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• Pilot and passenger rescued after plane flips near Skwentna - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-11-2015 23:19
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Pilot and passenger rescued after plane flips near Skwentna
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A pilot and his passenger were rescued from a landing strip near Skwentna Saturday after their airplane flipped, leaving them stranded in a foot of snow, Alaska State Troopers said. No injuries were reported. Troopers got a report of an aircraft crash ...and more »
  

• Driving the Dalton Highway, North America's loneliest road - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-11-2015 22:37
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Driving the Dalton Highway, North America's loneliest road
  Alaska Dispatch News
  On the Dalton Highway, most conversations concern the Dalton Highway. Although there aren't many people on the road, they inevitably talk about the road. My first conversation, during a three-day drive along the isolated freeway in Alaska, was with a ...and more »
  

• New facility stands in place of burned hatchery in southeast Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-11-2015 20:54
  New facility stands in place of burned hatchery in southeast Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  PETERSBURG, Alaska (AP) - King salmon eggs are once again growing near Petersburg in a state-owned hatchery restored after a March 2014 fire. The Crystal Lake Hatchery is operated by the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association and has ...and more »
  

• Utah Grizzlies: Utah scores three in third to rally past Alaska, 3-2 - Deseret News

  08-11-2015 16:35
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Utah Grizzlies: Utah scores three in third to rally past Alaska, 3-2
  Deseret News
  The Utah Grizzlies (6-3-1-0) scored three in the third period to erase a 2-0 deficit and beat the Alaska Aces, 3-2, on Saturday night at Sullivan Arena. The win gives Utah the three-game series sweep in Anchorage as the team won 4-2 on Wednesday and 4 ...
  Alaska Aces fall again to Grizzlies, 4-1 in ECHL hockeyAlaska Dispatch Newsall 6 news articles »
  

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• Coast Guard anticipates high-tech future with Arctic center - Lexington Herald Leader

  08-11-2015 13:05
  Lexington Herald Leader
  Coast Guard anticipates high-tech future with Arctic center
  Lexington Herald Leader
  In this Oct. 21, 2015, photo, Dr. Helena Wisniewski, Arctic Domain Awareness Center's executive director, points out features of the Integrated Intelligent System of Systems at the University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska. The Department of ...and more »
  

• Alaska Seafood seeks entries for photo contest - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  08-11-2015 10:07
  Alaska Seafood seeks entries for photo contest
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has invited photographers to participate in the Alaska Fishing Families Photo Contest. Participants will have the opportunity to win cash prizes or the grand prize of two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines ...
  

• Progress in Alaska promising, experts say - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-11-2015 10:04
  Progress in Alaska promising, experts say
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Alaska has come a long way in reducing underage drinking in the past two decades. Self-reported numbers have declined, as have referrals into the juvenile justice system. Experts in the state have positive things to say about various ...and more »
  

• Alaska appeals abortion funding decision - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  08-11-2015 10:03
  Alaska appeals abortion funding decision
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is appealing a judge's decision that found a state law and regulation further defining what constitutes a medically necessary abortion for purposes of Medicaid funding to be unconstitutional. Jonathan Woodman, a senior ...and more »
  

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• Jeb Bush files for Alaska GOP preference poll - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  08-11-2015 10:02
  Jeb Bush files for Alaska GOP preference poll
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush filed the necessary paperwork to ensure Alaska's Republicans will see his name on the Presidential Preference Poll on March 1, 2016. Bush is the fourth major candidate to qualify for the preference poll. “I'm proud and ...and more »
  

• City Museum hosts lecture on last Alaska executions - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  08-11-2015 10:01
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  City Museum hosts lecture on last Alaska executions
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host a free evening public presentation by Averil Lerman on the last executions in Alaska. The City Museum said in a news release that two African-American men were hanged in Juneau after ...and more »
  

• Life is always rustling around you in rural Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-11-2015 08:11
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Life is always rustling around you in rural Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  In a shallow stream below Denali, a bull moose makes his way across shifting silt in his October roamings. Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2015 10:00 pm. Life is always rustling around you in rural Alaska By Miki Collins newsminer.com. Lake Minchumina ...
  

• Night Music: November 7, 2015

  08-11-2015 07:00
  
  Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus.All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if blank artist or unkown)AlbumLabel
  Song Duration
  8:00 – 9:00
  God Bless the ChildAir Force Airmen of Note / HolidayAirmen of Note 60US Air Force Promo7:29
  Night CloudsAir Force Airmen of Note / SMSgt CrottyAirmen of Note 60US Air Force Promo8:25
  NaimaAir Force Airmen of Note / ColtraneAirmen of Note 60US Air Force Promo5:23
  MoonroomMatz Nilsso
  
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• BYU basketball: Cougars down Alaska Fairbanks, 77-64 - Salt Lake Tribune

  08-11-2015 06:02
  Daily Herald
  BYU basketball: Cougars down Alaska Fairbanks, 77-64
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Provo • Kyle Collinsworth and Chase Fischer missed BYU's first exhibition game last week while nursing some minor injuries, but returned in a big way Saturday night to lead the Cougars past Alaska Fairbanks 77-64 at the Marriott Center. Collinsworth ...
  Cougars don't impress Rose in exhibition win against AlaskaDaily Herald
  MBKB - BYU vs. Alaska Postgame NotesBYUCougars.comall 8 news articles »
  

• Nathaniel Adams Among Winners at 2015 Alaska High School State Championships - Swimming World Magazine

  08-11-2015 05:50
  Swimming World Magazine
  Nathaniel Adams Among Winners at 2015 Alaska High School State Championships
  Swimming World Magazine
  Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. The two-day 2015 ASAA State Championships finished today in ...and more »
  

• Federal dollars to help tribes combat meth use, suicide in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-11-2015 03:34
  KTUU.com
  Federal dollars to help tribes combat meth use, suicide in Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska tribes and health providers are using federal dollars to combat methamphetamine use and suicide. The federal Indian Health Service awarded Alaska Native Tribal Health Corp. $200,000 out of the $1.6 million that was set ...
  Experts warn of new production methods as meth arrests rise in AlaskaKTUU.comall 10 news articles »
  

• Aided and abetted by GOP majority, TransCanada profited at Alaska's expense - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-11-2015 03:24
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Aided and abetted by GOP majority, TransCanada profited at Alaska's expense
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: TransCanada walks away from the Alaska pipeline deal with a generous slice of Alaska's wealth - and Alaska has little to show for it. Pictured: Vincent Lee of TransCanada appears before the House Finance Committee during the special session in ...
  With Alaska LNG project, how secret is too secret?KTOO
  Voices of Alaska: Thanks to Legislature for advancing gaslineKen
  

• Winter storm advisories issued for Southcentral Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-11-2015 02:45
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Winter storm advisories issued for Southcentral Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A winter storm warning has been issued for the Susitna Valley starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, with as much as a foot of snow expected for the Parks Highway corridor north of Wasilla, forecasters said Saturday. Advisories for heavy snow were also issued for ...and more »
  

• Face of northern Alaska pitted by tundra fires - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-11-2015 00:05
  Face of northern Alaska pitted by tundra fires
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Tundra differences are because of thawing in the Anaktuvuk River burn area. These photos were taken four years apart. Posted: Saturday, November 7, 2015 2:00 pm. Face of northern Alaska pitted by tundra fires By Ned Rozell newsminer.com.and more »
  

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