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• Review spurred by inmate deaths finds fault with DOC policies

  16-11-2015 21:42
  A review of the Alaska Department of Corrections ordered by Gov. Bill Walker found outdated policies, cases of lax or informal consequences for apparent employee misconduct and mistrust between corrections staff and management.
  A report on the review’s findings also raised issues with the use of solitary confinement, a state law that allows for intoxicated individuals to be held in prison for protective custody and training for corrections employees.
  The review was prompted by several inma
  
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• Review spurred by inmate deaths faults with DOC policies

  16-11-2015 21:42
  A review of the Alaska Department of Corrections ordered by Gov. Bill Walker found outdated policies, cases of lax or informal consequences for apparent employee misconduct and mistrust between corrections staff and management.
  A report on the review’s findings also raised issues with the use of solitary confinement, a state law that allows for intoxicated individuals to be held in prison for protective custody and training for corrections employees.
  The review was prompted by several inma
  
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• Still no sign on 5th day of search for missing hiker

  16-11-2015 18:16
  A view of Deer Mountain. (KRBD file photo by Leila Kheiry)
  Rescue crews and family members of 22-year-old Justin Nathan continued searching for him on Sunday, the fifth day that he has been missing on Deer Mountain, but found no clues.
  Nathan and a friend hiked to the top of the mountain on Wednesday, but Nathan wasn’t able to come back down. His friend left him at the second overlook with some extra clothing, and hiked out to get help.
  But, Nathan wasn’t at the second overlook when
  
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• Juneau committee asks for additional sales tax on pot

  16-11-2015 18:15
  
  Juneau’s Marijuana Committee has decided to recommend the Assembly consider an 8 percent tax on marijuana sales.
  The Juneau Empire reports that committee members voted 5-2 Thursday in favor of the 3 percent tax on marijuana on top of Juneau’s regular 5 percent sales tax. The issue will be up for voter approval next fall if the Assembly approves the committee’s recommendation.
  Committee members who approved of the marijuana tax argued that supporters of Ballot Measure 2, which l
  
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• Recall targets North Slope mayor in family spending controversy

  16-11-2015 18:14
  Residents are working to recall the mayor whose staff spent public money on purchases from and for her family members.
  KTVA-TV reports 18 residents who applied for the recall petition against North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower began collecting signatures last week. They have until Jan. 8 to gather 492 signatures to force a new election.
  In a statement, Brower said she is disappointed by the recall effort but that she respects the political process.
  Petitioners cite the borough spending m
  
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• Recall targets mayor in family spending controversy

  16-11-2015 18:14
  
  Residents are working to recall the mayor whose staff spent public money on purchases from and for her family members.
  KTVA-TV reports 18 residents who applied for the recall petition against North Slope Borough Mayor Charlotte Brower began collecting signatures last week. They have until Jan. 8 to gather 492 signatures to force a new election.
  In a statement, Brower said she is disappointed by the recall effort but that she respects the political process.
  Petitioners cite the borough spending m
  
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• Nenana to hold election after mayor’s abrupt resignation

  16-11-2015 18:14
  The Interior city of Nenana will elect a new mayor in January following an abrupt resignation.
  The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports former Mayor Alan Baker served less than two weeks in his elected role before resigning in an Oct. 29 letter, citing the mess of city government and its lack of record keeping.
  Nenana Assembly members scheduled the Jan. 19 election during a meeting Thursday.
  Mayor Pro Tem Robin Campbell said the three assembly members Baker nominated to fill his role declined to s
  
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• No suspects in West Juneau double murder

  16-11-2015 15:35
  The condo where the bodies were found on Sunday faces Douglas Highway. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
  The Juneau Police Department is treating two deaths discovered in a West Juneau condo on Sunday afternoon as a double murder — with no suspects.
  They’ve identified the shooting victims as 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire, and 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis, both of Juneau.
  Meireis had a history with Alaska’s justice system, according to online court records. He was out on bail a
  
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• Alaska Airlines begins coast-to-coast flights at Charleston International - WCBD News 2

  16-11-2015 12:16
  WCBD News 2
  Alaska Airlines begins coast-to-coast flights at Charleston International
  WCBD News 2
  PRESS RELEASE: Charleston International Airport and the Charleston County Aviation Authority are set to make history with the start of non-stop transcontinental air service between Charleston and Seattle – the first west coast connection for the Holy City.and more »
  

• Alaska Endures Temperatures of Minus 24 — and It's Only November - NBCNews.com

  16-11-2015 11:36
  Alaska Endures Temperatures of Minus 24 — and It's Only November
  NBCNews.com
  It's only November and Alaska has been plunged into a deep chill, with frostbite-inducing temperatures dipping as low as 24 below zero early Monday. Fairbanks was subjected to bitter temperatures of minus 22 degrees Sunday and was forecast to endure ...and more »
  

• Alaska Historic Canneries Initiative Grant Program Announced - SitNews

  16-11-2015 10:43
  Alaska Historic Canneries Initiative Grant Program Announced
  SitNews
  (SitNews) Anchorage, Alaska - The Alaska Historical Society has announced the Alaska Historic Canneries Initiative Grant Program to fund projects that document, preserve, and educate about the history of the Alaska seafood industry. Grants of up to $1 ...
  

• Most Alaska superdelegates silent on GOP choice - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  16-11-2015 10:03
  Most Alaska superdelegates silent on GOP choice
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  JUNEAU — Most of the Alaska delegates free to support whomever they want as the Democrats' nominee for president aren't saying who they think would be the strongest Republican candidate. Only one of the state's four superdelegates, Ian Olson, offered ...and more »
  

• Alaska well represented at White House fire summit - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  16-11-2015 09:54
  Alaska well represented at White House fire summit
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Community editor and columnist Kris Capps is a longtime resident of Fairbanks and Denali Park. Contact her at [email protected], in the office at 459-7546 or by cell at 322-6334. Follow her on Twitter: @FDNMKris. Follow Kris Capps. Close ...
  

• Alaska better than average on preterm births - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  16-11-2015 09:54
  Alaska better than average on preterm births
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Despite having a high number of risk factors, Alaska's rate of premature births is lower than the national average. The March of Dimes gave Alaska a grade of “B” on its 2015 Premature Birth Report Card. Alaska's preterm birth rate — any ...and more »
  

• Alaska's high health care costs - Kenai Peninsula Online

  16-11-2015 06:42
  Alaska's high health care costs
  Kenai Peninsula Online
  ANCHORAGE — In 2007, Marcy Merrill decided it was finally time to get some help. She was obese, but wouldn't truly admit it. Then one day, “I looked up and saw myself in the mirror, really saw myself,” Merrill said. At that moment, she knew she needed ...
  

• 8 apply for coming vacancy on Alaska Supreme Court - Kenai Peninsula Online

  16-11-2015 06:42
  8 apply for coming vacancy on Alaska Supreme Court
  Kenai Peninsula Online
  JUNEAU, Alaska — Eight attorneys have applied for the upcoming vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court. Justice Dana Fabe has announced plans to retire June 1. Fabe was the first woman appointed to serve on the court. The Alaska Judicial Council ...
  

• Havelock: Taking stock of Alaska's fiscal picture, Part 1 - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-11-2015 05:41
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Havelock: Taking stock of Alaska's fiscal picture, Part 1
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Successive legislatures have ignored the need replace revenue from dwindling oil receipts and have fiddled with oil taxes, sometimes reducing oil revenue productivity. The result: the budget crisis grows. istockphoto. Editors' note: The ...and more »
  

• The Great Alaska Shootout is here to play - UAA Northern Light

  16-11-2015 05:13
  The Great Alaska Shootout is here to play
  UAA Northern Light
  In 1977, a spirited man named Bob Rachal became UAA's head coach, appointed by then Chancellor, John Lindauer. Rachal, with his big personality and big ideas, not only redefined UAA's current basketball team — from the Sourdoughs to the Seawolves ...and more »
  

• Police: Double murder in Douglas - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  16-11-2015 04:53
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  Police: Double murder in Douglas
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Juneau Police Department officers are shown entering a first floor unit at the Admirality Condos in the 2700 block of Rogers Street in Douglas. JPD confirmed two bodies were discovered after receiving a 911 call Sunday afternoon. Back | Next. Juneau ...
  Two people found murdered in West Juneau condo, police sayAlaska Dispatch Newsall 9 news articles »
  

• Walker orders Alaska flags lowered in mourning for Paris victims - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-11-2015 03:26
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Walker orders Alaska flags lowered in mourning for Paris victims
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Gov. Bill Walker on Sunday ordered Alaska state flags to be lowered in memory of the victims of Friday's terror attacks in Paris. “Friday's attacks in Paris broke the hearts of Alaska and our nation,” Walker said in a statement released by his office ...
  Gov. Walker Orders Flags Lowered to Honor Victims of Terror AttacksAlaska Commonsall 143 news articles »
  

• Sen. Sullivan: Empowering victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse' - Alaska Dispatch News

  16-11-2015 03:07
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Sen. Sullivan: Empowering victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse'
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The twin scourges of sexual abuse and domestic violence violate every accepted principle of American life. And when I became Alaska's attorney general, I set out immediately to do all in my power to eradicate these scourges from our state, where they ...and more »
  

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