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• In Alaska, you can bike and hike Kennecott's abandoned mines - Salt Lake Tribune

  05-09-2015 23:57
  Salt Lake Tribune
  In Alaska, you can bike and hike Kennecott's abandoned mines
  Salt Lake Tribune
  ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND OF AUG. 29-30, 2015. In this Aug. 8, 2015 photo, sunlight streaks through smoke lingering from one of Alaska's wildfires with the Root Glacier cutting through mountains far below, as seen from Jumbo Mine near McCarthy, Alaska.
  

• NANA to close filmmaking subsidiary Piksik - Alaska Dispatch News

  05-09-2015 23:08
  Alaska Dispatch News
  NANA to close filmmaking subsidiary Piksik
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Cinemetographer Steve Rychetnik works on a movie set in Anchorage. With the tax incentive program for filmmaking ended, many Alaskans in the filmmaking industry are reconsidering their future in the state. BOB HALLINEN / Daily News archive 2010.
  

• Alaska Ombudsman finds state at fault in prisoner cases - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  05-09-2015 19:57
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Ombudsman finds state at fault in prisoner cases
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Ombudsman says the Department of Corrections mishandled cases involving prisoners in Palmer and Anchorage. KTUU-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1EGLs04 ) that Ombudsman Linda Lord-Jenkins found the department at fault ...
  Watchdog faults Alaska prison system for violating inmate rightsAlaska Dispatch Newsall 5 news articles »
  

• Cucumbers distributed in Alaska recalled after salmonella outbreak - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  05-09-2015 19:46
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  Cucumbers distributed in Alaska recalled after salmonella outbreak
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  SAN DIEGO - A California company is recalling its cucumbers after a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 285 people in 27 states and killed a San Diego woman. Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce of San Diego on Friday voluntarily recalled its "Limited ...
  Recalled cucumbers may still be on grocery store shelves in AlaskaKtooall 506 news articles »
  

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• Troopers: Alaska woman steals cop car with husband handcuffed in back - USA TODAY

  05-09-2015 16:05
  Chicago Tribune
  Troopers: Alaska woman steals cop car with husband handcuffed in back
  USA TODAY
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman suspected of stealing an Alaska State Troopers patrol car that held her handcuffed husband in the back seat was arrested on suspicion of theft and other charges. Troopers acting on a tip found Amber Watford, 28, ...
  Alaska woman suspected of stealing patrol car holding cuffed spouseChicago Tribune
  Alaskan couple arrested after wife steals cop car with husba
  

• President's Alaska Visit: Remarkable On So Many Levels, But What Story Do We Tell? - Indian Country Today Media Network

  05-09-2015 15:04
  Indian Country Today Media Network
  President's Alaska Visit: Remarkable On So Many Levels, But What Story Do We Tell?
  Indian Country Today Media Network
  President Barack Obama's visit to Alaska was inspiring. I eagerly watched everything I could see online: The official restoration of the name Denali, his powerful words on the climate, his visits to Resurrection Bay, and his interaction with Alaska's ...
  

• Plethora of pinks gives Alaska fishermen pause - Alaska Dispatch News

  05-09-2015 07:16
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Plethora of pinks gives Alaska fishermen pause
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Drift gillnetters line up near Egegik, Alaska, on Bristol Bay to deliver their harvests of wild Alaska sockeye salmon to fishing tenders. Margaret Bauman / Alaska Journal of Commerce. Alaska's pink salmon catch is pushing 180 million fish, making it ...and more »
  

• In historic visit, president dodges Alaska press - Alaska Public Radio Network

  05-09-2015 03:53
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  In historic visit, president dodges Alaska press
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  In the wake of President Obama's visit, Alaskans are still sorting out the significance of new climate initiatives, cultural recognition, and more. But there's lingering frustration among one particularly vocal group, who found that all the president's ...and more »
  

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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  05-09-2015 03:09
  Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 4, 2015
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Gov. Bill Walker may call a special session of the Legislature next month to consider the Alaska LNG project. In historic Alaska visit, president sidesteps the press. Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – Anchorage. In the wake President Obama's visit, Alaskans are ...and more »
  

• Looking for Alaska pride gear? With vendors on the rise, the Alaska State Fair ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  05-09-2015 02:31
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Looking for Alaska pride gear? With vendors on the rise, the Alaska State Fair ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Marne Lastufka, owner of Alaska Love, holds up a few hats at her booth at the Alaska State Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. Shelby Lum / ADN. From $9 “Bear Plate” T-shirts at Apone's T-Shirt Cache to a $152 designer “Last Frontier” hoodie at Blush, ...and more »
  

• AK: Fishing, Cooking And A Yup'ik Upbringing Made Alaska's Health Commissioner - Alaska Public Radio Network

  05-09-2015 02:22
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  AK: Fishing, Cooking And A Yup'ik Upbringing Made Alaska's Health Commissioner
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  When Valerie Davidson agreed to accept the job of Alaska's health commissioner, it was with one important condition. She made sure Gov. Walker was okay with her working out of Bethel each summer. Davidson was born in Bethel and owns a house in the ...
  

• Scientists to Measure Ash Stirred From 1912 Alaska Eruption - ABC News

  05-09-2015 01:23
  Scientists to Measure Ash Stirred From 1912 Alaska Eruption
  ABC News
  The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th Century created a 40-square mile desert known as the Valley of 10,000 Smokes on the Alaska Peninsula. More than a century later, ash from the event is still creating a hazard. Scientists from the Alaska Volcano ...and more »
  

• Chinese navy ships entered US waters off Alaskan coast - CNN

  05-09-2015 00:42
  CNN
  Chinese navy ships entered US waters off Alaskan coast
  CNN
  (CNN) Chinese navy ships entered U.S. territorial waters off of Alaska last week, coming within 12 miles of the coastline, multiple defense officials told CNN on Friday. The Chinese ships were doing operations "consistent with international law," U.S ...
  Chinese ships pass through US waters off AlaskaUSA TODAY
  Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast reportedly passed through US watersFox News
  Coverage of Chinese ships failed to de
  

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