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• Alaska Plane Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Is Pulled From Wreckage In Critical Condition, Three Others Killed - The Inquisitr

  10-04-2016 22:24
  
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  Alaska Plane Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Is Pulled From Wreckage In Critical Condition, Three Others Killed
  The Inquisitr
  A 21-year-old woman from Ketchikan was the sole survivor of a horrifying plane crash that left three passengers dead. The Cessna 206 went down on Admiralty Island just south of Juneau on Friday. The windy weather conditions at the time of the crash ...
  TROOPERS: Bodies of 3 men killed in Southeast Alaska plane crash recoveredKTUU.com
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• Photos: Quonset huts in Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2016 22:21
  
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  Photos: Quonset huts in Alaska
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Jordan Solomona changes tires at the R&R Garage Quonset hut on Fireweed Lane in midtown Anchorage, AK on Friday, April 10, 2015. The garage is an example of newer Quonset hut construction. Many of the Quonset huts scattered around Anchorage are ...and more »
  
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• Quirky Quonsets: Alaskans adapt old huts for new uses - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2016 22:19
  
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  Quirky Quonsets: Alaskans adapt old huts for new uses
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  Jordan Solomona changes tires at the R&R Garage Quonset hut on Fireweed Lane in midtown Anchorage, AK on Friday, April 10, 2015. The garage is an example of newer Quonset hut construction. Many of the Quonset huts scattered around Anchorage are ...
  
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• Alaska Senate approves criminal justice overhaul bill - KTUU.com

  10-04-2016 22:17
  
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  Alaska Senate approves criminal justice overhaul bill
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  With just days left in the legislative session, the state House is set to consider a bill that would make sweeping changes to Alaska's criminal justice system. The state Senate on Saturday approved a bill that moves away from tough-on-crime programs ...
  Alaska House postpones vote on controversial oil tax credit billKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
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• Alaska Air's Virgin America Deal Threatens to Return Airline M&A to Losing Form - TheStreet.com

  10-04-2016 22:01
  Travel Weekly
  Alaska Air's Virgin America Deal Threatens to Return Airline M&A to Losing Form
  TheStreet.com
  The airline business for years had a notoriously woeful M&A track record, with a history littered with transactions that mostly destroyed value and helped breed toxic labor relations. Recent deals have largely reversed this trend, but there is reason ...
  Alaska Air seeks California edge with Virgin America acquisitionTravel Weekly
  Alaska Air again shows it knows how to surviveThe
  
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• Plastic boat hits Alaska market - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  10-04-2016 21:03
  
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  Plastic boat hits Alaska market
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Lifewater Engineering Company Operations Manager Jerry Fleishman, talks with Grant Uren, right, while displaying his company's new plastic fabricated jet boat the Dragon Fly Wednesday morning, April 6, 2016 at the company's display booth at the 2016 ...
  
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• Alaska: Where the weddings are cheap and casual - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2016 19:31
  
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  Alaska: Where the weddings are cheap and casual
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  No one looks forward to the hefty price tag on a wedding. But people who get married in Alaska pay less to do so, on average, than those in other states. A study from wedding planning website The Knot found that Alaska is the least expensive place to ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Senate approves criminal justice overhaul bill - Washington Times

  10-04-2016 18:44
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  Alaska Senate approves criminal justice overhaul bill
  Washington Times
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - With just days left in the legislative session, the state House is set to consider a bill that would make sweeping changes to Alaska's criminal justice system. The state Senate on Saturday approved a measure that moves away from ...
  Senate reshapes Alaska's criminal landscapeJuneau Empire (subscription)
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• Alaska SeaLife Center Expanding Partnerships in Seward - Sewardcity News

  10-04-2016 16:58
  
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  Alaska SeaLife Center Expanding Partnerships in Seward
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  With the rapidly approaching onset of the tourist season, visitors and residents alike will find their attention drawn to the Alaska Sealife Center at mile zero of the Seward Highway. While many visitors might mistake the Sealife Center as Alaska's ...
  
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• Quick Six: Lynn Melling on Biden, Alaska and Prince - whotv.com

  10-04-2016 16:35
  
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  Quick Six: Lynn Melling on Biden, Alaska and Prince
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  Lynn had quite an experience as a young reporter where Vice President Joe Biden really helped her out when he represented Delaware in the Senate. 2) Alaska's Best. Lynn used to live in Alaska. What's the best part about Alaska? 3) Toughest Kid. She has ...
  
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• Alaska man missing after falling into Chena River - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  10-04-2016 10:11
  
  Alaska man missing after falling into Chena River
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — An unidentified man is missing after reportedly falling into the Chena River Saturday morning. A witness called 911 about 7:30 a.m. to report an incapacitated man under the Cushman Street bridge. A second call came in about 10 minutes ...and more »
  
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• Team Alaska takes second in USA Curling Mixed National Championships - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  10-04-2016 09:42
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  Team Alaska takes second in USA Curling Mixed National Championships
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — The all-Fairbanks rink of Team Alaska experienced an undefeated run during its nine pool-play matches of the USA Curling Mixed National Championships in Tempe, Arizona. One of the teams that skip Greg Persinger, third Vicky Persinger, ...
  Team Alaska Falls 8-2 in 2016 USA Mixed Curling National Championship Gameyouralaskalinkall 2 news articles »
  
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• Night Music: April 9, 2016

  10-04-2016 08:05
  Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus.All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if blank artist or unkown)AlbumLabelSong Duration
  8:00 – 9:00
  TonkDuke EllingtonSolos, Duets & TriosBluebird 2178-2-RB2:46
  Drawing Room BluesDuke EllingtonSolos, Duets & TriosBluebird 2178-2-RB3:37
  BalanceCharlie ElgartBalanceNovus 3060-2-N7:03
  BryannaCharlie ElgartBalanceNovus 3060-2-N3:35
  Mr. WizardVincent HerringEvidenceLCD-1527-25:1
  
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• Three Killed in Alaska Plane Crash, Survivor Found - NBCNews.com

  10-04-2016 06:10
  
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  Three Killed in Alaska Plane Crash, Survivor Found
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  Alaska state troopers on Saturday identified three people killed in a plane crash on Admiralty Island south of Juneau and said their bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. Pilot David Galla, 60, of Wrangell, and passengers Greg Scheff, 61, and ...
  Plane with four people onboard crashes on Admiralty IslandAlaska Dispatch News
  Bodies recovered of three plane crash victimsJuneau Empire (subscription)
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• Alaska's only sled hockey team makes it to national championship finals - KTUU.com

  10-04-2016 06:09
  
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  Alaska's only sled hockey team makes it to national championship finals
  KTUU.com
  Alaska's only sled hockey team, Alaska Avalanche will be battling it out in the finals of the National USA Disabled Hockey tournament in Michigan Sunday. The Avalanches secured a spot in tomorrow's title tile with a 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres sled ...
  
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• Trans-Alaska pipeline trail: A world-class tourism draw with a clear view of responsible development - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2016 04:30
  
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  Trans-Alaska pipeline trail: A world-class tourism draw with a clear view of responsible development
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Pictured: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, seen near Copper Center on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Loren Holmes / ADN. The moment I heard about the vision for the Trans-Alaska Trail, I was really excited. This is the kind of idea Alaska needs right now. Our ...
  
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• Before Merle Haggard hit it big, he followed his heart to Fairbanks - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2016 03:16
  
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  Before Merle Haggard hit it big, he followed his heart to Fairbanks
  Alaska Dispatch News
  FAIRBANKS -- A half-century ago, when pronouncements about the need to rehabilitate Second Avenue had started to appear, one bar in the busiest two-block section of downtown Fairbanks became an important site in the love life and career of the late ...and more »
  
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• You're reading: How to Move 3000 (or 300) Miles From Home Without Ruining Your Life - Realtor.com News

  10-04-2016 02:30
  
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  You're reading: How to Move 3000 (or 300) Miles From Home Without Ruining Your Life
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  Sometimes, life events drive you to make major life changes. In my case, there were two: My girlfriend of three years left me for a plumber she met on MySpace, and I graduated from college and needed to start my professional life. After the breakup ...
  
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• Dozens of water systems in Alaska exceed EPA lead limit - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2016 02:16
  
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  Dozens of water systems in Alaska exceed EPA lead limit
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The only school in Newtok is among 28 public and private entities in Alaska whose water systems recently exceeded federal lead limits. An Associated Press analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data shows the state-owned school in Newtok was ...
  Analysis: 28 water systems in Alaska exceed EPA lead limitKTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather
  Several Water Systems in Alaska Exceed Federal Lead
  
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• Caelus Energy announces major cuts, sharply criticizes Walker oil tax bill

  10-04-2016 01:17
  
  Caelus Energy Alaska announced Friday, April 8 that it would cut its workforce by 25 percent in response to low oil prices and “uncertainty in Alaska’s oil tax system.” Website screenshot April 9, 2016.North Slope oil producer Caelus Energy announced Friday it will lay off 25 percent of its 80-person work force and suspend drilling at the Oooguruk oil field, potentially affecting hundreds more contractor jobs.
  In a sharply-worded letter to Governor Bill Walker, Caelus CEO James
  
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• Alaska Senate passes criminal justice reform bill

  10-04-2016 00:28
  
  Alaska Senate passes criminal justice reform billThe Alaska Senate on Saturday afternoon passed a criminal justice reform bill aimed at cutting the state's prison population through changes to bail, sentencing and pre-trial supervision requirements.  April 9, 2016
  
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