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• ASU hockey plays NCAA opener at Alaska Anchorage - azcentral.com

  08-10-2015 23:20
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  ASU hockey plays NCAA opener at Alaska Anchorage
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  ASU junior goalie Robert Levin is back from major knee surgery for the start of the Sun Devils' first NCAA game Friday. (Photo: Michael Schennum/The Republic). CONNECT 5 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Without goalie Robert Levin, Arizona ...
  ASU Hockey opens Kendall Classic at Alaska AnchorageThe State Press
  ASU Hockey: Sun Devils head to Alaska for Kendall Hockey ClassicHouse of Sparkyall 117 news articles &
  

• Fall 2015 Sweepstakes!

  08-10-2015 22:51
  
  October 8-21, 2015
  Prizes include:
  an iPad Mini (4 winners)
  Value: $250 eacha pair of Ravn Alaska Tickets (1 winner)
  Fly to anywhere in Alaska. Value: $1000 for pair(map courtesy of Ravn air at www.flyravn.com)
  pair of tickets to Sherlock Halloween Party party in our Anchorage TV studios (1 winner)
  Tickets to our Sherlock Halloween Experience. Value: $50 for paira pair of Van Gogh Live Tickets (1 winner)
  Value: $40 for pair(Image courtesy of Anchorage Museum)
  a pair of Future
  
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• Alaska’s Cargo Masters

  08-10-2015 22:29
  Take a look behind the scenes at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, one of the busiest air cargo hubs in the world.
  
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• Alaska’s Cargo Kings

  08-10-2015 22:29
  Take a look behind the scenes at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, one of the busiest air cargo hubs in the world.
  
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• Defense bill passes with measure Sullivan hopes will halt JBER cuts

  08-10-2015 21:49
  The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the annual defense authorization bill, with a provision by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan requiring an “Arctic Operation Plan.” The O-PLAN is a key part of Sullivan’s effort to stave off the Army’s announced cut of thousands of troops from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Sullivan argues the Pentagon can’t make the JBER cuts before it has a plan to identify which assets it needs to defend the region.
  Lt. Col. Joe Buccin
  
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• Alaska Investing Education Fair, Alaska Chapter BetterInvesting - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-10-2015 21:33
  Alaska Investing Education Fair, Alaska Chapter BetterInvesting
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Three speakers on topics of interest to Alaskans and Investors; GCI, Peter Pounds, Senior VP and CFO - "A Wall Street Perspective", Alaska Airlines, Marilyn Romano, Regional VP - "Alaska Airlines Business Discussion" and State of Alaska, Neal Fried ...
  

• Student poet from Alaska among those honored by Michelle Obama - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-10-2015 21:30
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Student poet from Alaska among those honored by Michelle Obama
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  First lady Michelle Obama speaks in Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, during an event to honor the 2015 class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP), the nation's highest honor for youth poets. From left are ...
  Alaskan girl receives White House honor, appointment as poetry 'ambassador'Alaska Public Radio Networkall 47 news articles &r
  

• Middle schoolers join in monitoring for invasives in Petersburg harbor

  08-10-2015 21:10
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  Sixth graders were in Petersburg’s Middle Harbor Thursday morning checking for an invasive species that has shown up on the waterfront not too far away in Sitka. So far there’s no sign yet of the tunicate called D Vex here.
  Middle school science teacher Alice Cumps leans over the side of a harbor float and pulls up a brick, and PVC plate dangling from the side of the float a couple feet underwater on a rope.
  “This is a project through the Smithsonian Institute,&rdq
  
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• Alaska VA launches pilot program to schedule appointments

  08-10-2015 19:23
  
  The Alaska Veterans Affairs Healthcare System has launched a pilot program to revert the process of scheduling appointments to how it was before reforms.
  The Alaska Dispatch News reports that Alaska veterans will no longer have to call a third-party company to schedule appointments, as they did with the nationwide Choice Program. Instead, they will speak directly to Alaska VA staff.
  The change comes after a Senate committee field hearing in Eagle River in August. At the meeting, veterans were hi
  
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• Court sees video deposition in ‘Fairbanks Four’ hearing

  08-10-2015 18:39
  A video deposition of a man implicated in the 1997 John Hartman murder in Fairbanks, was played in court Wednesday.
  The interview of Jason Wallace aired as part of an evidenciary hearing being conducted to determine if four other men, convicted of the crime, are innocent.
  The Wallace deposition offered no new insight into the Hartman attack, as Wallace repeatedly invoked the 5th amendment right not to self-incriminate.
  Meanwhile Judge Paul Lyle refuted state attorney’s attempts to suppress
  
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• Alaska troop reductions to be reviewed - KTUU.com

  08-10-2015 18:07
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  Alaska troop reductions to be reviewed
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  A lengthy new report could delay the removal of thousands of soldiers currently based in Anchorage. Casey Grove / KTUU. POSTED: 08:02 AM AKDT Oct 08, 2015 UPDATED: 09:12 PM AKDT Oct 08, 2015. Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text ...
  Defense bill passes with measure Sullivan hopes will halt JBER cutsAlaska Public Radio Network
  Troop cuts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on holdAlaska Dispatch Newsall 6 news articles »
  

• Alaska troop reductions to be put on hold - KTUU.com

  08-10-2015 18:07
  KTUU.com
  Alaska troop reductions to be put on hold
  KTUU.com
  A lengthy new report could delay the removal of thousands of soldiers currently based in Anchorage. Casey Grove / KTUU. POSTED: 08:02 AM AKDT Oct 08, 2015. Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text ...
  Defense bill passes with measure Sullivan hopes will halt JBER cutsAlaska Public Radio Network
  Troop cuts at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on holdAlaska Dispatch Newsall 5 news articles »
  

• Alaska VA launches pilot program to schedule appointments - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-10-2015 17:48
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska VA launches pilot program to schedule appointments
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Veterans Affairs Healthcare System has launched a pilot program to revert the process of scheduling appointments to how it was before reforms. Alaska veterans will no longer have to call a third-party company to schedule ...
  Pilot program launched at Alaska VA aims to fix Choice ProgramAlaska Dispatch Newsall 10 news articles »
  

• Ex-Pentagon boss raps EPA over handling of Alaska's Pebble Mine - Fox News

  08-10-2015 17:33
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  Ex-Pentagon boss raps EPA over handling of Alaska's Pebble Mine
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  The Pebble Partnership says it was not treated fairly by the EPA in regards to what may be the largest undeveloped copper deposit in North America, located in southwest Alaska. (Pebble Partnership). A proposed Alaskan copper mine that would be one of ...and more »
  

• Alaska VA launches pilot program to schedule appointments - Times Daily

  08-10-2015 16:14
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska VA launches pilot program to schedule appointments
  Times Daily
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Veterans Affairs Healthcare System has launched a pilot program to revert the process of scheduling appointments to how it was before reforms. Alaska veterans will no longer have to call a third-party company to ...
  Pilot program launched at Alaska VA aims to fix Choice ProgramAlaska Dispatch Newsall 11 news articles »
  

• Emirates cozies up to Alaska Airlines to defend against Delta in growing ... - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

  08-10-2015 15:43
  Emirates cozies up to Alaska Airlines to defend against Delta in growing ...
  Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
  One of the world's largest international airlines has become closely allied with far-smaller Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) as the two fight for market share against rival Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). About a third of the passengers Emirates books for its ...and more »
  

• Mine operator guilty of misdemeanors for polluting Southwest Alaska river - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-10-2015 15:36
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Mine operator guilty of misdemeanors for polluting Southwest Alaska river
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A Southwest Alaska mine operator from Canada was convicted of two misdemeanor violations of the federal Clean Water Act on Wednesday in Anchorage for allowing muddy water to seep into a salmon stream over the course of two mining seasons.and more »
  

• Pilot program launched at Alaska VA aims to fix Choice Program - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-10-2015 07:59
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Pilot program launched at Alaska VA aims to fix Choice Program
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A pilot program has launched within the Alaska Veterans Affairs Healthcare System that aims to revert the process of scheduling medical appointments to how it was before the implementation of the Choice Program, the office of Sen. Dan Sullivan said ...
  Alaska VA launches pilot program to schedule appointmentsFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 12 news articles »
  

• Alaska lawmakers' priorities draw White House veto threats - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-10-2015 07:24
  Alaska lawmakers' priorities draw White House veto threats
  Alaska Dispatch News
  WASHINGTON -- Two House bills that are the focus of Alaska's lawmakers -- on crude exports and Native energy -- drew veto threats from President Barack Obama Wednesday. Both bills are still likely to advance in the House, though an early veto threat is ...and more »
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015

  08-10-2015 03:58
  
  
  Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn.Download Audio
   
  Arctic no rival to Suez, not this century, says shipping expert
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington, D.C.
  As the ice retreats, Arctic shipping is expected to increase. But if your idea of “Arctic shipping” is cargo carriers plying a
  
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• Arctic no rival to Suez, not this century, says shipping expert

  08-10-2015 03:37
  
  
  Lawson Brigham (Photo: UAF)As the ice retreats, Arctic shipping is expected to increase. But if your idea of “Arctic shipping” is cargo carriers plying a shortcut between Europe and Asia, you may  want to choose a different image.
  As the ice retreats, Arctic shipping is expected to increase. But if your idea of “Arctic shipping” is cargo carriers plying a shortcut between Europe and Asia, you may  want to choose a different image.
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• Anchorage advances purchase plan for Conoco gas leases

  08-10-2015 03:36
  
  
  The Administration’s proposal would bring more units and acrerage in northern Cook Inlet under the municipality’s control. (Photo: SOA Department of the Administration)
  As state officials ready for a special session on natural gas, Anchorage is moving one step closer to expanding ownership over nearby gas fields in upper Cook Inlet.
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  On Tuesday, the city’s Assembly voted to let a new energy proposal advance: It’s an early step that gives Mayor Ethan Berkowit
  
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• Water permit decision angers salmon activists

  08-10-2015 03:35
  
  
  The state’s Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday announced a precedent-setting decision ensuring Alaskans’ rights to some control over natural resource use, and in the process angered practically all parties involved in a water rights dispute.
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  DNR’s division of mining land and water issued a decision Tuesday night regarding three instream flow water rights applications filed by the Chuitna Citizen’s Coalition. The Coalition wants the rights to water
  
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• New faces dot Alaska’s mayoral line-up

  08-10-2015 03:34
  
  
  Several communities across the state voted in new mayors in local elections yesterday.
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  In Juneau, fisheries consultant Greg Fisk beat incumbent Mayor Merrill Sanford 2-1.
  Greg Fisk, left, watches election results come in with supporter Marc Wheeler, center, and campaign manager Greg Smith.
  (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
  “I’m a little overwhelmed. I really thought it was going to be closer, a lot closer,” Fisk said after the results were in. “I think it’s re
  
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• Bethel voters back liquor store, sin taxes

  08-10-2015 03:33
  
  
  Unofficial results for Bethel’s municipal election have arrived.
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  The likely candidates to fill the four vacant city council seats are Rick Robb at 56.4 percent of total votes, Leif Albertson at 51.8 percent, Nikki Hoffman at 50.4 percent, and Alisha Welch at 49.5 percent.
  Yup’ik and English”I Voted” stickers from Bethel’s municipal election. Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK.
  For proposition 1, asking whether or not to increase alcohol sal
  
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• Southeast feels the sting of curtailed ferry service

  08-10-2015 03:32
  
  
  State transportation officials plan to take four of Alaska’s 11 ferries out of service next summer because of budget cuts.
  People who use the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries will have longer travel times and less service next year under a proposed summer schedule released by the state this week. The Marine Highway is proposing to keep the state’s two fast catamarans tied up next year along with two other, older vessels. That will mean fewer stops in some coas
  
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• Southeast red, blue king crab fishery closed, again

  08-10-2015 03:31
  
  
  Commercial fishing for red and blue king crab will be closed again this year for Southeast Alaska. There just isn’t enough crab in the area.
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  State managers are trying to grow the red king crab population in Southeast. Photo/ADF&G
  Warmer water in Southeast breeds larger king crab than other parts of the state. Southeast red kings can grow up to 24 pounds with a five foot leg span. But unlike places like Bristol Bay, Southeast’s population has not been abundant in re
  
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• Budget cuts force 4 ferries out of service

  08-10-2015 02:26
  State transportation officials plan to take four of Alaska’s 11 ferries out of service next summer because of budget cuts.
  The ferry Taku sails into the Wrangell Narrows on its way south in 2013. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
  The Juneau Empire reports the marine highway system unveiled its draft summer schedule on Tuesday. The state will idle the Taku, Fairweather and Chenega next summer, and the ferry Malaspina will only operate during May.
  The Taku has been in moorage in Ketchika
  
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