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• A dozen aftershocks shake Southcentral after 6.3 earthquake Tuesday - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 22:20
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  A dozen aftershocks shake Southcentral after 6.3 earthquake Tuesday
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A map showing the epicenter of Tuesday evening's 6.3 magnitude earthquake, as recorded by the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. Alaska Earthquake Center / UAF. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake felt across Southcentral Alaska and as far north as ...
  6.3 Earthquake Shakes Much of Alaska Tuesday EveningAlaska Public Radio Network
  Deep very strong earthquake near Redoubt Vol
  
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• Southeast Alaska State Fair Readies for Lift-Off! - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-07-2015 22:08
  
  Capital city weekly
  Southeast Alaska State Fair Readies for Lift-Off!
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  It's the last week in July and in Haines, that means time for the Southeast Alaska State Fair. The annual event draws crowds and entries from around the state and beyond. The Motet. Photo courtesy of artist, shared via KHNS.org. Colorado-based band the ...
  2015 Southeast Alaska State Fair kicks off ThursdayKHNS Radio
  47th Annual Southeast Alaska State Fair, July 30-Aug. 2Capital city weekl
  
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• Mid-air emergency diverts Los Angeles-bound flight to Alaska - Los Angeles Times

  29-07-2015 18:49
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Mid-air emergency diverts Los Angeles-bound flight to Alaska
  Los Angeles Times
  An international flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was diverted to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska early Wednesday after the crew declared a mid-air emergency. Cathay Pacific Flight 884 landed at Eareckson Air Station in Shemya about 3:30 a.m. local ...and more »
  
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• Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing in Alaska's Aleutians - Reuters

  29-07-2015 17:42
  The Guardian
  Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing in Alaska's Aleutians
  Reuters
  A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles with nearly 300 people on board diverted to a remote U.S. military airport in Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Wednesday due to smoke in the aircraft, airline officials said. All 276 passengers and 18 ...
  Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles diverts to Alaska's AleutiansFox News
  Cathay Pacific flight to LA diverts to Alaska after a
  
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• New Anchorage hospital for service members named for sniper Chris Kyle - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 07:51
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  New Anchorage hospital for service members named for sniper Chris Kyle
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Taya Kyle, the widow of the late Chris Kyle, spoke Tuesday at the dedication of Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital, a new intensive inpatient treatment program in Anchorage for military service members and veterans. Chris Kyle, a celebrated former Navy SEAL ...
  Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital Dedication HeldPR Newswire (press release)all 7 news articles »
  
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• At rally against Planned Parenthood, focus turns to Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 06:36
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  At rally against Planned Parenthood, focus turns to Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Bernadette Wilson, host of the radio program "Bernadette Live," hands the microphone to state Sen. Mike Dunleavy at a rally against Planned Parenthood at the Delaney Park Strip in Anchorage on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Shelby Lum / ADN. Speakers at a ...and more »
  
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• Native regional corporation for Western Alaska elects first-ever chairwoman - Ktoo

  29-07-2015 06:32
  
  Ktoo
  Native regional corporation for Western Alaska elects first-ever chairwoman
  Ktoo
  The Calista Corporation board has elected the first woman in its 44-year history as chair. Margaret Pohjola was voted to the job Thursday. Pohjola has ties to Chuathbaluk, upriver from Bethel. Chair Willie Kasayulie of Akiachak had served the limit of ...
  
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• 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Alaska - USA TODAY

  29-07-2015 05:36
  
  USA TODAY
  6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Alaska
  USA TODAY
  A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Alaska Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Service. The quake's epicenter -- about 150 miles from Anchorage -- was located on the western edge of the of Cook Inlet, near the Chigmit Mountains .
  Earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska Tuesday eveningAlaska Dispatch News
  Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles southcentral AlaskaQ13 FOX
  Moderate Earthquake Rattles Alaska Days After
  
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• 'Maximum' value: Review of Alaska oil tax system should take place in courts - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 05:10
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  'Maximum' value: Review of Alaska oil tax system should take place in courts
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: There's a case for Alaska to go to court for solid information about oil taxes, credits and revenues -- and whether the current regime in constitutional. Stephen Nowers illustration. In his Alaska Dispatch News commentary (“Alaska must do a ...and more »
  
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• Earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska Tuesday evening - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 04:57
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Earthquake rattles Southcentral Alaska Tuesday evening
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit south of Mount Iliamna around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday rattled Alaska from Kodiak to Fairbanks, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. The quake struck roughly 70 miles below the Earth's surface across Cook Inlet from ...
  6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern AlaskaUSA TODAY
  Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles southcentral AlaskaQ13 FOX
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• ConocoPhillips puts Cook Inlet gas fields up for sale - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 04:27
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  ConocoPhillips puts Cook Inlet gas fields up for sale
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Two aging natural gas fields in Cook Inlet that help provide power to much of Southcentral Alaska, the state's most populous region, are up for sale, owner ConocoPhillips Alaska announced on Tuesday. The Beluga River and North Cook Inlet fields account ...
  ConocoPhillips puts Inlet gas fields up for saleAlaskajournal.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Telecom executive named new University of Alaska president - Alaska Dispatch News

  29-07-2015 04:10
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Telecom executive named new University of Alaska president
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The University of Alaska Board of Regents said Tuesday it appointed Jim Johnsen, a senior vice president at Alaska Communications, as the 14th president of the UA system. Johnsen, a former UA vice president, will succeed Pat Gamble, who became ...
  Alaska Communications Senior Vice President Jim Johnsen Named New University ...Business Wire (press release)
  Johnsen named as new president of U
  
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• Barge carrying Japan marine debris from Alaska could reach Seattle by Aug 5 - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  29-07-2015 03:06
  
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Barge carrying Japan marine debris from Alaska could reach Seattle by Aug 5
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  A barge carrying marine debris collected on Alaska shores could arrive in Seattle for sorting and recycling as early as Aug. 5. That's according to state Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman Candice Bressler. Debris that's not recycled ...
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• Without Troopers, Girdwood Looks For New Law Enforcement - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-07-2015 03:04
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Without Troopers, Girdwood Looks For New Law Enforcement
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Losing Girdwood's Troopers means the town is looking for other means of law enforcement. Alaska Public Media file photo. At the end of the year, Alaska State Troopers says it will close their post in Girdwood. The town's quest to court a new source of ...
  
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• Russell Wilson Leads Team to Victory in Alaska Plane Pull - MarketWatch

  29-07-2015 00:53
  
  Russell Wilson Leads Team to Victory in Alaska Plane Pull
  MarketWatch
  SEATTLE, July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines' Chief Football Officer Russell Wilson led his team to victory this morning in the Alaska Plane Pull for Strong Against Cancer. Funds raised at today's event go directly to research in ...and more »
  
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• Russell Wilson Leads Team to Victory in Alaska Plane Pull - PR Newswire (press release)

  29-07-2015 00:52
  
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Russell Wilson Leads Team to Victory in Alaska Plane Pull
  PR Newswire (press release)
  Russell Wilson and his team defeated actor and comedian Joel McHale during the Alaska Airlines Plane Pull benefiting Strong Against Cancer at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Team Wilson pulled the 737 in 16.9 seconds, with .and more »
  
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• Wreckage of crashed Alaska sightseeing plane recovered - Alaska Public Radio Network

  29-07-2015 00:03
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Wreckage of crashed Alaska sightseeing plane recovered
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed near Ketchikan last month, killing all nine people onboard, has been recovered. Clint Johnson, chief of the Alaska regional office of the National Transportation Safety Board, says the wreckage was ...
  Wreckage recovered in Southeast Alaska sightseeing plane crashAlaska Dispatch Newsall 46 news articles »
  
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