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• Anchorage fireworks display canceled as burn bans lifted for much of Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-06-2015 23:47
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage fireworks display canceled as burn bans lifted for much of Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Heavy rains fall along the Parks Highway between Wasilla and Houston on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Bob Hallinen / ADN. Citing recent rainfall and higher humidity that have decreased wildfire danger, the Alaska Division of Forestry on Tuesday lifted the ...and more »
  
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• Bans on burning, fireworks sales lifted in some areas of Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-06-2015 22:38
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Bans on burning, fireworks sales lifted in some areas of Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Citing recent rainfall and increased humidity that has decreased wildfire danger, the state Division of Forestry on Tuesday lifted the burn ban for some parts of Alaska. The burn closure is lifted on state, private and municipal lands in the following ...and more »
  
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• Authorities identify 9 people killed in Alaska plane crash - kfor.com

  30-06-2015 21:57
  
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  Authorities identify 9 people killed in Alaska plane crash
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  Alaska State Troopers identified the victims as: Rowland Cheney, 71, and Mary Doucette, 59, both of Lodi, California; Glenda Cambiaso, 31, and Hugo Cambiaso, 65, both of North Potomac, Maryland; June Kranenburg, 73, and Leonard Kranenburg, 63, both ...
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• Alaska Wildfires in June 2015 Have Surpassed June 2004, Which Was a Record ... - The Weather Channel

  30-06-2015 20:08
  
  The Weather Channel
  Alaska Wildfires in June 2015 Have Surpassed June 2004, Which Was a Record ...
  The Weather Channel
  Raw video of a massive wildfire burning in Alaska causing the evacuation of hundreds of people and destroying homes. Raw video of a massive wildfire burning in Alaska causing the evacuation of hundreds of people and destroying homes. Alaska fire crews ...
  Alaska wildfires have burned over two million acres — and fire season still ...Washington Post
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• Alleged head of Alaska prostitution ring arrested in Nevada - KTUU.com

  30-06-2015 19:36
  
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  Alleged head of Alaska prostitution ring arrested in Nevada
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  Nevada police have arrested an Anchorage man who Alaska State Troopers say was the ringleader of an Alaska prostitution operation, following a six-month investigation. Troopers said in a Tuesday dispatch that 31-year-old Mark Daniel Alexander was ...
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• Alaska Airlines to start new flight from Boise to Reno - KBOI-TV

  30-06-2015 18:33
  
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  Alaska Airlines to start new flight from Boise to Reno
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  "Boise Airport continues to develop important connections that deepen our ties to cities all across the West and the country," said Dave Bieter, Boise mayor. "Reno is another great regional flight that is certain to please our residents whether they ...
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• Alaska's Rapidly Melting Glaciers: A Major Driver of Global Sea Level Rise - EcoWatch

  30-06-2015 16:11
  
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  Alaska's Rapidly Melting Glaciers: A Major Driver of Global Sea Level Rise
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  Don't miss out. Stay Informed. Get EcoWatch's Top News of the Day. Email. The glaciers of Alaska are melting and retreating: the chief cause is climate change and the loss of ice is unlikely to slow, according to a new study by U.S. scientists.
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• Shell says could begin Arctic oil exploration off Alaska in late July - Yahoo News

  30-06-2015 02:55
  
  Yahoo News
  Shell says could begin Arctic oil exploration off Alaska in late July
  Yahoo News
  The Shell Oil Company's drilling rig Polar Pioneer is shown in Port Angeles, Washington May 12, 2015. … By Eric M. Johnson and Timothy Gardner. Related Stories. First vessel in Shell's Arctic drilling fleet heads for Alaska Reuters; Shell's Arctic ...
  Environmental regulation could change Shell's plan for drilling in Alaska's ArcticAlaska Dispatch News
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• What the Supreme Court's Redistricting Decision Means For Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-06-2015 02:47
  
  What the Supreme Court's Redistricting Decision Means For Alaska
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  The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the right of citizens to make changes to the congressional redistricting process through initiatives. The Monday decision has no tangible impact on Alaska at the federal level. With one congressional district for the ...and more »
  
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• Alaska wildfires have burned over a million acres — and fire season still has ... - Washington Post

  30-06-2015 01:43
  
  Slate Magazine (blog)
  Alaska wildfires have burned over a million acres — and fire season still has ...
  Washington Post
  This story has been updated. In 2004, Alaska suffered its worst wildfire season on record. Heat, dry conditions and lightning strikes combined to produce 701 fires and a staggering 6,590,140 acres burned — “more than 8 times the 10 year acreage ...
  Alaska's Current Off-the-Charts Wildfire Situation, in One MapSlate Magazine (blog)
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