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• Dog bite injuries above average in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  28-12-2015 23:33
  Dog bite injuries above average in Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS - Alaskans receive care for dog bites at a higher rate than the rest of the U.S., but while Alaska rates hold steady, the number of incidents nationally is rising. Between 2001 and 2011, the rate of hospitalization because of dog bites ...
  

• Watch this Alaska 10-year-old's halfcourt buzzer beater - KTUU.com

  28-12-2015 23:32
  KTUU.com
  Watch this Alaska 10-year-old's halfcourt buzzer beater
  KTUU.com
  Brayden Taylor, 10, sinks a half-court shot during a Boys & Girls Club game earlier this month in Kenai, says mom Autumn Taylor. "The official said it touched the ceiling and they didn't count it, but it counts in our eyes," she writes. "We went to ...
  

• Alaska’s pot cafes will give patrons a taste of cannabis

  28-12-2015 21:43
  
  Alaska is about to become the first state to have pot cafes where people can buy and consume marijuana, similar to Amsterdam.
  Right now, that’s not legal in other states that have recreational marijuana.
  James Barrett. (Photo by by Elizabeth Jenkins/KTOO)
  Brothers James and Giono Barrett, who own a marijuana business, Rainforest Farms, in Juneau, also plan to produce a line of chocolate bars infused with pot. They’ll be an alternative to the sugary, processed edibles Giono says he ha
  
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• On the edge: Shedding light on Juneau murder victim Robbie Meireis

  28-12-2015 21:40
  
  Robbie Meireis.
  Robert Meireis had a tough life that included a history of violence, years in prison, even tattoos tying him to white supremacist groups.
  He lived a violent life on the edge of society. That he met a violent end in a double murder discovered last month in West Juneau wasn’t necessarily a surprise to some people who knew him.
  And yet, he also had people that cared about him and were stunned when the news broke.
  One day before Robert Meireis — Robbie to his friends &mda
  
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• Two Maine natives rescued from Alaska mountain - Bangor Daily News

  28-12-2015 20:08
  Two Maine natives rescued from Alaska mountain
  Bangor Daily News
  A pair of Maine natives trapped in a gully on Mount Ripinski in Haines, Alaska, escaped uninjured on Sunday, according to the Alaska State Police. Patrick Pritchard, 31, and Erin Kelly, 32, were descending the mountain when they became trapped ...and more »
  

• Governor may release video of St. Michael man who died in prison

  28-12-2015 16:51
  
  A view of St. Michael. (KNOM file photo)
  Almost a year after Larry Kobuk’s death, a special assistant to the governor traveled to St. Michael last week and met with the late man’s family.
  Kobuk died in January after being restrained at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. His was one of many inmate deaths in the last few years that led Gov. Bill Walker to call for an independent review of Alaska’s Department of Corrections (DOC).
  Since the highly critical report came out last mo
  
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• City council considers ‘Nome Grown’ marijuana

  28-12-2015 16:47
  
  (Creative Commons photo by Brett Levin)
  In last year’s statewide elections, 53 percent of voters approved the Alaska Marijuana Legalization ballot. People 21 or older can now possess up to one ounce of marijuana and up to six plants.
  With possession laws in place, the state is now working out commercial laws. The Marijuana Control Board is set to issue its first commercial licenses in May of next year.
  With the commercialization of marijuana on the horizon, many cities are scrambling, and
  
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• Cargo-passenger “combi” jets out from Alaska Airlines lineup in 2017

  28-12-2015 16:44
  
  (Photo from alaskaair.com)
  Alaska Airlines will be phasing out its combination cargo and passenger planes used in Southeast Alaska and elsewhere around the state.
  That announcement was reported Tuesday in the Alaska Dispatch News.
  The airline has five 737-400 “combi” aircraft capable of carrying up to 72 passengers along with a load of cargo, often seafood, in the front of the cabin.
  Company spokesperson Halley Knigge says the plan is to phase out those planes by 2017.
  “This is
  
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• Truck crashes into patrol vehicle, temporarily traps trooper

  28-12-2015 16:38
  
  A trooper was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a truck crashed into the back of his stopped vehicle on Seward Highway.
  KTVA-TV reports an online dispatch says the trooper pulled over to help a driver in front of him whose vehicle had lost control on the icy road. He turned on his emergency lights and was hit from behind by a truck before he could exit the vehicle.
  The truck, driven by 26-year-old driver Caleb Adelmann, swung around and impacted the driver’s si
  
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• North Pole seeks funding for wastewater problem

  28-12-2015 16:37
  
  The water utility in North Pole, a city just south of Fairbanks, is looking to secure state funding for a $4 million wastewater problem that was discovered nearly a decade ago.
  The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that the city is pursuing a construction project that will extend a pipe that carries about 200,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day to a channel of the Tanana River by as much as 4,000 feet. Director of city services Bill Butler says the extension is needed because the channel
  
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• State, municipal leaders discuss pension system debts

  28-12-2015 16:36
  
  State and municipal leaders are in talks to change Alaska’s multi-billion-dollar pension system.
  The Ketchikan Daily News reports that local leaders attended a meeting last week in Juneau to discuss possible changes to the system that would assign a portion of the system’s debt to municipalities.
  A change in national accounting standards requires the state to show the approximately $10 billion in debt on its books. The Alaska Department of Administration in September sent a memo noti
  
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• Wild Alaskan owner guilty of sewage dumping

  28-12-2015 16:34
  
  The owner of the Wild Alaskan, a night club aboard a converted Bering Sea crabber that had been anchored in Kodiak, was found guilty in federal court Wednesday of illegal dumping of sewage and lying to federal authorities about it.Darren Byler faces maximum fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and years in prison for the violations. The jury found his wife, Kimberly Riedel-Byler, not guilty of the same charges.The Wild Alaskan, built on the hull of the former fishing vessel Shaman, had
  
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• Kodiak stripper boat owner guilty of sewage dumping

  28-12-2015 16:34
  The owner of the Wild Alaskan, a night club aboard a converted Bering Sea crabber that had been anchored in Kodiak, was found guilty in federal court Wednesday of illegal dumping of sewage and lying to federal authorities about it.Darren Byler faces maximum fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and years in prison for the violations. The jury found his wife, Kimberly Riedel-Byler, not guilty of the same charges.The Wild Alaskan, built on the hull of the former fishing vessel Shaman, had
  
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• How the Obama Administration Let the Oil Industry Drill in Alaska Wilderness ... - AllGov

  28-12-2015 13:50
  AllGov
  How the Obama Administration Let the Oil Industry Drill in Alaska Wilderness ...
  AllGov
  Despite its name, the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is a mostly unspoiled wilderness in Alaska's far north. For years, the only oil drilling allowed there was a low-impact site specially planned to have the least effect on the land and those who ...and more »
  

• University of Alaska Fairbanks to go smoke-free - Washington Times

  28-12-2015 13:33
  Alaska Dispatch News
  University of Alaska Fairbanks to go smoke-free
  Washington Times
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will no longer be able to smoke, vape or chew tobacco on campus starting Thursday. The change comes after the University of Alaska's board of regents approved a policy last year ...
  Everyone must stub out their cigs at UAF starting Dec. 31Alaska Dispatch Newsall 3 news articles »
  

• Biggest landslide in decades -- and no one saw it - KING5.com

  28-12-2015 12:23
  KING5.com
  Biggest landslide in decades -- and no one saw it
  KING5.com
  (NEWSER) – If 200 million tons of rock slide down a remote southeast Alaska mountainside into Taan Fiord and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Regardless, it certainly creates enough of a. Loading… Post to Facebook. Biggest landslide ...
  Alaska Had Biggest Landslide in Decades— and No One SawNewserall 7 news articles »
  

• Alaska's Pot Cafes Will Give Patrons A Taste Of Cannabis - KTOO

  28-12-2015 10:27
  KTOO
  Alaska's Pot Cafes Will Give Patrons A Taste Of Cannabis
  KTOO
  Alaska is about to become the first state to have pot cafes where people can buy and consume marijuana, similar to Amsterdam. Right now, that's not legal in other states that have recreational marijuana. Brothers James and Giono Barrett, who own a ...
  

• My Turn: After Paris summit failure, Alaska must act on climate change - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  28-12-2015 10:01
  My Turn: After Paris summit failure, Alaska must act on climate change
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  There is both good news and bad news from the Paris climate change summit that ended earlier this month. The good news is that the summit produced a global agreement. The bad news is that the agreement fails to prevent or slow dangerous climate ...and more »
  

• 'New Year' promises even bigger Alaska fish catches - SitNews

  28-12-2015 07:58
  SitNews
  'New Year' promises even bigger Alaska fish catches
  SitNews
  (SitNews) - “Tis the season for even bigger Alaska fish catches when groundfish seasons open at the start of the New Year. jpg New Year promises even bigger Alaska fish catches. A 70 ton catch of Alaska pollock. Courtesy NOAA FishWatch. Catches of ...
  

• Eivin Kilcher of 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' Featured In Subaru Commercial [Video] - The Inquisitr

  28-12-2015 06:02
  The Inquisitr
  Eivin Kilcher of 'Alaska: The Last Frontier' Featured In Subaru Commercial [Video]
  The Inquisitr
  Eivin Kilcher is showing America that he is more than just a reality star on Alaska: The Last Frontier. Eivin completed a commercial recently and fans are seemingly impressed to see it. Subaru brought Eivin in to do the commercial since he has owned ...
  

• Alaska can learn from new movie 'Spotlight' how to bring abuse out of the shadows - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-12-2015 04:55
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska can learn from new movie 'Spotlight' how to bring abuse out of the shadows
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The new Star Wars movie has grabbed everyone's attention. However, there is another must-see movie – "Spotlight." This new movie, directed by Thomas McCarthy, stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams as the real-life Spotlight ...and more »
  

• Alaska can be part of the solution in the world's shift to cleaner fuels - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-12-2015 04:10
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska can be part of the solution in the world's shift to cleaner fuels
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPINION: Alaska's gas could provide a cleaner-burning bridge fuel as the world confronts climate change. Pictured: President Obama speaks about climate change during his visit to Kotzebue in September. Scott Jensen. Whether you approve of President ...and more »
  

• Alaska's Inuit link steady food supply to environment health - The Seattle Times

  28-12-2015 03:59
  The Seattle Times
  Alaska's Inuit link steady food supply to environment health
  The Seattle Times
  Eskimo hunter Johnny Jr. Weyiouamma, of Shishmaref, Alaska, returns without a catch after a day on his boat hunting seals in 2006. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images). A report issued this month by the Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska, which advocates ...
  Alaska Inuit report links traditional food supply to identity, environmental ...KTUU.comall 72 news articles »
  

• Everyone must stub out their cigs at UAF starting Dec. 31 - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-12-2015 02:21
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Everyone must stub out their cigs at UAF starting Dec. 31
  Alaska Dispatch News
  No one will be allowed to smoke, vape or chew tobacco anymore on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus starting Dec. 31. The move follows a policy passed by the University of Alaska Board of Regents last year that banned the use of tobacco and ...and more »
  

• Interior, Southcentral Alaska set to see warmer temps, higher winds - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-12-2015 01:32
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Interior, Southcentral Alaska set to see warmer temps, higher winds
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Delta Junction area and the eastern Alaska Range are under high wind warnings from the National Weather Service, beginning at midnight and lasting until 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. The Denali National Park area is under a wind advisory for the ...
  Near-hurricane force winds expected near Delta, Alaska RangeFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 5 news articles »
  

• Assignment Alaska - Imbibing the science of Auroras with traditional Inupiaq ... - KTUU.com

  28-12-2015 01:26
  KTUU.com
  Assignment Alaska - Imbibing the science of Auroras with traditional Inupiaq ...
  KTUU.com
  The University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute recently recorded aurora stories with elders from several villages as part of a project that mixes the modern science of the auroras with the traditional Inupiaq storytelling. ( KTUU - TV ) ...
  

• Man sought for 3 snowmachine thefts in Northwest Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  28-12-2015 00:03
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Man sought for 3 snowmachine thefts in Northwest Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska State Troopers say a Selawik man, last seen leaving nearby Noorvik by snowmachine on Christmas evening, is suspected in recent thefts of at least three of the vehicles. Troopers said in a Saturday dispatch that they received a call around 3:15 a ...and more »
  

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