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• Your Alaskan king crab may not be from Alaska - Fox News

  06-05-2015 22:10
  
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  Your Alaskan king crab may not be from Alaska
  Fox News
  King crab has been growing in popularity for years but where is yours really coming from? (iStock). You see them just about everywhere, those pink and white knobby claws stretched out on a bed of ice. When it comes to crab legs, Alaskan king crabs are ...
  
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• Bill establishing Marijuana Control Board in Alaska signed into law - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 20:47
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Bill establishing Marijuana Control Board in Alaska signed into law
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A 5-member volunteer board will craft Alaska's marijuana regulations. The board will address a wide array of issues, from the amount of THC allowed per edible product to business license types to security and safety requirements. Aaron Jansen illustration.
  HB 123 HB 116 signed into lawCordova Timesall 17 news articles »
  
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• 'Ultimate Survival Alaska' reality star found shot dead - Fox News

  06-05-2015 16:04
  
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  'Ultimate Survival Alaska' reality star found shot dead
  Fox News
  A profile is shown for Jimmy Gojdics, who sometimes spelled his last name Gayos, on the National Geographic Channel's website. An outdoorsman and past character on National Geographic's reality show "Ultimate Survival Alaska" has been found shot ...
  Ultimate Survival Alaska Star Jimmy Gojdics Shot to DeathPeople Magazine
  'Ultimate Survival Alaska' Star Jimmy Gojdics Shot Dead in Alas
  
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• Ultimate Survival Alaska Star Jimmy Gojdics Shot to Death - People Magazine

  06-05-2015 14:49
  
  People Magazine
  Ultimate Survival Alaska Star Jimmy Gojdics Shot to Death
  People Magazine
  Jimmy Gojdics, an avid outdoorsman who appeared on the National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survival Alaska, was found shot to death inside his home in Fox, Alaska, over the weekend. He was 69. Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a ...
  'Ultimate Survival Alaska' reality star found deadAL.com
  'Ultimate Survival Alaska' Personality Found Dead in AlaskaABC News
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• Alaska Aerial Media flies Anchorage's first drones - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  06-05-2015 10:23
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  Alaska Aerial Media flies Anchorage's first drones
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  ANCHORAGE — Drones are flying commercially for the first time in Anchorage under hobbyist-turned-businessman Ryan Marlow. The Alaska Dispatch News reports Marlow's company, Alaska Aerial Media, is joining about 150 other business operations that ...
  Alaska Aerial Media gets FAA approval to fly commercial dronesFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska Aerial Media flies state's first commercial drone
  
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• Alaska amends recommendations involving marijuana and driving - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-05-2015 10:19
  
  Alaska amends recommendations involving marijuana and driving
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — A “Get the Facts about Marijuana” Web page published by the state of Alaska attempts to address health and social issues following the legalization of marijuana. But offering relevant and helpful information has proved challenging in the ...and more »
  
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• Legislative majority ignores better ways to a budget for Alaska in lean times - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 07:36
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Legislative majority ignores better ways to a budget for Alaska in lean times
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Republican majority puts its agenda ahead of Alaska's agenda, and that can will only make our budget woes worse. Pictured: Senate President Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, and Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski. Marc Lester / ADN.and more »
  
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• Berkowitz scores big win over Demboski in runoff for Anchorage mayor - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 07:04
  
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  Berkowitz scores big win over Demboski in runoff for Anchorage mayor
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Mayoral candidate Ethan Berkowitz walks with his family, from left, daughter Ziva Berkowitz Kimmel, 14, wife Mara Kimmel, and son Noah Berkowitz Kimmel, 11, towards election central in the Dena'ina Center on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Bill Roth / ADN.
  Berkowitz 59%, Demboski 41% In Anchorage Mayor's RaceAlaska Public Radio Network
  Berkowitz wins Anchorage mayoral raceFairbank
  
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• Alaska legislators flee Juneau during a vacation-like 'recess' - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 06:03
  
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  Alaska legislators flee Juneau during a vacation-like 'recess'
  Alaska Dispatch News
  JUNEAU -- The Capitol was quiet Tuesday, transitioning from a Senate Finance Committee meeting in Juneau on Monday to a House Finance Committee meeting in Anchorage on Wednesday while most legislators took a break. Officially in a special session ...
  
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• Judge tosses suit tied to widow of Alaska airman who died in C-17 crash - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 04:41
  
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  Judge tosses suit tied to widow of Alaska airman who died in C-17 crash
  Alaska Dispatch News
  All four crew members aboard a 3rd Wing C-17 Globemaster died when the plane crashed July 28, 2010, near Anchorage during a training flight. The widow of one of the men killed in the crash filed suit against the state in 2012, seeking compensatory ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Woman Rescued in Rough Waters at Hāna's Koki Beach - Maui Now

  06-05-2015 04:39
  
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  Alaska Woman Rescued in Rough Waters at Hāna's Koki Beach
  Maui Now
  A 75-year-old woman from Anchorage, Alaska was rescued in waters off of Koki Beach in East Maui after she became stuck in rough waters. The incident was reported at 1:08 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Fire officials say a crew from the Hāna station ...
  Alaska visitor rescued in waters off HanaKITV Honolulu
  Alaska Woman Survives Rocky Swim Near HanaMaui TV News (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Low Pollock Years Linked to Ice Retreat - Alaska Public Radio Network

  06-05-2015 04:24
  
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  Low Pollock Years Linked to Ice Retreat
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The years 2002 through 2005 were bad for Bering Sea pollock. The biomass plunged during those years. In a presentation in Washington, D.C., a NOAA fisheries biologist said today ongoing research points to two suspects: ice and fat, in league with each ...and more »
  
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• To birdwatchers' glee, millions of migratory shorebirds home in on Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 03:55
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  To birdwatchers' glee, millions of migratory shorebirds home in on Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A flock of dunlin and western sandpipers wheel over Mud Bay on the Homer Spit on May 11, 2013. Bob Hallinen. The numbers are both huge and tiny. Millions of migratory birds descend on Alaska this month to feed and breed. Some have flown thousands of ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Legislature should celebrate Mother's Day by doing its chores - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 03:55
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Legislature should celebrate Mother's Day by doing its chores
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Since this coming Sunday is Mother's Day, I thought I should take a break from writing about Alaska's incompetent, pathetic Legislature. But it's not easy. No matter how hard I try, they keep handing me ammunition that is impossible to ignore. Let's ...
  
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• See Nelchina, Macomb caribou herds near Alaska highways in springtime - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-05-2015 03:33
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  See Nelchina, Macomb caribou herds near Alaska highways in springtime
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Two caribou from the Nelchina herd crossing the Denali Highway. Photos courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Nelchina caribou are finally beginning to cross the Richardson Highway. Spring is progressing slowly, with snow still deep on ...and more »
  
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• Grizzly License Plates Ready For Issue - Alaska Public Radio Network

  06-05-2015 02:26
  
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  Grizzly License Plates Ready For Issue
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Division of Motor Vehicles has brought back a 1976 license plate that was originally issued for the United States' bicentennial. The updated plate features a grizzly reared up against a sunset backdrop. Right now, the standard license plate in ...and more »
  
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• BC Promises Alaska A Larger Voice in Mine Permitting - Alaska Public Radio Network

  06-05-2015 01:54
  
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  BC Promises Alaska A Larger Voice in Mine Permitting
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  British Columbia Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett proposes opening more of its permitting process to Alaska officials. State government already has a chance to comment on environmental certificates needed for mines to open. Bennett says he's ...
  British Columbia: Alaska will get larger voice in mine developmentKtoo
  BC-Alaska hold exploratory talks over Mount Polley tailings breach disasterNew
  
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