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• Bethel’s new aircraft mechanic school ready, just needs students

  11-11-2015 22:31
  Bush plane that will be used during the course, owned by course instructor Ken Wallace. (Photo by Lakeidra Chavis/KYUK)
  A new aircraft mechanic school is coming to Bethel. The program’s main goal is to cater to the region’s needs and create jobs that help make that possible.
  Everything for the program— from the fleet of bush planes to the exams— are ready. All that’s needed is a full classroom.
  The aviation maintenance school’s approximately 700-square-foot ha
  
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• Veteran’s Day: 70 years after WWII, we still remember

  11-11-2015 18:50
  
  Seventy years. That’s how long it takes to forget a war — for most of us.
  Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” levels off for a run over target. Photo: public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
  One time I found a note a woman left for her dad. It was stuck in the edge of a document holder near the aft crew door of a WWII-era B-17 bomber. On one side was a photo of a smiling young airman. On the other, a personal note to her father about her flight that day, 70 years after her dad&r
  
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• Fairbanks 4 closing arguments wrap up; decision in judge’s hands

  11-11-2015 17:48
  The Fairbanks Four exoneration case is in the hands of Superior Court Judge Paul Lyle.
  Closing arguments were heard Tuesday in a 5 week hearing to consider innocence declaration requests by George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts, and Eugene Vent, the 4 men convicted of the 1997 murder of John Hartman.
  The Fairbanks 4 petitions focus on alternative Hartman murder suspects William Holmes and Jason Wallace, 2 men already imprisoned for unrelated 2002 drug killings, who peg the Hartman attack on
  
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• Assembly acts on Spice, speeding and screens

  11-11-2015 11:58
  Mayor Ethan Berkowitz poses with students after a unanimous vote to restore the Youth Commission. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, KSKA)
  The Anchorage Assembly passed a measure giving law enforcement more options combating the synthetic drug spice. First responders and city officials have called the months-long outbreak “unsustainable,” but few believe the measure is a silver bullet.
  Anchorage already passed a measures to combat Spice in 2014–aimed at getting shops to selling it
  
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• Heroin story underscores need for Alaska to treat addicts, not imprison them - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-11-2015 06:06
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  Heroin story underscores need for Alaska to treat addicts, not imprison them
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  Our children and neighbors are dying from a preventable disease. As a community, it is incumbent upon us to stand beside our brothers and sisters in pain and provide them with the support they need to fight this deadly disease rather than throwing them ...
  

• Reality Check: 'Bush People' releases season preview; Railroad Alaska invites ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-11-2015 05:52
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  Reality Check: 'Bush People' releases season preview; Railroad Alaska invites ...
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  Bear Brown debuts his new goatee on season preview of "Alaskan Bush People," currently airing on Discovery. Screen capture via Discovery.com. In preparation for the Internet's favorite TV show premiere on Wednesday, “Alaskan Bush People” found a way ...
  

• Haines ski manufacturer lands its own storefront

  11-11-2015 04:59
  
  
  A small business in Haines has taken a big step forward by opening a shop and storefront in Dalton City. Fairweather Ski Works moved into the Haines Brewing Company’s old location in late October. The move happened about a year after the company won the Southeast entrepreneurial competition Path to Prosperity.
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  Graham Kraft and Lindsay Johnson in their new Fairweather Ski Works location. (Emily Files/KHNS)
  It still says ‘Brewery’ on the outside, but on the inside
  
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• ASRC buys stake in Arctic telecom company - Alaska Dispatch News

  11-11-2015 04:21
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  ASRC buys stake in Arctic telecom company
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  Arctic Slope Regional Corp. announced this week its investment in a company that's trying to build an undersea fiber optic cable that could bring much speedier broadband service to a large swath of rural Alaska. The Alaska fiber optic segment is part ...
  Alaska Native Corp. invests for hopes of faster, cheaper InternetFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 3 news articles »
  

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• Complaint alleges campaign disclosure violations - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  11-11-2015 03:59
  Complaint alleges campaign disclosure violations
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint alleging campaign disclosure violations by groups once linked to Gov. Bill Walker's deputy chief of staff. Marcia Davis helped form Your Future Alaska and Alaskans First ...and more »
  

• Defense bills clear US Senate with Alaska projects - Alaska Public Radio Network

  11-11-2015 03:58
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  Defense bills clear US Senate with Alaska projects
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  Just in time for Veterans Day, the U.S. Senate has passed two bills to keep the military running, and they include several provisions specific to Alaska. Feds take comment on Hilcorp's offshore Liberty project. Rachel Waldholz, APRN – Anchorage. Shell ...
  Juneau educator wins Alaska teacher of the year awardFairbanks Daily News-Miner (blog)
  Juneau educator named Alaska Teacher
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015

  11-11-2015 03:41
  
  
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  Defense bills clear US Senate with Alaska projects
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  Just in time for Veterans Day, the U.S. Senate has passed two bills to keep the military running, and they include several provisions specific to Alaska.
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• Feds take public comment on Hilcorp’s offshore Liberty project

  11-11-2015 03:27
  A 2013 BOEM map shows the location of the Liberty project when it was controlled by BP. (Courtesy of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
  Shell may have given up on drilling off Alaska’s coast, but federal regulators are now taking public comment on another — though very different — offshore drilling proposal.
  Hilcorp’s proposed Liberty project would build an island in 19 feet of water in the Beaufort Sea near Deadhorse. The site is about five and a half miles offshore.
  
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• Complaint alleges campaign disclosure violations

  11-11-2015 02:40
  The Alaska Public Offices Commission has filed a complaint alleging campaign disclosure violations by groups once linked to Gov. Bill Walker’s deputy chief of staff.
  Marcia Davis helped form Your Future Alaska and Alaskans First as nonprofit corporations before Walker’s election.
  The complaint alleges late disclosures of the groups’ financial activity. It also says Your Future Alaska failed to identify the true source of funds and failed to register before it started spending m
  
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• Sitka skate park lures young asphalt surfers alongside older delinquents

  11-11-2015 02:28
  Built in 2007, Turnaround Skate Park in Sitka is a playground for adrenaline-seekers of all skill levels, from kids on scooters to young adults on long boards. In recent years, however, the reputation of the space has been shaken by steady reports of alcohol and drug use by non-skating adults. Skaters have had enough with the unwelcome company. So, the city has decided to shed some light on the situation.
  Greg Timby takes a break from skating to catch his breath. The 19-year-old is concerned abo
  
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• US marshals join search for Bethel officer accused of misconduct

  11-11-2015 02:14
  Authorities are still searching for Aaron Fedolfi, the former Bethel police officer charged with attempted sexual assault and official misconduct.
  The U.S. Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force has joined the list of authorities still searching for a former Bethel Police Officer currently on the run.
  Facebook photo of Aaron Fedolfi
  Aaron Fedolfi, 23, was recently charged with third degree attempted sexual assault by a police officer and third degree official misconduct.
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• Alaska warms up to biomass heat, Haines not far behind - KHNS Radio

  11-11-2015 02:07
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  Alaska warms up to biomass heat, Haines not far behind
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  The plan to heat more of Haines with biomass fuel is moving forward, though a date for implementation is months, or more, away. The three refurbished Coast Guard boilers are now in Haines. But there are still a lot of details to figure out before the ...
  

• Veterans Day 2015: WWII crewman sailed Alaska, South Pacific - The Bellingham Herald

  11-11-2015 02:05
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  Veterans Day 2015: WWII crewman sailed Alaska, South Pacific
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  Navy veteran Winston “Win” Inslee married his sweetheart, Nedra Oppelt, in June 1943, then shipped out to the patrol the seas off Alaska. Dean Wight Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald. Born in Seattle, Winston “Win” Inslee joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 ...
  

• Homerites pitch camp to bring attention to homelessness

  11-11-2015 02:04
  A group of Homer youth and adults camped out in a city park Saturday night to force a light on the often overlooked problem of homelessness in the community. The campers planned to bear temperatures slightly below freezing while sleeping in tents and cardboard boxes. The campsite was a gathering place for activists against homelessness.
  A group of Homer youth and adults camped out in a city park Saturday night to force a light on the often overlooked problem of homelessness in the community. Pho
  
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• Defense bills clear U.S. Senate with Alaska projects

  11-11-2015 01:43
  Paratroopers from the 4-25th on JBER. (Photo: DoD)
  Just in time for Veterans Day, the U.S. Senate has passed two bills to keep the military running, and they include several provisions specific to Alaska.
  The National Defense Authorization Act passed today with amendment by Sen. Dan Sullivan that requires the Pentagon to write an Arctic strategy report within a year. Sullivan hopes the report, which will identify needs and gaps, can help reverse the Army’s decision to reduce forc
  
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• KMXT radio sues Kodiak for documents in police brutality case

  11-11-2015 01:02
  Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of public radio station KMXT, has filed suit against the City of Kodiak, seeking the release of public documents related to the detention, handcuffing, pepper-spraying and assault of Nick Pletnikoff, an autistic man, by three Kodiak Police officers in mid-September.
  The lawsuit is the result of the city denying the station’s Freedom of Information Act request, citing its own investigation and privacy issues over releasing the names of the of
  
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• Woody, top draw at Seward aquarium, dies at 22

  11-11-2015 00:48
  
  Woody, the headline attraction at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, is dead. Center officials say the 22-year-old male sea lion was euthanized Monday due to age-related complications.
  Woody, 22, was euthanized on Monday. Photo: Alaska SeaLife Center.
  Tara Riemer is the president of the Center. She says it’s a sad day.
  “We’ve had staff who have worked with Woody for 18 years. I’ve been at the Center for 12, and it really is like family. And, although we knew that h
  
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• Alaska National Guard's senior enlisted leader works to strengthen engagement ... - DVIDS (press release)

  11-11-2015 00:43
  Alaska National Guard's senior enlisted leader works to strengthen engagement ...
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  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Brig. Gen. (Alaska) Laurie Hummel, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, listen intently during a presentation made by Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Hildreth, the state senior enlisted advisor, as he speaks on rural ...
  

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