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• Workforce Wednesday: Culinary Arts career in Alaska - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  23-12-2015 22:26
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  Workforce Wednesday: Culinary Arts career in Alaska
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Alaskans hungry for a career in the culinary arts don't have to look very far. Wednesday, Cari-Ann Ketterling with Alaska Process Industry Career Consortium and Rachel Saul, manager and part-owner of Fire Island Bakery in Anchorage, joined Daybreak to ...
  

• A critical year lies ahead for Alaska LNG Project agreements - Kenai Peninsula Online

  23-12-2015 22:25
  A critical year lies ahead for Alaska LNG Project agreements
  Kenai Peninsula Online
  Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this October 9, 2014 file photo workers take a core sample of the earth near Autumn Road, in Nikiski where the Alaska LNG project has been buying land and planning to build an LNG facility at the terminus ...and more »
  

• Police arrest 2nd suspect in Anchorage double homicide

  23-12-2015 22:19
  
  A second person has been arrested in connection to Monday’s double homicide in west Anchorage.
  Linda Chattell, 26, was taken into custody Tuesday night and is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter and misconduct involving a controlled substance.
  Thirty-one-year-old Meghan Pugh, who is already in custody, says the the incident is the result of a drug deal gone bad.
  Pugh is also charged with second degree murder, manslaughter, and misconduct involving a controlled substance.
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• Alaska turns focus to business retention - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  23-12-2015 22:06
  Alaska turns focus to business retention
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  KENAI, Alaska - The state of Alaska is partnering with regional economic development organizations and chambers of commerce to look into what makes local businesses stay in an area amid the state's budget troubles. The partners plan to gather ...and more »
  

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• Christmas decorations light up Sitka

  23-12-2015 22:05
  
  Mike Romine in front of his display. (Brielle Schaeffer/KCAW photo)
  Mike Romine is a Sitka man with a love of Christmas lights. His home has become an attraction every December with its huge displays, coordinated to musical hits such as “Uptown Funk” and “Let it Go” from Disney’s Frozen. But this season, as Sitkans work to recover from a deadly natural disaster, the lights hold a special meaning.
  In the daytime, Mike Romine’s house on Wachusetts Street looks l
  
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• Anchorage Chamber of Commerce announces 2016 legislative priorities

  23-12-2015 21:56
  
  The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce this week released its legislative priorities for the upcoming session.
  Bruce Bustamante is the president of the Anchorage chamber. He says the list of priorities are drawn from responses to a brief survey sent to the 900-plus Anchorage-area businesses the chamber represents.
  “Really it was loud and clear, what the desire is of the business community is that we need to get our fiscal house in order first,” Bustamante said. “I mean, that’s
  
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• Fitch Rates Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority's $39MM GOs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable - Business Wire (press release)

  23-12-2015 21:20
  Fitch Rates Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority's $39MM GOs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable
  Business Wire (press release)
  NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to approximately $38.5 million of Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority (bond bank) general obligation (GO) and refunding bonds, 2016 series one, issued under the bond bank's ...and more »
  

• Alaska groundfish stocks strong with increased catches through 2017 - Undercurrent News

  23-12-2015 20:03
  Alaska groundfish stocks strong with increased catches through 2017
  Undercurrent News
  Alaska groundfish catches, which included pollock, cod and flounder, accounted for 84% of Alaska's harvest poundage last year. With stocks healthy, the catches for most species over the next two years will increase, reports Alaska Fish Radio ...and more »
  

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• Back from Alaska, Hilzendeger's 33 lifts Ambridge past Beaver - Timesonline.com

  23-12-2015 19:26
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  Back from Alaska, Hilzendeger's 33 lifts Ambridge past Beaver
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  Ambridge's Aaron Hilzendigger reacts after making a basket during Tuesday night's game at Beaver. He scored 33 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and Ambridge won 74-57 on Tuesday night. Beaver hosts Ambridge basketball. Buy Photo.
  

• Grand jury indicts man in death at Anchorage jail

  23-12-2015 18:33
  
  An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a man suspected of killing a fellow prisoner at the Anchorage Correctional Center.
  Alaska State Troopers say 20-year-old James Clinton was indicted on three counts including first-degree murder in the death of 53-year-old Mark Canul.
  A corrections officer found Canul unconscious at about 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11 during a routine security check of inmates.
  Responders administered CPR and Canul was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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• Murre die-off around Kachemak Bay in the thousands

  23-12-2015 18:17
  Die-offs of common murres have been taking place across Alaska since summer and the latest report is from Kachemak Bay, according to biologists with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer.
  Common Murres, like the one held by Wildlife Biologist Leslie Slater on the beach along the Spit in Homer, are turning up along beaches all around the Kachemak Bay area.
  Wildlife biologist Leslie Slater says there have been two waves of mortality.
  “This die-off started to be noticed around
  
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• State court employees furloughed Christmas Eve to cost-cut

  23-12-2015 17:49
  Dimond Courthouse in downtown Juneau. (File photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  There’ll be no court in Juneau on Thursday, Christmas Eve. In fact, all of the state’s 39 courthouses will be closed on Christmas Eve as a cost saving measure while the state tries to chip away at a multibillion dollar budget deficit.
  Meanwhile, there are roughly 15,000 other employees statewide who will likely be paid a full-day’s wage Thursday. Many of those state office workers could be sent home early if
  
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• Alaska turns focus to local business retention

  23-12-2015 17:46
  The state of Alaska is partnering with regional economic development organizations and chambers of commerce to look into what makes local businesses stay in an area amid the state’s budget troubles.
  The Peninsula Clarion reports the partners plan to gather information from businesses in different areas about their thoughts on the economic climate and work with them to expand their business and workforce.
  Executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, Rick Roeske,
  
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• Sitka marijuana panel approves pot buffer zone resolution

  23-12-2015 17:42
  
  Cannabis Plant. (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  Sitka’s Marijuana Advisory Committee has approved a proposed resolution supporting a smaller buffer zone between marijuana businesses and schools than required under state regulations.
  The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports committee members agreed Monday to consider the draft again next week before sending it to the Sitka Assembly.
  The resolution calls for marijuana businesses to be at least 200 feet away from churches, schools and youth
  
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• Fundraiser nets $32k for Juneau shelter, soup kitchen

  23-12-2015 17:38
  The Glory Hole, Juneau’s emergency homeless shelter and soup kitchen, is temporarily closed due to a burst pipe and flood Sunday night. (Photo by Casey Kelly/KTOO)
  Five Juneau Native dance groups organized a fundraiser Monday night, which raised about $32,000 for the capital city’s shelter and soup kitchen.
  About 400 people attended, contributing money to the Glory Hole through donations, silent auction, fry bread sales, dancing, raffle and a $9,500 matching donation by the Rasmuson
  
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• Army initiates cleanup at former Haines fuel terminal

  23-12-2015 17:30
  The Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline that was built by the Army in the 1950s polluted Alaska land through fuel spills and leaks. The Army is now working to assess the contamination so that it can be cleaned up for good.
  Army environmental protection specialist Brian Adams holds a flag that marks one of the soil testing sites at the fuel terminal admin area in October. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)
  The former Haines fuel terminal and tank farm on Lutak Road was the subject of intensive testing this year.
  
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• Alaska Bites: Popover - KTUU.com

  23-12-2015 17:25
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  Alaska Bites: Popover
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  In this week's Alaska Bites Channel 2's Rebecca Palsha introduces us to a gluten free treat for Christmas morning or even dinner. Comments. The views expressed are not those of this company or its affiliated companies. Please note by clicking on "Post ...
  

• Alaska Bites: Pop-Over - KTUU.com

  23-12-2015 17:25
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  Alaska Bites: Pop-Over
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  In this week's Alaska Bites Channel 2's Rebecca Palsha introduces us to a gluten free treat for Christmas morning or even dinner. Comments. The views expressed are not those of this company or its affiliated companies. Please note by clicking on "Post ...
  

• LESS THAN ZERO: ALASKA - Surfline.com Surf News

  23-12-2015 17:15
  LESS THAN ZERO: ALASKA
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  Awesome! I was up there in Oct-Nov and if I had the equipment I would try and surf it also!! Michael 12/23/2015 12:09 PM. The shot (number 10 of 23) is awesome. The surfer looks like a Viking swinging Thor's hammer! Kidmag 12/23/2015 11:39 AM ...
  

• See six Alaska national parks by bus, plane and cruise ship - Los Angeles Times

  23-12-2015 16:33
  Los Angeles Times
  See six Alaska national parks by bus, plane and cruise ship
  Los Angeles Times
  The National Park Service is celebrating its centennial next year, and to mark the occasion John Hall's Alaska is offering a tour by bus, plane and ship to six of the state's eight national parks. The 19-day excursion (12 on land, seven at sea) begins ...
  

• Alaska turns focus to business retention - Washington Times

  23-12-2015 13:55
  Alaska turns focus to business retention
  Washington Times
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) - The state of Alaska is partnering with regional economic development organizations and chambers of commerce to look into what makes local businesses stay in an area amid the state's budget troubles. The partners plan to gather ...and more »
  

• Alaska Presses DC Court Of Appeals To Reject Trust Acquisitions In Alaska - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

  23-12-2015 11:49
  Alaska Presses DC Court Of Appeals To Reject Trust Acquisitions In Alaska
  Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
  The question of whether Alaska Natives may place land in the same federal trust status as Indian tribes in the lower 48 states was widely thought to have been resolved but is now before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The ...and more »
  

• Alaska Treasure Mine and the ghost town of Gastineau City - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  23-12-2015 10:02
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Alaska Treasure Mine and the ghost town of Gastineau City
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  The history of the Alaska Treasure Mine begins in 1884, when William Thompson found mineralization on the south end of Douglas Island, in the Nevada Creek area. Unable to find any backers, Thompson didn't develop it and the area was abandoned.
  

• Alaska's delegates to U.S. Senate Youth Program announced - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  23-12-2015 10:01
  Alaska's delegates to U.S. Senate Youth Program announced
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Lucas Arthur, a student at Mat-Su Career & Technical High School in the Mat-Su Borough School District, and Kiera O'Brien, a student at Ketchikan High School in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, have been named Alaska's delegates to the ...
  

• Anchorage woman charged in drug deal that ended with 2 dead - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 06:29
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  Anchorage woman charged in drug deal that ended with 2 dead
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Meghan Pugh, wife of Robin Porter, appears in the Anchorage Jail courtroom for her arraignment on murder charges on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Authorities say Porter and 22-year-old Jeramyha Talauega died as the result of a botched drug deal early ...
  Police say drug deal preceded Anchorage shooting deathsFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 32 news articles »
  

• Alaska Airlines will phase out 'combi' planes - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 04:34
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Airlines will phase out 'combi' planes
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In 2017, Alaska Airlines will phase out its five Boeing 737-400 “combi" planes that move cargo and passengers primarily around Alaska. The five combi planes have flown around the state -- Seattle is the only stop they make Outside -- since 2007. Each ...
  

• Back from Alaska, Hilzendigger's 33 lifts Ambridge past Beaver - Timesonline.com

  23-12-2015 04:27
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  Back from Alaska, Hilzendigger's 33 lifts Ambridge past Beaver
  Timesonline.com
  Ambridge's Aaron Hilzendigger reacts after making a basket during Tuesday night's game at Beaver. He scored 33 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and Ambridge won 74-57 on Tuesday night. Beaver hosts Ambridge basketball. Buy Photo.
  

• A northern red-backed vole climbs down a tree. Todd Paris / UAF - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 04:20
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A northern red-backed vole climbs down a tree. Todd Paris / UAF
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Moose, caribou and bears are often the focus of conversations about wildlife. Guys with dogs talk of bird-hunting and grouse numbers. Trappers are concerned about marten and lynx populations. But one of Alaska's most important animals may be the least ...and more »
  

• Alaska lawmakers waste money on boondoggles and propose Alaskans cover the bill - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 04:10
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska lawmakers waste money on boondoggles and propose Alaskans cover the bill
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The majority in the Legislature and our new governor (trying to clean up past mistakes that are not his fault) now propose that we possibly pay income tax, accept a statewide regressive sales tax and/or give up/reduce our Permanent Fund dividends. In ...
  Q&A: Developer makes his case for controversial Alaska lawmaker officesKTUU.comall 31 news articles »
  

• Major western Alaska employer lays off 30 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-12-2015 04:07
  Major western Alaska employer lays off 30
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Association of Village Council Presidents, or AVCP, has laid off 30 employees,citing budget concerns. Casualty of care: Ex-Marine grapples with VA system. Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – Anchorage. The Department of Veterans Affairs in Alaska has made ...and more »
  

• Alaska's late butterfly king leaves one more contribution: State's first guide - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 04:04
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's late butterfly king leaves one more contribution: State's first guide
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's reigning butterfly expert, Kenelm “Ken” Philip, left behind more than 111,000 specimens of butterflies and moths in his Fairbanks home when he died in March 2014. The delicate creatures, stored in a special laboratory connected to Philip's ...and more »
  

• Patkotak: Hopefully Alaska lawmakers pledging cuts can sleep better than ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 03:52
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  Patkotak: Hopefully Alaska lawmakers pledging cuts can sleep better than ...
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  Christmas is just two days away, so it's time to write a fun and uplifting column about how wonderful the season is and how grateful we all are. I really, really wanted to actually write that column. But then I saw two headlines last week that made me ...and more »
  

• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015

  23-12-2015 03:41
  
  
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  Major western Alaska employer lays off 30
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  The Association of Village Council Presidents, or AVCP, has laid off 30 employees,citing budget concerns.
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• Family looks for answers as Juneau stabbing case grows cold

  23-12-2015 02:34
  
  
  A suspect has been identified and charged in a recent stabbing death in the capital city. But another stabbing death remains unsolved. It’s been more than a year since Juneau man Christopher Kenney died from a knife wound. The 50-year-old was found in his home two days after Thanksgiving last year and police still aren’t sure if it was a murder or suicide.
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  Chris Kenney’s ashes sit next to one of his wood carvings on a table stand in his brother Rob Kenney’s
  
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• Senate advances Port Spencer as Arctic port

  23-12-2015 02:33
  A map of the Point Spencer allotment shows the BSNC portion in green, the Coast Guard portion in purple, and the State of Alaska portion in checkerboard. (Image: Office of Rep. Don Young, Google)
  Port Clarence is one small step closer to serving as the nation’s Arctic deep draft port.
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  In a press release from Friday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced the senate passed the Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act. Murkowski said the act would “streamline future infrastructure devel
  
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• User conflicts over halibut, salmon on horizon for 2016 - Alaskajournal.com

  23-12-2015 02:24
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  User conflicts over halibut, salmon on horizon for 2016
  Alaskajournal.com
  Setnetters in Cook Inlet are still awaiting a ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court deciding whether an initiative that would ban their gear from Kenai Peninsula beaches will be allowed to reach the ballot. If the Supreme Court sides with the initiative ...
  

• A critical year lies ahead for Alaska LNG Project agreements - Alaskajournal.com

  23-12-2015 02:24
  A critical year lies ahead for Alaska LNG Project agreements
  Alaskajournal.com
  The coming year is a critical one for the Alaska LNG Project. Continued progress on Alaska LNG is vital to Alaska's long-term economy, and the state budget. If targets are missed, the state's future, already cloudy because of short-term state revenue ...and more »
  

• Alaska Native art sent to Ketchikan museum - Lexington Herald Leader

  23-12-2015 02:07
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  Alaska Native art sent to Ketchikan museum
  Lexington Herald Leader
  ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND DEC. 26-27, 2015 AND THEREAFTER In this Dec. 17, 2015 photo, Ketchikan Museums director Lacey Simpson talks about painting on a small spruce root basket weaved by Selina Peratrovich in the Tongass Historical Museum ...
  Donated Alaska Native art to be put on display at Ketchikan museumKTUU.comall 20 news articles »
  

• Market Fresh: Need a last-minute gift? Head to the market - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2015 01:56
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Market Fresh: Need a last-minute gift? Head to the market
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Last-second holiday shopping? Your local farmers and farmers' markets still have plenty in the gift department. - The Persistent Farmer, Rob Wells, has plenty of dahlias available for gifts. Of course, right now they are just pretty pictures of tubers ...and more »
  

• Sherlock is back – but back in the 1890s ~

  23-12-2015 01:05
  
  (Photo by © Robert Viglasky/Hartswood Films and BBC Wales for BBC One and MASTERPIECE)Benedict Cumberbatch  and Martin Freeman  return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic stories. But now our heroes find themselves in 1890s London. Beloved characters Mary Morstan, Inspector Lestrade  and Mrs. Hudson  also turn up at 221b Baker Street. SHERLOCK: THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE is a 90-minute Sherlock Spe
  
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• Casualty of care: Ex-Marine grapples with VA system

  23-12-2015 00:52
  The Department of Veterans Affairs in Alaska has made healthy strides in improving care over the last few years. But some patients still fall through the cracks. In the first of a two-part story, an ex-Marine explains his difficulties navigating care and benefits through the VA, and the effect its had on his life.
  Scott Harrison spends most of each day on a hospital bed in his cabin that stopped working after a water-leak shorted it out. Photo: Zachariah Hughes.
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