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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Oct. 9, 2015

  10-10-2015 03:42
  
  
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  Ex-Parnell revenue official chosen to head Permanent Fund
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  Angela Rodell has been selected to be the new CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.
  US House passes Native energy bill; White House threatens veto
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• Ex-Parnell revenue official chosen to head Permanent Fund

  10-10-2015 03:37
  
  
  Angela Rodell has been selected to be the new CEO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.
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  The corporation’s board voted unanimously Friday to offer Rodell the job. The corporation says the selection is contingent upon the successful negotiation of a salary and benefits package.
  Rodell served as a revenue commissioner under Gov. Sean Parnell and was one of four finalists to head the corporation. The other candidates were Brian Rogers; Alexander Slivka and Glenn Cipriano.
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• US House passes Native energy bill; White House threatens veto

  10-10-2015 03:36
  
  
  The U.S. House yesterday passed the Native American Energy Act, sponsored by Alaska Congressman Don Young. Young says the bill would encourage resource development on land owned by Lower 48 tribes and Alaska Native corporations. The White House, though, has threatened a veto.
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  Young says the bill would cut red tape to help Native people develop their own resources. On the House floor before the vote, the Alaska Republican argued the bill would also deter frivolous lawsuits, in part
  
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• FBX 4 testimony: Classmate says Wallace confessed to him

  10-10-2015 03:35
  
  
  A man who claims a high school classmate told him he and group of friends killed John Hartman back in 1997, testified in state court in Fairbanks on Thursday.
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  Scott Davison appeared at an ongoing hearing on evidence in the murder, for which four other local men were convicted, and are seeking exoneration. Following the discovery of 15-year-old Hartman badly beaten on a downtown street in October 1997, Davison says fellow Lathrop High student Jason Wallace talked about th
  
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• Plane crash in Houston kills 23-year-old pilot

  10-10-2015 03:34
  
  
  A light plane crashed in Houston yesterday afternoon, taking the life of a young pilot, 23-year-old Joseph Mielke of Big Lake.
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  The NTSB is investigating the crash. The plane, a Cessna 150, was airborne briefly before it went down and burst into flames.
  Millicent Hoidal, with the NTSB’s Alaska Aviation Safety Office, is leading the investigation into the accident.
  “We arrived on scene at about 4:30 yesterday, and there was a post -impact fire. There were several witness
  
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• Mudslide blocks Haines Highway

  10-10-2015 03:33
  
  
  The Haines Highway is blocked by mudslides this evening after a few days of heavy rainfall. According to Highway residents, there are four slides between mile markers 18 and 21 that have made the road impassable.
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  The Alaska State Troopers report the slide at 19-mile is about six feet deep. No damage or injuries have been reported, and troopers don’t know the extent of damage to the road.
  It was windy and rainy in other parts of Southeast today, as the remnants of a hurricane
  
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• Snow scientist helps archaeologists know where to look for finds

  10-10-2015 03:32
  
  
  A study underway at Gates of the Arctic National Park is looking at how warming temperatures are eroding snow that can carry important archaeological information.
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  Molly Tedesche is a snow hydrologist and engineering PhD student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This summer she worked in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve studying the location and dynamics of snow patches. Contrary to appearances, the structure of these snow patches is complex and multi-layered.
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• Keeping produce on the menu: Church picks up state’s slack

  10-10-2015 03:30
  
  
  An eleventh-hour donation to the Bristol Bay Borough School is keeping fresh fruits and vegetables on students’ plates this year.
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  Just before the start of school this fall, Bristol Bay school kitchen manager Tanya Dube had a salad bar to fill, and not enough funds to fill it.
  CREDIT TANYA DUBE. Shared via kdlg.org.
  “It was called the Alaska Nutritional Foods in Schools program. And with the shortfall in the Legislature, that program was cut.”
  Over the last three
  
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• Traveling Music 10-18-15

  10-10-2015 03:25
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  10-18-15
   
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  Song TitleArtist / Composer
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  Another Side of Home
  Andrea Zonn / Thomm Jutz, Bill Lloyd, Andrea Zonn
  Rise
  Compass Records
  3:34
   
  Windandsea (banjo instrumental)
  Alison Brown / Alison Brown
  The Song of the Banjo
  Compass Records
  4:09
   
  Hartfordtown 1944
  Laurie Lewis /Mark Erelli
  Skippin’ and Flyin’
  Spruce and Maple Music
  5:24
   
  Glory (instrumental)
  Mean Lids / Cherokee Trail by John
  
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• Wish for clear skies: Meteor showers might be visible in Alaska - KTUU.com

  10-10-2015 02:27
  KTUU.com
  Wish for clear skies: Meteor showers might be visible in Alaska
  KTUU.com
  This October has some excellent opportunities to check out the night sky. Three different meteor showers are occurring. None are quite as stellar as the Perseids in August but still a chance to check out some “shooting stars.” The Draconids peaked ...and more »
  

• Group encourages parents to explore Alaska outdoors with toddlers - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-10-2015 01:27
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Group encourages parents to explore Alaska outdoors with toddlers
  Alaska Dispatch News
  It's a rainy, cold morning in Anchorage, perfect for staying indoors with a cup of coffee and a good book, but Hike It Baby leader Kelsey General is having none of that. Pulling up to Far North Bicentennial Park, General greets other parents and pulls ...
  

• Crisis Team Sent to Alaska Village After Trio of Suicides - ABC News

  10-10-2015 00:11
  Crisis Team Sent to Alaska Village After Trio of Suicides
  ABC News
  A Native village on Alaska's western coast is reeling from 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 »
  

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