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• Body of missing Army National Guard soldier found

  06-06-2016 22:28
  The body of missing Army National Guard soldier Nephi Soper was found over the weekend.
  At approximately 11:15 Sunday morning , searchers discovered Soper’s remains at Tanaina Lake — which was not along his intended route.
  Soper originally went missing on February 18th, when he failed to report to his unit for drill.
  He had gone hiking, beginning at the Prospect Heights trailhead, intending to exit the mountains near the National Guard Armory.
  Soper’s next-of-kin have been
  
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• Algo Nuevo June 05, 2016

  06-06-2016 22:28
  
  Here’s the Sunday, June 05, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Europa
  Santana
  The Best of Santana
  Columbia
  506
   
  El Coco Rayado
  Ru
  
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• These sailing drones can teach us about life in the Bering Sea

  06-06-2016 21:35
  
  Orange drones were launched in Dutch Harbor last summer to measure sea ice retreat. Now Saildrones are back in the Bering Sea with a new mission and new features.
  Saildrones Inc. CEO Richard Jenkins turns in Unalaska. (Photo by John Ryan, KUCB – Unlaska)One of them is to record North Pacific right whale calls to help track its migratory patterns. There are only 30 North Pacific right whales in U.S. waters. The other new feature will help determine how many fur seals and pollock live i
  
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• Cruise ship Infinity heads for repairs after crashing into Ketchikan dock

  06-06-2016 21:20
  
  The cruise ship Infinity has headed south for repairs. The 90,000-ton ship crashed into a Ketchikan dock Friday afternoon, damaging itself and taking out shore-side facilities.
  A large scrape shows one area where the cruise ship Infinity struck a Ketchikan dock Friday afternoon. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska)Robert Knox of Alaska Amphibious Tours was on a nearby walkway, watching the Infinity try to maneuver.
  “At first the bow was coming straight in and we figured the bow was going
  
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• Weather service reports possible jökulhlaup on Taku River

  06-06-2016 21:10
  
  The National Weather Service is reporting rising water levels on the Taku River south of Juneau, which may be caused by dammed water being released from the Tulsequah Glacier.
  This NOAA hydrograph shows observed and forecasted water levels at a specific point in the Taku River.The service reported the possible glacial dam outburst, also known by the Icelandic term jökulhlaup (YO’-cool-loh-eep), in a special weather statement Friday morning.
  The weather service says the river
  
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• UAF researcher receives grant to utilize peptides in vaccines

  06-06-2016 20:42
  
  A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has received more than $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to figure out how vaccines work. Andrea Ferrante hopes his work will lead to more effective inoculations against diseases, such as the Ebola or Zika viruses.
  A digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Andrea Ferrante hopes that the use of peptides will allow for vaccines for viruses such as Zika. (Wikimedia commons photo courtesy of Center f
  
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• Juneau, we have a problem... Budget concerns threaten economic confidence - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-06-2016 07:36
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Juneau, we have a problem... Budget concerns threaten economic confidence
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A $4 billion spending gap isn't the only crisis facing lawmakers and the governor this year in this special session. Elected officials are also facing a crisis of confidence. In late March, the Alaska Chamber of Commerce commissioned a statewide poll ...
  Alaska Governor Bill Walker Thanks Legislators for Passing HB 374youralaskalink
  My Turn: Alaskans deserve a permanent solutionJu
  
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• USGS assesses carbon potential of Alaska lands - Space Daily

  06-06-2016 04:22
  
  Climate Central
  USGS assesses carbon potential of Alaska lands
  Space Daily
  In comparison to the lower 48 states, Alaskan forests, wetlands and permafrost contain larger stores of carbon, according to the first-of-its-kind assessment recently completed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Forest Service and the University ...
  Spike in Alaska Wildfires is Worsening Global WarmingClimate Central
  Alaska's Huge Climate Mystery - And Its Global ConsequencesNDTV
  No Longer Just a Side-Effect: Spike
  
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• Body of guardsman missing since February found in Chugach Mountains - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-06-2016 03:55
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Body of guardsman missing since February found in Chugach Mountains
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The body of an Alaska Army National Guardsman missing since February was found Sunday morning after an extensive two-day alpine search by nearly a dozen search and rescue groups. Nephi Soper's body was discovered at Tanaina Lake, near Tikishla ...
  DEVELOPING: Body of Missing Alaska National Guardsman Nephi Soper Recoveredyouralaskalinkall 4 news articles »
  
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• New Minneapolis superintendent seen as stabilizing force in Anchorage - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  06-06-2016 03:37
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  New Minneapolis superintendent seen as stabilizing force in Anchorage
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  ELIZABETH FLORES, Star Tribune New Minneapolis schools superintendent Ed Graff has a reputation for putting others at ease with his quiet demeanor. Text size. comment. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ ...
  
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• Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out? - Slate Magazine

  06-06-2016 02:03
  
  Slate Magazine
  Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out?
  Slate Magazine
  Most School Districts Struggle to Help Refugees Adapt. How Did Anchorage Figure It Out? , by Jessica Huseman and Aymann Ismail · Slate. Sign In Sign Up. Slate. Sign In Sign Up. Slate · Tomorrow's Test. America's schools are majority-minorty. Now what?
  
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• Chasing the herring spawn on Sitka Sound - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-06-2016 00:49
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Chasing the herring spawn on Sitka Sound
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Eli Lawrence (pictured) and his brother Andrew sit on the skiff while their mother sorts and packages herring eggs. They look forward to their school lunchbox tomorrow which will contain this golden treat. (Bethany Goodrich). SITKA — In early spring ...
  
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