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• Henderson-Niles taunts Alaska: 'What defense? There was none' - Inquirer.net

  07-05-2016 13:16
  
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  Henderson-Niles taunts Alaska: 'What defense? There was none'
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  Throwing a shade on Alaska's defense a day before, Pierre Henderson-Niles' couldn't help but rub it in after Rain or Shine trumped Alaska, 105-97, in Game 1 of their 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals. “What defense? There was none,” he said, as the ...and more »
  
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• Wrestling grapples with growth spurt in Alaska - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  07-05-2016 07:32
  
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  Wrestling grapples with growth spurt in Alaska
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  Quick — name the most popular mainstream sport in Alaska. The answers are likely to be the usual suspects, like basketball or hockey. But what about wrestling? It won't top the list, but it's climbing the ladder and finding its place. At the annual ...
  
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• With Olympics on his mind, Alaska's Registe takes leap in right direction - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2016 07:06
  
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  With Olympics on his mind, Alaska's Registe takes leap in right direction
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  David Registe, the long jumper from Alaska who hopes to qualify for the Summer Olympics in August, took a leap in the right direction Friday by winning his event at the Oregon Twilight Meet in Eugene. Registe, who turned 28 earlier this week, sailed 25 ...
  
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• Rebates help Alaska fishermen afford whale-repelling pingers - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2016 06:32
  
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  Rebates help Alaska fishermen afford whale-repelling pingers
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  A breeching humpback whale near Kodiak. Devices called pingers can help prevent whale entanglements with fishing nets. Jim Lavrakas. Alaska salmon fishermen can get rebates on pingers aimed at keeping baleen whales away from their gear. The 6-inch ...and more »
  
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• Honoring Alaska's fallen police officers - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2016 06:17
  
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  Honoring Alaska's fallen police officers
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  Alaska State Troopers Sgt. Mike Roberts joined law enforcement officers from various agencies at the State Crime Detection Laboratory for a Police Memorial Day ceremony on Friday, May 6, 2016. Roberts was a colleague and friend of Trooper Gabe Rich ...
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• Regulations crushing Alaska coal industry - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  07-05-2016 05:37
  
  Regulations crushing Alaska coal industry
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  FAIRBANKS — For decades, Alaska has proudly mined the coal that fuels American industry. During World War II, coal helped fire the steel foundries and factories that built America into the “Arsenal of Democracy.” And today, with coal still supplying ...and more »
  
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• Photos: Interior Alaska hot springs resort goes up for sale on Craigslist - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2016 04:32
  
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  Photos: Interior Alaska hot springs resort goes up for sale on Craigslist
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  The Arctic Circle Hot Springs Resort, near Central in Interior Alaska, is up for sale on Craigslist at an asking price of $3 million. Owner Laverna Miller hopes to sell the property this summer. Courtesy Laverna Miller. Show thumbnails Hide thumbnails ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Airlines now has technology to teach pilots how to recover from stalls - KING5.com

  07-05-2016 04:08
  
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  Alaska Airlines now has technology to teach pilots how to recover from stalls
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  A simulator certified to accurately train pilots on how to recover from a stall gives pilots a first-of-its-kind training. Glenn Farley, KING 7:45 PM. PDT May 06, 2016. CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. SEATTLE - This week Alaska Airlines ...
  
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• Alaska's version of Red Rocks could be taking shape near Willow - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2016 04:01
  
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  Alaska's version of Red Rocks could be taking shape near Willow
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  The forest next to the Big Susitna River is the site of the campground at Scot Dunnachie's proposed Sandy River Amphitheater near Willow, AK on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Bob Hallinen / ADN. Photos: Proposed Willow amphitheater. Scot Dunnachie sits on a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: May 6, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  07-05-2016 03:58
  
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  The Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker's authority to expand Medicaid on his own. Era Helicopters identifies pilot injured in Norris Glacier crash. Jeremy Hseigh, KTOO-Juneau Era Helicopters has identified its ...
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  Alaska House pursuing appeal of Medicaid suit decisionFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  House attempts to carry Alaska Medicaid expansion laws
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: May 6, 2016

  07-05-2016 03:57
  
  
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  Alaska House to continue legal challenge to Medicaid expansion
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO/APRN-JuneauThe Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own.
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, May 6, 2016

  07-05-2016 03:57
  
  
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  Alaska House to continue legal challenge to Medicaid expansion
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO/APRN-JuneauThe Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own.
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• State fines Hilcorp $20K, cites pattern of violations

  07-05-2016 03:28
  
  In the half decade since it started operations in Alaska, Hilcorp has become a significant oil producer and the largest natural gas producer in Cook Inlet. Website screenshot May 6, 2016Hilcorp Alaska is facing a $20,000 penalty from the state for unsafe use of equipment on the North Slope.
  It’s the latest in a string of violations for Hilcorp, which a state agency says has developed a pattern of regulatory noncompliance.
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• NTSB begins investigation of Era helicopter crash

  07-05-2016 02:32
  
  Era Helicopters has identified its pilot who was critically injured in Thursday’s crash at Norris Glacier near Juneau as Jiri Hanis.
  Hanis, 39, was medevaced to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Thursday with critical injuries. A hospital spokeswoman Friday afternoon said he’s in serious condition in intensive care.
  Era spokesman Tim O’Leary said Era’s operations in Juneau have been suspended temporarily. He said the start date of the seasonal heli-mush tour on Norr
  
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• Era Helicopters identifies pilot injured in Norris Glacier crash

  07-05-2016 02:32
  
  Era Helicopters has identified its pilot who was critically injured in Thursday’s crash at Norris Glacier near Juneau as Jiri Hanis.
  Hanis, 39, was medevaced to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Thursday with critical injuries. A hospital spokeswoman Friday afternoon said he’s in serious condition in intensive care.
  Era spokesman Tim O’Leary said Era’s operations in Juneau have been suspended temporarily. He said the start date of the seasonal heli-mush tour on Norr
  
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• AK: Bristol Bay artist paints to create hope for young offenders

  07-05-2016 01:33
  
  
  Bristol Bay artist Apayo Moore. (Photo by Hannah Colton/KDLG)Download Audio
  Bristol Bay artist Apayo Moore has painted murals in Anchorage and Juneau. Moore recently received a grant from the state’s “Percent for Arts” program to paint two 60-foot murals that will be shipped up to Bethel in the fall to be installed in the youth detention center there.
  The artist hopes her murals will bring hope to young people who’ve committed offenses in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region. Her o
  
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• AK: Aleknagik artist paints to create hope for young offenders

  07-05-2016 01:33
  
  Bristol Bay artist Apayo Moore. (Photo by Hannah Colton/KDLG)Bristol Bay artist Apayo Moore has painted murals in Anchorage and Juneau. Moore recently received a grant from the state’s “Percent for Arts” program to paint two 60-foot murals that will be shipped up to Bethel in the fall to be installed in the youth detention center there.
  The artist hopes her murals will bring hope to young people who’ve committed offenses in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region. Her outreach starts
  
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• Savoonga depends on Food Bank of Alaska during lean subsistence years - KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather

  07-05-2016 01:11
  
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  Savoonga depends on Food Bank of Alaska during lean subsistence years
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  Pallet by pallet, food is sorted and prepared for distribution at the Food Bank of Alaska. Some is collected and given out locally, while other food is donated by the federal government and distributed statewide. “We don't control what comes in, but we ...
  
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• Healy cabin program wins national attention

  07-05-2016 01:08
  A Healy area program that teaches teens how to build cabins has been nationally recognized.
  The School to Work program at Tri-Valley High School has received the National Park Service George and Helen Hartzog Outstanding Volunteer Service award.
  Denali Park Centennial Coordinator Lynne McAloon says that since 1998, the program has built nearly three dozen cabins to replace aging seasonal staff housing at Denali National Park. McAloon credits the program with helping the park as well as loca
  
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• 100th Anniversary of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

  07-05-2016 01:00
  
  Arctic Tern, courtesy Wikimedia CommonsConservation has been around a long time, thankfully, or we might not have the glorious migratory birds who pass through our skies every spring and fall. On the next Outdoor Explorer we mark the 100th anniversary of the migratory bird treaty, a conservation landmark and learn how migrations come through our state and where and when you can enjoy them. We’ll talk with a wildlife biologist as well as some volunteers trying to get youth and minoriti
  
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• 100th Anniversary of Migratory Bird Treaty

  07-05-2016 01:00
  
  Arctic Tern, courtesy Wikimedia CommonsConservation has been around a long time, thankfully, or we might not have the glorious migratory birds who pass through our skies every spring and fall. On the next Outdoor Explorer we mark the 100th anniversary of the migratory bird treaty, a conservation landmark and learn how migrations come through our state and where and when you can enjoy them. We’ll talk with a wildlife biologist as well as some volunteers trying to get youth and minoriti
  
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• Park study looks at chances of spotting wolves in Denali

  07-05-2016 00:44
  A new study identifies factors influencing wolf viewing opportunities in Denali National Park. Seeing a wolf has long been a draw for Denali visitors, but it’s become increasing rare to sight the predators along the park road. The National Park Service study looks at why.
  
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• Alaska House approves restrictions on sex ed in schools

  07-05-2016 00:41
  The Alaska House voted to put restrictions on sexual education in Alaska schools. The bill had been voted down three times before being approved. House Bill 156 would also suspend statewide standardized testing for two years.
  
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• Alaska House to continue legal challenge to Medicaid expansion

  07-05-2016 00:22
  The Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own.
  Lawmakers faced a deadline for a decision on whether to appeal a judge’s decision tossing the challenge brought last summer by the Legislative Council. An appeal was filed on behalf of the House.
  A state court judge in March dismissed the case brought by the Legislative Council, upholding Walker’s action and finding that the federal Social Security Act re
  
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• Girdwood considers Trooper offer

  07-05-2016 00:01
  Girdwood’s board of supervisors has been offered another option for law enforcement in the Anchorage suburb. Residents of the community voted last month to pay extra property taxes for police protection, because state budget cuts are forcing the Alaska State Trooper post in Girdwood to shut down on July 1.
  The board of supervisors has explored a plan to use officers from nearby Whittier to patrol Girdwood, although no firm agreement is in place yet. Now Troopers have offered to continue to
  
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