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• Alaska Airlines plans $50 million of improvements in state - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  19-10-2015 23:49
  Alaska Airlines plans $50 million of improvements in state
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Three additional Boeing 737-700 freighters for Alaska Airlines' statewide fleet will also be unveiled as part of the new investments. The passenger planes will replace the airline's existing Boeing 737-400 combi jets, which CEO Brad Tilden said should ...
  

• Most states see graduation rate boost, but Alaska's declines - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  19-10-2015 22:48
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  Most states see graduation rate boost, but Alaska's declines
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  WASHINGTON (AP) - High school graduation rates for most states continue to improve, according to preliminary data released Monday by the Obama administration. The majority of states also are showing gains for black and Hispanic students.
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• Delta adding Sea-Tac flights, ramping up competition with Alaska - TheNewsTribune.com

  19-10-2015 22:31
  Delta adding Sea-Tac flights, ramping up competition with Alaska
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  Sea-Tac Airport's second-largest carrier, Delta Air Lines, is once again offering new competition for the airport's largest carrier, Alaska Airlines. The Atlanta-based Delta says it plans to launch new nonstop services to 10 destinations from Sea-Tac ...and more »
  

• Expert disputes boot print evidence in Fairbanks 4 case

  19-10-2015 22:27
  
  Boot print evidence used to link one of the Fairbanks Four to the 1997 murder of John Hartman, are disputed by a forensic expert.
  Independent consultant Lesly Hammer testified Friday at an ongoing evidentiary hearing into whether George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent, men known as the Fairbanks Four, convicted of the Hartman attack, are in fact innocent.
  Hammer, a former Alaska State Crime lab employee, said prints from George Frese’s boot cannot be matched to photos of
  
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• Most states show increase in high school graduation rates... but not Alaska - KTUU.com

  19-10-2015 22:15
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  Most states show increase in high school graduation rates... but not Alaska
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  The department says preliminary data show graduation rates up in 36 states for the 2013-2014 school year. The biggest gains were in Delaware, Alabama, Oregon, West Virginia and Illinois. Five states had declines, including Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, ...
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• Private family medical practice shuts doors in Dillingham

  19-10-2015 22:11
  
  Dillingham’s only private family medicine practice closed at the beginning of October.
  In August 2013, Family Nurse Practitioner Brenda Spofford opened Spirit Sent Health Care in her home.
  “It was based with the goal of providing affordable, accessible, quality healthcare within the community of Dillingham,” says Spofford. “Every move toward developing the practice came from a  lot of introspection, prayer, and guidance from God, and that’s exactly where the na
  
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• Forgotten Plague: TB

  19-10-2015 22:00
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  Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost two centuries. While it shaped medical pursuits, social habits, economic development and public policy, TB and its impact are poorly understood.
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• Student increase could mean large funding boost for Skagway School

  19-10-2015 21:54
  
  Administrators in the Skagway School District say there are more than 100 students in the K-12 school this year. That is a significant increase from recent years, in which enrollment hovered between 60 and 80. If the district does have a student count in the hundreds this year, that could mean a large increase in state funds.
  Music teacher James Baldwin sings with first and second graders. (Emily Files/KHNS)
  On a recent afternoon, a couple dozen first and second graders are learning a French son
  
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• Freezing rain, fog spur winter storm warning for Interior Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  19-10-2015 20:14
  Freezing rain, fog spur winter storm warning for Interior Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Updated 9:30 a.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for freezing rain in Interior Alaska through this afternoon. Rain has been falling over Interior Alaska. With temperatures hovering at 32 degrees, the rain has been ...and more »
  

• Tap into Opera Alaska Cruise & Microbrews - KING5.com

  19-10-2015 20:09
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  Tap into Opera Alaska Cruise & Microbrews
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  Amazing music and tasty microbrews while on an amazing cruise, what more could you want? Loading… Post to Facebook. Tap into Opera Alaska Cruise & Microbrews Amazing music and tasty microbrews while on an amazing cruise, what more could you ...
  

• Alaska's Reluctant Pursuit of Justice: The Fairbanks Four - Indian Country Today Media Network

  19-10-2015 20:03
  Indian Country Today Media Network
  Alaska's Reluctant Pursuit of Justice: The Fairbanks Four
  Indian Country Today Media Network
  In a Fairbanks courtroom last week it was a simple, silent protest by people in the room. Share this StoryPrint. e-mail icon. Get News Alerts. Submit this Story. Digg icon · Reddit icon · StumbleUpon icon. Alaska's Reluctant Pursuit of Justice: The ...
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• FairbanksAlaska.com webcam - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-10-2015 19:03
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  Temperatures in Fairbanks were hovering at the freezing point on a rainy Monday morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a winter storm warning for freezing rain. Rain was mixing with snow in some locations, according to National ...
  

• Alaska Airlines plans more than $50M in capital investments

  19-10-2015 18:24
  
  Alaska Airlines is planning more than $50 million in new capital investments in the state over the next few years.
  The airline says the projects include expanded freight service, a new hanger in Anchorage and terminal upgrades at remote airports. The projects are expected to begin sometime in the next two to three years.
  Alaska Airlines is also planning to unveil three additional Boeing 737-700 freighters in its statewide fleet.
  The passenger planes will replace the airline’s existing Boei
  
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• Can rare wolves and sawmill jobs both survive on an Alaska island? A battle ... - Los Angeles Times

  19-10-2015 18:12
  Los Angeles Times
  Can rare wolves and sawmill jobs both survive on an Alaska island? A battle ...
  Los Angeles Times
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide by the end of the year whether to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf as an endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide by the end of the year whether to list the ...and more »
  

• Following The Money Trail To Alaska's 'Ballard North' - KUOW News and Information

  19-10-2015 17:56
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  Following The Money Trail To Alaska's 'Ballard North'
  KUOW News and Information
  Abdirahman Shire in his dormitory room. Room and board are free or cost less than $15 a day for seafood processing workers (depending on their contract and from plant to plant). KUOW Photo/Alex Stonehill ...
  

• Death jolts final hour of AFN convention

  19-10-2015 17:38
  In the final hour of the 2015 Alaska Federation of Natives convention Saturday, a man fell from the third floor of the Dena’ina Center.
  According to the Alaska Dispatch News, Anchorage Police identified the man Sunday, as Anthony Choquette, age 49.
  His body fell to the first floor where hundreds of attendees were gathered.
  At first it sounded as if a gun had gone off.
  On the third floor, many rushed to look over. Police were on the scene within a few minutes.
  AFN President Julie Kitka and
  
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• Alaska Airlines plans $50 million in new capital investments over next few years - KTUU.com

  19-10-2015 17:03
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  Alaska Airlines plans $50 million in new capital investments over next few years
  KTUU.com
  Alaska Airlines is planning more than $50 million in new capital investments in Alaska over the next few years. The Fairbanks News-Miner reports that Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden says the projects include expanded freight service, a new hanger in ...
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• Proposed Ban On Marijuana Clubs Is Bad For Alaska - The Weed Blog (blog)

  19-10-2015 16:16
  Proposed Ban On Marijuana Clubs Is Bad For Alaska
  The Weed Blog (blog)
  alaska marijuana legalization There is a place near my house that is extremely popular. It's basically a recreation center for marijuana consumers. It started out just being for Oregon medical marijuana patients, but with the implementation of Measure ...
  

• Alaska Airlines plans $50 million in improvements for state - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-10-2015 15:57
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  Alaska Airlines plans $50 million in improvements for state
  Alaska Dispatch News
  FAIRBANKS — Alaska Airlines is planning more than $50 million in new capital investments in Alaska over the next few years. Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said the projects include expanded freight service, a new hangar in Anchorage and terminal ...
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• Troubling conditions for Bush Alaska dogs prompt call for solutions - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-10-2015 05:32
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Troubling conditions for Bush Alaska dogs prompt call for solutions
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Children play with dogs in the St. Lawrence island village of Gambell on August 29, 2012. Loren Holmes / ADN. BETHEL -- Walk down a boardwalk or dusty road in many Bush Alaska villages and you'll likely confront the colossal problem of stray, unchecked ...
  

• Feds should stop flat-funding Alaska's outdoor economy - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-10-2015 03:52
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Feds should stop flat-funding Alaska's outdoor economy
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Pictured: Debi Hruza of Morrison, Colo., smiles as she approaches the flag marking the top of Pioneer Peak's south summit on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Vicky Ho / Alaska Dispatch News. We in rural and coastal Alaska were relieved recently when Congress ...and more »
  

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