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• Alaska Gov. Walker pens sharp retort to House speaker's criticism over special ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 22:58
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  Alaska Gov. Walker pens sharp retort to House speaker's criticism over special ...
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  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker sent a sharp retort Friday to House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, following an opinion piece Chenault published last week that criticized Walker's approach to a special legislative session on a natural gas pipeline. Chenault ...and more »
  

• More, Smaller Icebergs Could Show up in Alaska Tanker Lanes - ABC News

  09-10-2015 22:24
  More, Smaller Icebergs Could Show up in Alaska Tanker Lanes
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  Icebergs that threaten tankers carrying oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline are likely to be smaller but more numerous over the next two decades, according to a study by a citizens oversight group. Ice that calves off the Columbia Glacier near Valdez ...and more »
  

• Alaska Supreme Court overturns double murder conviction in '06 killings - KTUU.com

  09-10-2015 22:10
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  Alaska Supreme Court overturns double murder conviction in '06 killings
  KTUU.com
  The Alaska Supreme Court today overturned a man's conviction in two fatal Anchorage shootings on New Year's Eve 2006, finding that a key piece of evidence should have been admitted at trial that could have helped the defendant.and more »
  

• Impacts of ‘Land into Trust’ on Alaska tribes

  09-10-2015 22:00
  For the first time, Alaska tribes have the right to ask the federal government to put tribal lands into trust status, just like tribes in the Lower 48. What would this legal designation, known as Indian Country, mean for tribes and for the state? What are the potential benefits and what are the restrictions?
  HOST: Lori Townsend
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• Rodell picked to lead Alaska Permanent Fund Corp - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  09-10-2015 21:37
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  Rodell picked to lead Alaska Permanent Fund Corp
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 photo, Angela Rodell, newly named executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, answers questions from the corporation's board of trustees in Juneau, Alaska. (James Brook/The Juneau Empire via AP) ...
  Former Alaska revenue commissioner named new Permanent Fund executive directorAlaska Dispatch News
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• Heroin addiction in Alaska

  09-10-2015 21:00
  Image by Eric Molina via Wikimedia Commons
  In July 2015 the state Division of Public Health, in response to a dramatic rise in the number of people using, abusing and dying from heroin throughout the United States, released a report describing the health impacts of heroin use in Alaska. On today’s show, Jennifer Stukey and Dr. Jay Caldwell with the Narcotic Drug Treatment Center in Anchorage and Dr. Jay Butler, director of the Division of Public Health will di
  
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• Former Alaska revenue commissioner named new Permanent Fund executive director - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 20:57
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  Former Alaska revenue commissioner named new Permanent Fund executive director
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  Then-acting Revenue Commissioner Angela Rodell announces the 2013 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. Loren Holmes photo. JUNEAU -- Angela Rodell was named new executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund at a meeting of the corporation's ...
  Rodell picked to lead Alaska Permanent Fund CorpFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska Permanent Fund gets former revenue commissioner a
  

• In rare event, remnants of Pacific hurricane hit Alaska - The Seattle Times

  09-10-2015 20:56
  The Seattle Times
  In rare event, remnants of Pacific hurricane hit Alaska
  The Seattle Times
  Water from Ward Lake floods the the trail encircling it Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, near Ketchikan, Alaska. The remnants of tropical storm Hurricane Oho are expected to bring more heavy rains and gusty winds to parts of southeast Alaska on Friday in what ...and more »
  

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• Biologists track unusual fish sightings on Alaska's coast - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  09-10-2015 20:51
  Biologists track unusual fish sightings on Alaska's coast
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Biologists say unusual fish are appearing near Alaska's shores, likely because of warmer ocean temperatures caused by El Nino and the patch of warm water known as "The Blob." State fishery biologist Scott Meyer, who is based in ...and more »
  

• Unexplained gap impacts Kenai Peninsula rehab services

  09-10-2015 20:49
  A state program that helps people convicted of drug and alcohol related crimes fight addiction says it’s seeing a decrease in court referrals for the cities of Homer and Kenai. But, local law enforcement reports there hasn’t been a significant drop in drug and alcohol related crime.
  Alaska judges often refer people who commit misdemeanor alcohol or drug related crimes to the Alcohol Safety Action Program or ASAP. ASAP gives courts the option to send substance abusers to treatment ins
  
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• He bought Alaska, but that's just one reason Seward was among the most ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 20:41
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  He bought Alaska, but that's just one reason Seward was among the most ...
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  William H. Seward around 1855. The scratches over his cheek are on the glass plate of the photograph. From the collections of the Seward House Museum in Auburn, New York. Two years from now, Oct. 18 will mark the 150th anniversary of the transfer of ...and more »
  

• UAA’s 44 Plays for 44 Presidents

  09-10-2015 20:38
  UAA’s 44 Plays for 44 Presidents
  Quick–how many U.S. Presidents can you name? Brian Cook, director of UAA Department of Theatre and Dance’s current production of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents can. Join Brian along with two of the actors from the show, Alexandra McCall and Taran Haynes this week on Stage Talk. 44 Plays for 44 Presidents is running in the UAA Fine Arts Building through October 11th.
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• Trio of Suicides Leaves Alaska Village in Grief - ABC News

  09-10-2015 19:25
  Trio of Suicides Leaves Alaska Village in Grief
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  An entire village on Alaska's western coast is grieving the back-to-back suicides of three young adults —with each subsequent death influenced by the preceding one. A regional tribal health organization is sending an Alaska Native ...and more »
  

• YKHC lands huge loan for new hospital

  09-10-2015 19:24
  YKHC consists of a regional hospital in Bethel. Photo Courtesy of YKHC.
  The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation has secured the majority of the funds needed to expand its facilities in an effort to improve health care throughout the YK Delta.
  At $165 million, YKHC received the largest loan commitment ever granted by the United States Department of Agriculture Community Facilities Program on Thursday. The program funds facilities that serve an “essential” community purpose, according t
  
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• Changes in Unalaska ferry service proposed for next year

  09-10-2015 19:20
  Courtesy of Nancy Heise
  The Alaska Department of Transportation is proposing changes in ferry service to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor for the 2016 sailing season.
  On Tuesday the state agency released its draft Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) sailing schedule for next year. If approved as is, the ferry Tustumena will sail to Unalaska once in June and once in September. In May, July and August, the ferry will make the run from Kodiak to Unalaska twice a month.
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• Mat-Su Borough elections yield unexpected results

  09-10-2015 18:59
  This week’s election in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough took an unexpected turn. Ballots are still being counted and the winner of the Borough mayor’s race is still undetermined.   Incumbent Mayor Larry DeVilbiss is lagging behind challenger and former Borough Assemblyman Vern Halter.  The race is close,  and the outcome may be determined by the hundreds of absentee and questioned ballots still being counted.
  And the three cities within the Borough had their own election
  
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• Arctic tourism hot topic at industry convention

  09-10-2015 18:24
  Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with the Brooks Range as a backdrop. (USFWS)
  Alaska gets close to 2 million visitors a year,and more and more of them are visiting the Arctic Circle and beyond. That’s what a large audience at this week’s Alaska Travel Industry Association convention in Juneau heard during a “Tourism in the Arctic” panel discussion.
  Richard Beneville is Nome’s new mayor. He also owns his own tour company
  
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• Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  09-10-2015 18:24
  Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget. In the past week, 14 people have been laid off in the ferry system, and other vacant positions were also cut, according ...and more »
  

• Atz Lee Kilcher Of 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' Gives A Health Update To Fans - The Inquisitr

  09-10-2015 18:18
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  Atz Lee Kilcher Of 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' Gives A Health Update To Fans
  The Inquisitr
  Ever since Atz Lee Kilcher was injured, fans of Alaska: The Last Frontier have been worried about him. Without new episodes, everyone had to rely on social media to get updates on his condition. Jane Kilcher went to her Facebook page back in August ...and more »
  

• Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positions

  09-10-2015 18:16
  The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget.
  The Ketchikan Daily News reports that in the past week, 14 people have been laid off in the ferry system, and other vacant positions were also cut.
  Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says customer service and ferry docking positons were cut at Petersburg, Cordova, Skagway, Haines, Valdez, Whittier, Kodiak and Bellingham terminals. One position was cut from the system
  
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• XS Platinum mine manager convicted of Clean Water Act violations

  09-10-2015 18:15
  Old dredge at Platinum in 2002. (Photo by Dean Swope, KYUK – Bethel)
  A jury has convicted 57-year-old James Slade of violating the Federal Clean Water Act.
  U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler made the announcement after a two-week trial.
  Slade was Chief Operating Officer for XS Platinum during the events.
  He’s charged with two counts of violating clean-water regulations by polluting the Salmon River, according to a press release from the U.S. district attorney’s office.
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• Bodies of 2 more men identified in 1952 Alaska plane crash - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  09-10-2015 18:14
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Bodies of 2 more men identified in 1952 Alaska plane crash
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  U.S. Marines Capt. David Gooch, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, walks past an aircraft wheel assembly resting on the ice surface of Colony Glacier in Alaska on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. For the fourth consecutive summer, a team of military ...
  Air Force Identifies Bodies of 2 More Men Killed in 1952 Alaska CrashMilitary.com
  Two airmen killed in 1952 crash in Alaska i
  

• ABL adjusts as Alaska Goldpanners exit league - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  09-10-2015 17:57
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  ABL adjusts as Alaska Goldpanners exit league
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  In this case, that show is the Alaska Baseball League, which will enter its 42nd summer season in 2016. But it will enter those warm nights shorthanded. Last month, the Alaska Goldpanners decided to leave the league to play other independent baseball ...
  

• Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons - KTUU.com

  09-10-2015 17:11
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  Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons
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  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget. More from KTUU. Budget cuts force 4 Alaska Marine Highway ferries out of... The Ketchikan Daily News reports ...and more »
  

• Video: Cleaning marine debris from beaches | Indie Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 16:44
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  Video: Cleaning marine debris from beaches | Indie Alaska
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  For 11 years, Gulf of Alaska Keeper has cleaned marine debris from remote Alaska coastlines. In summer 2015, GoAK organized a large-scale project to collect debris from across the Gulf of Alaska by barge and helicopter. Approximately 440 tons of debris ...
  

• Alaska Air's 'Space Bins' come amid broader cabin upgrades - USA TODAY

  09-10-2015 16:21
  Alaska Air's 'Space Bins' come amid broader cabin upgrades
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  Alaska Airlines planned to start rolling out roomier overhead storage bins for its Boeing 737s on Friday. The move comes as the carrier is touting its effort to upgrade the cabins on its 737 aircraft. "Our overall our mantra has constantly been how do ...and more »
  

• Springville man catches largest halibut in Alaska this season - Daily Herald

  09-10-2015 16:10
  Springville man catches largest halibut in Alaska this season
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  From left: Joanne Stone with her dad, Morrell Dean and Morrell's son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Jennifer Dean, pose near a one of the fish they caught on their trip to Alaska. 2015-10-09T08:00:00Z Springville man catches largest halibut in Alaska ...
  

• Animal Planet Orders 'Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet' Series From High Noon Entertainment - Deadline

  09-10-2015 16:02
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  Animal Planet Orders 'Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet' Series From High Noon Entertainment
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  Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet follows veterinarian Dr. Dee Thornell as she cares for the wild and domestic animals of America's largest state – even if she needs to learn how to fly a plane to reach them. The eight-episode reality series from High Noon ...
  

• UAA launches Alaska's first pharmacy program - Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com

  09-10-2015 15:15
  UAA launches Alaska's first pharmacy program
  Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com
  The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is partnering with Idaho State University (ISU) to launch Alaska's first local pharmacy program. Tom Wadsworth, ISU assistant dean of Alaska programs, said 10 to 15 student pharmacists will join the program's ...and more »
  

• Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons - Washington Times

  09-10-2015 14:46
  Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positons
  Washington Times
  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget. In the past week, 14 people have been laid off in the ferry system, and other vacant positions were also cut, according to ...and more »
  

• North to Alaska for LA's water? - Los Angeles Times

  09-10-2015 14:00
  Los Angeles Times
  North to Alaska for LA's water?
  Los Angeles Times
  There's a company that owns much of the fresh water in the distant Pacific island nation of Fiji, another with rights to melting glaciers in Iceland, others that tap into lakes and streams in similarly exotic locales. They ship their liquid freight ...
  

• Tropical storm bearing down on Alaska - U.S. News & World Report

  09-10-2015 09:52
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  Tropical storm bearing down on Alaska
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  CORRECTS BOAT TO TROLLER, NOT TRAWLER - Fisherman Sean Cavlan checks the lines on his troller, Thursday, Oct 8, 2015, in ANB Harbor in Sitka, Alaska. The remnants of Hurricane Oho are expected to hit the outer coast of Alaska as early as Friday ...
  Stretch of wacky Alaska weather continues as tropical storm bears downMinneapolis Star Tribune
  Alaska to Feel Remnants of Tropical StormABC News
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• Campaign group tied to Walker aide under investigation - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 06:57
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  Campaign group tied to Walker aide under investigation
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  Alaska campaign finance regulators are investigating a political group tied to Gov. Bill Walker's deputy chief of staff. Marcia Davis served as treasurer for Your Future Alaska, which registered as a political “entity” one week before Election Day last ...and more »
  

• Alaska from Scratch: Smoked salmon dresses up a simple, satisfying pasta - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 05:32
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska from Scratch: Smoked salmon dresses up a simple, satisfying pasta
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  Alaskans far and wide have long been enjoying and debating their favorite salmon smoking methods and recipes. Once the salmon is caught, prepped, brined and has spent many long hours in the smoker, then it's time to discuss our favorite ways to enjoy ...and more »
  

• He bought Alaska, but that's just one reason William Seward was one of the ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 05:24
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  He bought Alaska, but that's just one reason William Seward was one of the ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  William H. Seward around 1855. The scratches over his cheek are on the glass plate of the photograph. From the collections of the Seward House Museum in Auburn, New York. Two years from now, Oct. 18 will mark the 150th anniversary of the transfer of ...and more »
  

• It's time for Alaska to pony up in taxes -- and guard the Permanent Fund - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 05:05
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  It's time for Alaska to pony up in taxes -- and guard the Permanent Fund
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Those want to avoid taxes at all costs would reduce the value of Alaska's Permanent Fund and do longterm damage to the state. Let's keep the Fund and pay our way. Why is it that each time I see a proposal to solve Alaska's fiscal problems, ...and more »
  

• Number of yearly plane crashes decreasing in Alaska, report finds - KTUU.com

  09-10-2015 04:52
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  Number of yearly plane crashes decreasing in Alaska, report finds
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  Alaska leads the country when it comes to the overall number of aircraft crashes, according to data recently released in a report by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The report also states the number of crashes in Alaska per ...
  

• Walker, Chenault spar over AK LNG session agenda - Alaska Public Radio Network

  09-10-2015 04:47
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Walker, Chenault spar over AK LNG session agenda
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Later this month, state lawmakers will convene for their third special session of the year — this time to discuss the Alaska LNG project. That's the proposal for a massive pipeline to bring natural gas from the North Slope to Nikiski for export. But ...and more »
  

• FBI crime stats say murder rate up, rapes down in Alaska in 2014 - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 04:39
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  FBI crime stats say murder rate up, rapes down in Alaska in 2014
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The FBI's annual roundup of crimes around the country released last week shows large changes in two categories of serious reported crimes in Alaska: a 20 percent increase in murder and a decrease of about 15 percent in rape. Twenty percent sounds like ...and more »
  

• A small window on Alaska gas line talks reveals a tough process - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 04:26
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  A small window on Alaska gas line talks reveals a tough process
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Gas line differences don't look insoluable to get an Alaska project on track, but tough negotiations are the order of the day. Pictured: Gov. Bill Walker, who must negotiate with both the producers and the Alaska Legislature to reach a gas ...
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• Observers say many Alaska berry harvests becoming more variable - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 04:05
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  Observers say many Alaska berry harvests becoming more variable
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  A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that when it comes to berries in Alaska, harvests are becoming more variable on a year-to-year basis, according to some observers. The findings were published in the latest issue of the International ...and more »
  

• Alaskan girl receives White House honor, appointment as poetry ‘ambassador’

  09-10-2015 04:01
  Poet Anna Lance, of Eagle River, speaks to reporters outside the White House. (Photo: Liz Ruskin)
  First Lady Michelle Obama honored five young American poets at the White House this morning, including one Alaskan: Anna Lance, a 17-year-old from Eagle River, who represents the West. But being named a National Student Poet isn’t just about glory. It comes with an obligation, too.
  “I look forward  to this event every year,” Mrs. Obama said, at a ceremony in the
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015

  09-10-2015 03:40
  
  
  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
   
  Defense bill passes with measure Sullivan hopes will halt JBER cuts
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington, D.C.
  The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the annual defense authorization bill, with a provision by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan requiring
  
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• Walker, Chenault spar over AK LNG session agenda

  09-10-2015 03:36
  
  
  Later this month, state lawmakers will convene for their third special session of the year — this time to discuss the Alaska LNG project. That’s the proposal for a massive pipeline to bring natural gas from the North Slope to Nikiski for export.
  But with just two weeks to go, lawmakers have yet to see the legislation they’ll be discussing – Governor Bill Walker hasn’t released it.
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  The proposed pipeline route for the Alaska LNG Project, a consortium of
  
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• CHOICES program takes new approach to housing people with severe mental illness

  09-10-2015 03:32
  
  
  Leo Tondreault recently moved into his own place at Safe Harbor after four years on the street. (Hillman/KSKA)
  About 30 percent of people who are chronically homeless in the United States suffer from severe mental illnesses. These individuals more frequently require emergency services and can cost the city of Anchorage up to $60,000 per year. A new program in the city is trying a new tactic to help them, by meeting them where they’re at. Literally.
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  In August, substance abuse
  
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• At the Anchorage Museum, Van Gogh gets a digital makeover

  09-10-2015 03:30
  
  
  A new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum is using light and sound to help patrons experience familiar art work in a new way. It’s part of the museum’s experiment with technology, and different ways of engaging visitors.
  5th graders groove out to chamber music during a field trip to the Anchorage Museum’s Van Gogh Alive exhibit. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes/KSKA)
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  A few fifth-grade boys dance in front of a giant, glowing digital version of “Sunflowers” painted
  
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• Scott McMurren: Interest in the Alaska Arctic as a travel destination is growing - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-10-2015 03:25
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  Scott McMurren: Interest in the Alaska Arctic as a travel destination is growing
  Alaska Dispatch News
  It's October and the busy summer travel season is officially over. But before everyone in the travel business leaves town, they meet up for an annual convention. It's here, at the Alaska Travel Industry Association meeting, that travel and tourism ...and more »
  

• Series of bizarre fish sightings reported in Alaska - KTUU.com

  09-10-2015 03:09
  KTUU.com
  Series of bizarre fish sightings reported in Alaska
  KTUU.com
  This sevengill shark was caught near Cape Cleare off Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound in July 2015. This species of shark is most commonly found in waters off California, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
  

• Biologists discuss why weird fish are appearing in Alaska - KTUU.com

  09-10-2015 03:09
  KTUU.com
  Biologists discuss why weird fish are appearing in Alaska
  KTUU.com
  This sevengill shark was caught near Cape Cleare off Montague Island at the entrance to Prince William Sound in July 2015. This species of shark is most commonly found in waters off California, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
  

• Hurricane Oho barrels in on Southeast

  09-10-2015 02:23
  The remnants of a hurricane in the Pacific will bring high winds and heavy rains to southern and central Southeast Alaska on Friday.
  Screen grab from NOAA, taken 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2015.
  The storm is called Hurricane Oho, and it’s a cyclone that is moving rapidly across the Pacific toward Southeast Alaska. As of Thursday morning it had maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. However, the storm is forecast to strengthen to near hurricane force by the time it nears the Alaska Pa
  
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