Photo Project - Alaska Public Radio Network

  07-01-2015 03:47
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska Centenarians In National Photo Project
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Danny Goldfield thought that Alaska would be the most difficult state to find centenarians, especially a man. But, it turned out to be pretty easy. Goldfield knew someone from Alaska, and one connection is all you really need in a state where everyone ...
  
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• Alaska village basketball is great -- maybe too great - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 03:42
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Alaska village basketball is great -- maybe too great
  Alaska Dispatch
  OPINION: Village basketball is a ticket to travel and life lessons, but similar tickets should be available to every student, even those who don't know a jumper from a juke. Pictured: The Barrow Whalers boys basketball team huddles before a game.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: January 6, 2015

  07-01-2015 03:41
  
  
  Alaska's New U.S. Senator Takes the Oath; Ousted Military Affairs Official Returns As Senate Media Strategist; Muñoz To Reintroduce Bill Adding Sexual Orientation To Anti-Discrimination Law; Aleut Enterprise To Pay Over $1 Million In Adak Fuel Spill Settlement; Pick. Click. Give. Donations Up, Number Of Donors Taper; Draft Juneau Economic Plan Released; Illegal Dumping On State Land Draws Prosecution, Fines; Alaska Centenarians In National Photo Project
  
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• Popular Alaska Outdoor Journal website abruptly shuts down - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 03:22
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Popular Alaska Outdoor Journal website abruptly shuts down
  Alaska Dispatch
  Longtime followers of the Alaska Outdoor Journal, a website that for 20 years has featured user posts and information about hunting and fishing in the Last Frontier, may have been stunned when they logged on after New Year's Day and found only a ...
  
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• Muñoz To Reintroduce Bill Adding Sexual Orientation To Anti-Discrimination Law

  07-01-2015 02:57
  
  
  Rep. Cathy Muñoz (R- Juneau) will reintroduce a bill this legislative session to make discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal.
  
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• Pick. Click. Give. Donations Up, Number Of Donors Taper

  07-01-2015 02:55
  
  
  Annual giving in the Pick. Click. Give. program has grown robustly since its 2009 launch, though the total number of donors appears to be tapering off.
  
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• Draft Juneau Economic Plan Released

  07-01-2015 02:54
  
  
  A draft economic plan for the City and Borough of Juneau identifies eight key initiatives to guide the capital city’s financial future over the next decade. Most of those initiatives and the specific goals discussed in the plan have been city priorities for years.
  
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• Alaska Centenarians In National Photo Project

  07-01-2015 02:52
  
  
  A New York photographer wants to create portraits of a 100-year-old man and a 100-year-old woman from each of the 50 states. He’s calling the project “To Live 10,000 years,” and he recently checked a couple hundred of those years off his list during a trip to Ketchikan.
  
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• MEA Eklutna Plant In Testing Phase

  07-01-2015 02:35
  
  Yellow smoke emitted Monday by the new Matanuska Electric Association power plant in Eklutna is worrying some nearby residents.
  
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• Illegal Dumping On State Land Draws Prosecution, Fines

  07-01-2015 02:27
  
  State Fish and Game officials are cracking down on illegal dumping on state game refuges. Recent incidents at Goose Bay State Game Refuge near Wasilla have resulted in at least one prosecution, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers are on the look-out for further arrests, and heavy fines, and possible jail time is in store for offenders.
  
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• Alaska’s New U.S. Senator Takes the Oath

  07-01-2015 02:17
  
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was sworn in today, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, by Vice President Joe Biden. Sullivan is celebrating the milestone in a series of receptions and dinners in Washington this week, attended by scores of Alaskan supporters and family members.
  
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• Dan Sullivan sworn in as Alaska's new senator - Alaska Dispatch

  07-01-2015 01:22
  
  Alaska Dispatch
  Dan Sullivan sworn in as Alaska's new senator
  Alaska Dispatch
  Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, with wife Julie Sullivan, during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Old Senate Chamber of Capitol Hill in Washington.
  
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