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• 2015 goes down as record warm year for Alaska, Lower 48 - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  07-01-2016 23:19
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  2015 goes down as record warm year for Alaska, Lower 48
  KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  2015 goes down as a record warm year for both the Lower 48 and Alaska, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Lower 48 recorded it's second warmest year since data has been recorded, coming in 2.4 ...and more »
  

• Photographing the Universe

  07-01-2016 23:11
  
  With the help of high-powered telescopes around the world, scientists can observe and photograph far-flung astronomical phenomena. Dr. Travis Rector has been capturing images of distant galaxies and nebulae for over 20 years, and he recently completed a book explaining the techniques he uses to create the photos.
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• Cyrano’s Happy Birthday Wanda June

  07-01-2016 22:58
  
  Cyrano’s Theatre Company starts off the new year with Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Happy Birthday Wanda June and director Dick Reichman, along with actors Krista Schwarting and Mark Stoneburner, drop by the studio this week to talk about it. Happy Birthday Wanda June opens January 15th and runs through February 7th.
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  Dick Reichman: Director, Cyrano’s Happy Birthday Wanda June
  Mark Stoneburner: Actor, Cyrano’s Happy Birthday Wanda JuneKrista S
  
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• Alaska Airlines to Give Away 12000 Half Off Travel Vouchers at Warriors Game ... - Warriors.com

  07-01-2016 22:42
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  Alaska Airlines to Give Away 12000 Half Off Travel Vouchers at Warriors Game ...
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  Fans attending the Warriors-Heat game on Monday will have the opportunity to receive a half off travel voucher, courtesy of Alaska Airlines. Warriors vs. Heat. Monday, January 11 7:30 p.m.. Oracle Arena. FIND TICKETS · » Complete Voucher Info.
  

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• Brr! It's Colder Here Than in Alaska - Discovery News

  07-01-2016 22:04
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  Brr! It's Colder Here Than in Alaska
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  Whenever the mercury plummets to particularly bitter temps anywhere in the United States, an oft-heard refrain is, “It's colder herethan it is in Alaska!” But just how often is that actually the case, for, say New York City, or Chicago, or Atlanta? The ...
  Alaska Railroad expands midweek winter train service for 2016PR Newswire (press release)all 3 news articles »
  

• Drink while you game: Will Alaska soon get a Dave & Buster's? - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-01-2016 22:03
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  Drink while you game: Will Alaska soon get a Dave & Buster's?
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  Dave & Buster's, a fast-growing chain of restaurants where you can play arcade games, watch sports, drink and have dinner, might be coming to Anchorage's Dimond Center mall. Dave & Buster's of Alaska -- owned by the Dallas-based company -- has been ...and more »
  

• Alaska North Slope crude hits 3rd-lowest mark since 2009

  07-01-2016 21:14
  
  Crude prices continue to fall across the United States — with Brent Crude Oil setting an 11-year low, dipping below $33 per barrel Thursday morning.
  Alaska North Slope crude is following a similar track, coming in at $34.82 per barrel on Jan. 5 – the most recently-reported price.
  That’s it’s third-lowest mark since Jan. 20, 2009 when, according to data from the Alaska Department of Revenue, ANS West Coast hit $34.49 per barrel.
  Though prices have recovered slightly from
  
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• Wrangell father and son get fines, probation for Lacey Act violations

  07-01-2016 18:33
  
  A Wrangell father and son were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to Lacey Act violations while commercial halibut fishing in Alaska waters.
  Charles “Chuck” Petticrew Sr. was sentenced to pay a $90,000 fine, and Charles “Jeff” Petticrew Jr. was sentenced to pay a $10,000 fine. They will both be on probation for five years and will be required to use a vessel monitoring system while fishing. Their sentences came out of a plea agreement
  
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• Salard sentencing set for February

  07-01-2016 18:33
  
  Dr. Greg Salard is escorted by U.S. Marshals as he appears in U.S. District Court in Juneau. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
  The former Wrangell doctor convicted on child pornography charges had his request for a new trial denied and will be sentenced next month.
  Greg Salard’s sentencing is set for Feb. 9 at the U.S. District Court in Juneau. He was convicted in July of distributing and receiving child pornography.
  After his conviction, Salard got a private attorney to handle his case. Attorne
  
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• 2 men back in custody after escape from Pilot Station jail

  07-01-2016 18:28
  
  Two men who escaped from jail in the village of Pilot Station with help from a third man are back in custody.
  Anchorage television station KTUU reports 19-year-old Thomas Heckman and 22-year-old Dion Joseph were jailed again after escaping late Tuesday night.
  Alaska State Troopers say 22-year-old Dale Fancyboy at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday walked into the Pilot Station jail and pointed a shotgun at an unarmed emergency jail guard hired before removing Heckman and Joseph from cells.
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• Alaska analyzes response to Chiniak fire

  07-01-2016 18:27
  
  Photo by Scott Wight. Shared via KMXT.org.
  A state report says response to Alaska’s Twin Creeks Fire last summer was swift but could use improvement.
  The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports that a report and improvement plan from the community and sent to the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management says local and state crews “performed very well.” But it also pointed out long hours and a need for more trained people to fill relief shifts.
  The report also notes tha
  
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• State, Mat-Su Borough discuss Talkeetna sewer lagoon violations

  07-01-2016 18:25
  
  Representatives from the Mat-Su Borough have met with state officials regarding violations of the Clean Water Act at the Talkeetna sewer lagoon, but the details of those discussions have not yet been made public.
  Mat-Su Borough Attorney Nicholas Spiropoulos confirms that the borough is in discussions with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to come to an “amicable solution” regarding the violations. Spiropoulos says he cannot share specifics because a resolution has n
  
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• Three indicted in December double homicide in Anchorage

  07-01-2016 17:58
  
  Three defendants were indicted Wednesday for their roles in a late-December double homicide in Anchorage that resulted in the deaths of Jeramyha Talauega and Robin Porter.
  Solomon Tavita, 23, faces charges of 2nd degree murder, attempted murder in the 1st degree, robbery in the 1st degree, and misconduct involving a weapon in the 1st degree.
  Linda Chattell, 26, is indicted on charges of 2nd degree murder, and robbery in the 1st degree.
  Meghan Pugh, 31, was indicted on charges of 2nd degree murde
  
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• PHOTOS: 144-year-old shipwreck discovered off Alaska coast - KTUU.com

  07-01-2016 17:56
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  PHOTOS: 144-year-old shipwreck discovered off Alaska coast
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  A small anchor; a chain plate, which held rigging used to tighten masts; and a iron knee, which was likely part of the ship's frame. Credit: NOAA. More from KTUU. Anchorage municipality to request $290 million for port... REPORT: Alaska oil revenue ...
  Found: Remains of great whaling fleet that sunk off Alaskaseattlepi.com
  Wreckage of lost whaling ships discovered off Alaska's Arctic coastAlaska Dispatch Ne
  

• Comparisons Don’t Support North Korea’s Claims of a Hydrogen Bomb, Experts Say

  07-01-2016 06:00 via nytimes.com
  Experts said comparisons of underground nuclear tests over the past several decades suggested that the North Koreans were exaggerating.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016

  07-01-2016 04:01
  
  
  Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn.Download Audio
   
  Autopsy yields nil on pregnant soldier’s death
  Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington, D.C.
  It’s been almost five years since Michelle Clark died, and her family doesn’t know why. Neither does the state medical examiner. She was 3
  
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• Traveling Music 1-10-16

  07-01-2016 03:43
  Traveling Music
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  Next two weekends are Anchorage Folk Festival www.anchoragefolkfestival.org
  free concerts at the Wendy Williamson, beginning Thursday, Jan. 21 and lasting two weekends: Jan. 21-24, and Jan.  29-31
   
  Blindness of my Youth
  Jim Malcolm / Jim Malcolm
  Live in Perth
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  Cha d’Fhuair mi’n Cadal
  Dochas (featuring Julie Fowles)
  Beginner’s Gu
  
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• Autopsy yields nil on pregnant soldier’s death

  07-01-2016 02:39
  
  
  Yesterday we aired Part I of a story about Michelle Clark. It’s been almost five years since Clark died, and her family doesn’t know why. Neither does the state medical examiner. She was 31 and seven months pregnant when she collapsed in her Eagle River home. Clark was also a staff sergeant in the Alaska Army National Guard, and she told other soldiers she knew about crime in the Guard but was afraid to talk about it. Her family suspects she was killed. Today, we’ll look a
  
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• 15-year-old in custody for double homicide

  07-01-2016 02:38
  
  
  A 15-year-old boy is in custody in connection with the shooting deaths of a mother and daughter Tuesday in a south Anchorage home.
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  “Last night, just before 7 p.m., our dispatch received a call from a male stating that he had just gotten home to his residence off of Spinnaker Drive, and when he went home, he found his wife and daughter deceased inside.” Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Castro said.
  Police identified the shooting victims as 40-year-old S
  
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• Pipeline communities near TAPS tax settlement

  07-01-2016 02:37
  
  
  Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. (Photo by Alaska Department of Natural Resources)
  There is a tentative settlement in long-running series of court actions between local government and the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, or TAPS. The Fairbanks Borough and other governmental entities in Barrow and Valdez have been wrangling for years about the tax-value of the pipeline. The tentative agreement not only settles outstanding cases but also stems future appeals for five years.
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• Budget cuts close rural road maintenance stations

  07-01-2016 02:36
  
  
  Under Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed budget, five road maintenance stations in eastern Interior Alaska will close. Mid-month, state officials will be meeting with affected communities to share information, answer questions, and hear suggestions for potential solutions from the public.
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  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities maintenance stations handle everything from avalanche control and flooding to road signs and airport runways, as well as road maintenance.
  
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• Stranded whaling fleet, miraculous survival story make archaeological jackpot

  07-01-2016 02:35
  
  
  “Abandonment of the Whalers In The Arctic Ocean September 1871.” Ships depicted: Monticello, Kohola, Eugenia, Julian, Awashonks Thom Dickason, Minerva, WM. Rotch, Victoria and Mary. Wainwright Inlet is in the background. Credit: Ted and Ellie Congdon, Huntington Library
  Federal scientists discovered the battered remnants of two whaling ships near Wainwright in the Chukchi Sea this fall.
  The ships are believed to be from 1871 when 33 ships were trapped by sea ice.
  All 1,219 whale
  
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• Governor’s housing summit seeks solutions

  07-01-2016 02:32
  
  
  Experts from around the state gathered in Anchorage Wednesday to hear and share information on a variety of topics related to housing in Alaska.
  Governor Bill Walker convened the summit, which included sessions on housing concerns in rural Alaska, and boosting private sector investment.
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  Elizabeth Schultz, the governor’s laisson for community and non profits, says housing problems are not limited to the state’s homeless population, and include overcrowding in the state&
  
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• High court tosses proposed commercial set-net ban

  07-01-2016 02:31
  
  
  The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Alaska’s commercial set-net fishermen have the same right to harvest salmon as any other group. Set-net fishermen are relieved with the ruling.
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  The Supreme Court was reviewing a proposed ballot proposition that called for a ban on commercial set-net fishing in all non-subsistence areas. The justices decided that initiative was unconstitutional because only the state legislature and the Board of Fisheries have the power to divide fi
  
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• Huslia pleads to rein in burgeoning pike population

  07-01-2016 02:30
  
  
  A proposal aimed at reducing the number of pike around the northern Interior village of Huslia will be considered by the Board of Fisheries when it meets next week (January 12-16) at the Alpine Lodge in Fairbanks.
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  Pike. Photo: Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
  As written, the proposal would allow nets with 5 1/2-inch mesh to be set completely across Racetrack Slough, just upriver from Huslia, as well as sloughs connected to the Huslia River.  The nets would have to be remov
  
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• Anchorage police seek Costco slasher

  07-01-2016 01:40
  Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly slashed a Costco employee with a box cutter.
  A man allegedly slashed a Costco employee with a box cutter after being confronted for shoplifting Wednesday afternoon at the discount warehouse’s store on Debarr. Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
  The loss prevention employee was slashed three times on the arm before the suspect fled the scene on foot. The wounds were
  
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