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• Fire danger high in much of Interior Alaska, Copper Basin - Alaska Dispatch News

  18-05-2015 21:52
  
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  Fire danger high in much of Interior Alaska, Copper Basin
  Alaska Dispatch News
  With low humidity predicted Monday, forecasters are warning Alaskans of high fire danger in a large swath of the Interior and part of Southcentral Alaska. Red flag warnings are in effect for much of Interior Alaska -- including Fairbanks -- and the ...
  High fire danger persists through Interior Alaska, Copper River ValleyFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 3 news articles »
  
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• Facts About Alaska's 529 Plan(s) - Newsmax

  18-05-2015 20:21
  
  Facts About Alaska's 529 Plan(s)
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  Investing in a 529 college savings plan is a powerful strategy that families can use to make paying for their children's higher education a little easier. Described by CollegeSavings.org as "a tax-advantaged investment plan designed to encourage saving ...and more »
  
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• Falling boat kills Western Alaska toddler - Alaska Dispatch News

  18-05-2015 19:42
  
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  Falling boat kills Western Alaska toddler
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A 3-year-old child was killed Saturday in the Western Alaska village of Lower Kalskag when a skiff propped against a home fell on her, Alaska State Troopers said. In an online dispatch, troopers wrote that the girl was playing on a 16-foot skiff, which ...
  Girl Dies After Boat Falls on HerAlaska Public Radio Network
  Lower Kalskag Toddler Dies after Skiff Falls on HerAlaska Native Newsall 12 news articles &r
  
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• Inaugural Alaska Race Likened to 'Iditarod with Chance of Drowning' - Voice of America

  18-05-2015 19:04
  
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  Inaugural Alaska Race Likened to 'Iditarod with Chance of Drowning'
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  PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON—. For centuries, native canoes have paddled the inside passage to Alaska and next month the historic route will again be teeming with vessels, this time with modern-day sailors out to capture a $10,000 prize, the largest ...and more »
  
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• Male cat takes care of abandoned kittens at Alaska shelter - WKRN.com

  18-05-2015 18:44
  
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  Male cat takes care of abandoned kittens at Alaska shelter
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Six abandoned kittens named after the kids in “The Brady Bunch” TV series are getting a nurturing boost from an unlikely source — a male cat with a slight neurological disorder. The 3-week-old kittens — named Jan, Marcia, ...
  Male cat nurtures kittens abandoned in AlaskaAiken Standard
  Male cat nurtures kittens abandoned in southeast AlaskaTuscaloosa News (subscription)all 8 news
  
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• Su Valley earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  18-05-2015 18:11
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  Su Valley earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The quake, centered about 17 miles northwest of Willow, was felt at least as far away as Anchorage, where it rattled computers and shook walls at the midtown offices of Alaska Dispatch News. A U.S. Geological Survey site quickly received reports from ...
  Minor quake felt in several Alaska communities; no damageKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  No reports of damage but residents in seve
  
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• Police arrest suspect in Alaska for Maryland double murder - WTOP

  18-05-2015 17:49
  
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  Police arrest suspect in Alaska for Maryland double murder
  WTOP
  ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police have arrested a suspect on a cruise ship in Alaska and charged him with a double murder after he confessed to killing a Maryland couple found slain on Mother's Day,… The Rockville home of alleged killer Scott Tomaszewski, ...
  Arrested on cruise ship in Alaska, Rockville man confesses to killing long ...WJLA
  Man Arrested In Alaska, Confesses To Killing Rockville CoupleCBS Local
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• Alaska State Troopers investigate 2 fires in Atmautluak - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  18-05-2015 16:55
  
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  Alaska State Troopers investigate 2 fires in Atmautluak
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers are investigating two fires in the village of Atmautluak, located west of Bethel. The Alaska Dispatch News reports (http://bit.ly/1bZoZgv ) that after a fire was reported Saturday afternoon and another early ...
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• Sparks fly, tires burst as Alaska jet makes hard landing at Sea-Tac - KOMO News

  18-05-2015 16:32
  
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  Sparks fly, tires burst as Alaska jet makes hard landing at Sea-Tac
  KOMO News
  SEATTLE - Passengers on board an Alaska Airlines flight had a scary landing as they arrived at Sea-Tac Airport just after midnight on Monday. Two tires blew as Flight 601 from Las Vegas made a hard landing on the runway, spewing sparks and jostling ...
  Two tires blew out as Alaska Air flight landed at Sea-TacKIRO Seattleall 2 news articles »
  
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• Isotope Tracking Helps Scientists Save Alaska's Bristol Bay Salmon From ... - Tech Times

  18-05-2015 15:02
  
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  Isotope Tracking Helps Scientists Save Alaska's Bristol Bay Salmon From ...
  Tech Times
  Tiny layers of the fishes' ear bones, like tree rings, can show where they were born and where they have traveled, scientists say. The finding could help conservationists track salmon and learn more about their habitats. (Photo : Sean Brennan ...
  Alaska's Chinook Salmons' Birth, Migration History Revealed By Chemical Tags ...International Business Times
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• How a lesser-spotted Chinese billionaire is saving Alaska's wildlife - Fortune

  18-05-2015 11:06
  
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  How a lesser-spotted Chinese billionaire is saving Alaska's wildlife
  Fortune
  Wang Wenliang, a donor to the Clinton Foundation, Harvard, and NYU, is also involved in one of China's largest wetlands preservation projects. Outside the city of Dandong, in China's far northeast, just across the border from North Korea, exists one of ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's largest hospitals compete to build more emergency facilities - Alaska Dispatch News

  18-05-2015 07:00
  
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  Alaska's largest hospitals compete to build more emergency facilities
  Alaska Dispatch News
  It's a little-known fact that an oversupply of emergency room beds tends to push up health care costs. That's because any unused beds are still costing hospitals money, despite not being occupied. Hospitals, in theory, would pass the cost of those ...
  Alaska DHSS suspends license of Anchorage long-term care centerKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
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• Shell Oil’s Cold Calculations for a Warming World

  18-05-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  What the company’s Arctic drilling plans say about how it and the Obama administration see the future of energy.
  
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