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• Repsol latest in string of oil companies to leave Chukchi Sea

  08-06-2016 22:14
  
  Repsol is the latest in a string of oil companies to give up on offshore drilling in Alaska. Repsol screenshot June 8, 2015.The Spanish oil company Repsol has relinquished its leases in the Chukchi Sea. It’s the latest in a string of companies to give up on drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska.
  In the seven months since Shell abandoned its controversial and expensive quest to drill in the Arctic, at least four other companies have given up leases in the region, including ConocoPhillips,
  
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• Repsol latest in string of oil companies leaving Chukchi Sea

  08-06-2016 22:14
  
  Repsol is the latest in a string of oil companies to give up on offshore drilling in Alaska. Repsol screenshot June 8, 2015.The Spanish oil company Repsol has relinquished its leases in the Chukchi Sea. It’s the latest in a string of companies to give up on drilling in Alaska’s waters.
  In the seven months since Shell abandoned its quest to drill in the Arctic, at least four other companies have given up their leases in the region, including ConocoPhillips, Norway’s Statoil and
  
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• On Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, Catching Halibut, and Stunning Tableaus

  08-06-2016 21:52 via nytimes.com
  The drive from Anchorage to Homer covers a wonderful area to explore — and it can be done fairly frugally.
  
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• At the melting point: Alaska has its warmest spring on record - Washington Post

  08-06-2016 21:20
  
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  At the melting point: Alaska has its warmest spring on record
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  For the first time, Alaska's statewide spring temperature averaged 32 degrees. That may sound cold, but no previous spring in Alaska's 91-year climate record has ever been so warm, or even come close. The previous warmest spring, in 1998, averaged 30 ...
  Alaska on track for hottest year since records beganThe Guardian
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• Celebration 2016 aims to renew youth engagement in culture

  08-06-2016 21:04
  
  A young drummer at the grand entrance to Celebration 2014. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)This year, in addition to Celebration’s core goal to engage Native youth, organizers in Juneau are promoting the convergence of multiple generations and cultures.
  Every other year several thousand people travel to the state capital for Celebration, a four day event meant to renew appreciation for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska.
  The event is rooted in a desire to pass Sout
  
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• How Hawaii is setting an example for Tlingit language learners

  08-06-2016 20:58
  
  Hawaiian language curriculum. (Photo courtesy of Lance Twitchell)Celebration kicks off in Juneau Wednesday. The biennial event brings together tribal citizens from across Southeast Alaska by plane, ferry, and even canoe for a four day a heritage festival.
  Celebration is also a major gathering point for Native language speakers. Three sessions will be held throughout the week for Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian languages. One of the guests, Lance Twitchell, will be flying in from Hawaii.
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• On Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Catching Halibut, and Stunning Tableaus - New York Times

  08-06-2016 20:53
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  On Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Catching Halibut, and Stunning Tableaus
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  The Kenai Peninsula is a 9,000-square-mile appendage jutting down from Anchorage into the Gulf of Alaska. At the end of the Sterling Highway, the 140-mile winding backbone that snakes down the peninsula, is the town of Homer, a.k.a. the End of the Road ...
  
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• Non-candidate Joe Miller issues campaign-ish press release

  08-06-2016 17:29
  
  Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller didn’t file to run for any elected office this year, but the Republican issued a statement last night that has the look of a campaign press release.
  In it, Miller bashes Sen. Dan Sullivan for allegedly “betraying conservative values” by endorsing Sen. Lisa Murkowski, rather than candidate Dan Sullivan, the ex-Anchorage mayor. Miller ran against Murkowski in 2010 and against Sullivan in 2014.
  A flag-motif logo of Miller’s name and we
  
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• Troopers investigate double homicide near Wasilla

  08-06-2016 17:16
  
  Alaska State Troopers. (File photo by Monica Gokey, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Alaska State Troopers have released the identities of two people found dead near Wasilla, are are investigating their deaths as a double homicide.
  The deceased are identified as Crystal Denardi, 30, and Ben Gross, 43, both of Wasilla.
  According to a Trooper dispatch, autopsies show they died as a result of gunshot wounds.
  On Sunday, June 5, Troopers responded to a report of a possible shooting at an area re
  
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• Squadrons arrive at Eielson AFB to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 - Marines.mil (press release)

  08-06-2016 16:15
  Squadrons arrive at Eielson AFB to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 16-2
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  EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, and Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, traveled to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to participate in exercise ...
  
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• Alaska Baseball League to open season Wednesday with five teams - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 07:36
  
  Alaska Baseball League to open season Wednesday with five teams
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  With opening day for the Alaska Baseball League set for Wednesday, the biggest change for the league this year is the number of teams. The amateur league for college players opens the 2016 season with five teams instead of six after the Fairbanks ...and more »
  
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• Recover Alaska video series wins regional Emmy - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-06-2016 07:35
  
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  Recover Alaska video series wins regional Emmy
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Production company Video Dads, run by Travis Gilmour and Slavik Boyechko, pictured, was recognized for its Recover Alaska video series with a regional Emmy. Day One: Voices of Recovery. Image courtesy Video Dads. Recover Alaska's Day One video ...
  
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• Searching for fresh Alaska produce at local farmers markets - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 07:10
  
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  Searching for fresh Alaska produce at local farmers markets
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  When this column got started back in the 1990s, it focused on food cultivated in Alaska. Food from Alaska dirt, hydroponics, waters and pastures. It ran with the Alaska Grown logo for many years. Filling in this week I see things have changed. What are ...
  
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• Old World metals traded on Alaska coast hundreds of years before contact with Europeans - Phys.Org

  08-06-2016 06:10
  
  Old World metals traded on Alaska coast hundreds of years before contact with Europeans
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  Two leaded bronze artifacts found in northwestern Alaska are the first evidence that metal from Asia reached prehistoric North America prior to contact with Europeans, according to new Purdue University research. "This is not a surprise based on oral ...and more »
  
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• Repsol joins oil-company exodus from the Arctic's Chukchi Sea - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 06:04
  
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  Repsol joins oil-company exodus from the Arctic's Chukchi Sea
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  Spanish oil company Repsol has relinquished its federal leases in the Chukchi Sea, joining other companies that have exited the Arctic Ocean region in the wake of Shell's high-profile pullout last fall. Repsol, which in October had also reduced its ...and more »
  
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• Fairbanks is shaping up to be the center of Alaska's marijuana industry - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 05:24
  
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  Fairbanks is shaping up to be the center of Alaska's marijuana industry
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  Rosie Creek Farm owner Mike Emers lays down plastic mulch in preparation for growing strawberries on May 30, 2016. Emers has applied to the state for a marijuana cultivation license. He intends to grow cannabis outdoors alongside his regular crops.
  
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• Alaska bowler leads the way heading into final day of PBA50 tournament - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 05:03
  
  Alaska bowler leads the way heading into final day of PBA50 tournament
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  Eagle River bowler Ron Mohr heads into the final day of a PBA50 event in California in a position to challenge for his first Professional Bowlers Association victory since 2012. Mohr, who twice captured Player of the Year honors on the PBA's senior ...
  
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• Alaska education department asks US for waiver from testing requirements - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 04:42
  
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  Alaska education department asks US for waiver from testing requirements
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  The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development announced Tuesday that it will ask the federal government for a waiver from testing requirements that the state failed to meet during the 2015-16 school year. Without a waiver, the failure to ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's senators introduce Alaska specific NDAA amendments - KTUU.com

  08-06-2016 04:25
  
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  Alaska's senators introduce Alaska specific NDAA amendments
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  WASHINGTON (Gray DC) Congress is back in session and starting to debate the National Defense Authorization Act, also known as NDAA. The yearly bill funds the nation's defenses. There are more than 400 amendments put forth by members of the Senate ...
  Sullivan on Sullivan: Alaska senator backs Murkowski in US Senate raceAlaska Dispatch Newsall 6 news articles »
  
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• Making a Difference: Blaine Breaux meets Alaska State Troopers - KTUU.com

  08-06-2016 03:58
  
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  Making a Difference: Blaine Breaux meets Alaska State Troopers
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - A bright-eyed 11-year-old boy from Mississippi got to venture into Alaskan wilderness to meet his favorite state troopers this past week. But this isn't just any boy, and these aren't just any officers. Blaine Breaux has been ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  08-06-2016 03:47
  
  
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  Senate passes bill cutting Permanent Fund dividends in half
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Permanent Fund dividends would be cut in half under a bill the Senate passed Monday. It’s part of a plan to change the basis for funding state gover
  
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• Muhammad Ali gained fans on his 1978 trip to Alaska without landing a punch - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-06-2016 03:40
  
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  Muhammad Ali gained fans on his 1978 trip to Alaska without landing a punch
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  The faded photo of Muhammad Ali holding 6-month-old Russ Linzner occupied a prominent place in the cabin, a vivid reminder of the day the boxing champ visited Summit Lake in 1978. The encounter came at a low point in Ali's professional career, two ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Air flights using fuel made from fermented corn - The Seattle Times

  08-06-2016 03:28
  
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  Alaska Air flights using fuel made from fermented corn
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  An Alaska Airlines jet is fueled Tuesday with renewable Gevo biofuel in advance of one of two demonstration flights powered by a mixture of traditional jet fuel and a 20percent blend of biofuel made from fermented corn. (Ingrid Barrentine/Alaska ...
  Alaska flight to SFO runs on corn, helped by yeastSFGate
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• As Stock flies non-partisan banner, bits of blue show through

  08-06-2016 03:23
  
  Margaret Stock is running for U.S. Senate as an independent.(Campaign file photo)Fifteen candidates are running for Lisa Murkowski’s U.S. Senate seat. Only one Murkowski challenger, though, has already raised a sizable war chest: Anchorage attorney Margaret Stock. While Democrats recruited Stock to run, Stock insists she’s no Democrat.
  Anchorage resident Robin Smith was listening to NPR one day in when she heard an interview with a national immigration expert.
  “She just so
  
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• Unions say pipeline operator risks spill in Prince William Sound

  08-06-2016 03:22
  
  
  Crowley Marine Services currently holds the contract to provide oil tanker escorts and spill response and prevention in Prince William Sound. Photo: Eric Keto/APRNTwo unions representing workers on tugboats and barges in Prince William Sound are calling out the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline.
  They say the plan to bring in a Louisiana-based company to take over oil spill prevention and response in the Sound risks another spill, 27 years after the Exxon Valdez.
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• Unions call out TAPS operator, saying new contract risks spill in Prince William Sound

  08-06-2016 03:22
  
  Crowley Marine Services currently holds the contract to provide oil tanker escorts and spill response and prevention in Prince William Sound. Photo: Eric Keto/APRNTwo unions representing workers on tugboats and barges in Prince William Sound are calling out the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline.
  They say the plan to bring in a Louisiana-based company to take over oil spill prevention and response in the Sound risks another spill, 27 years after the Exxon Valdez.
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• 2YourHealth: How early detection helped Alaska Run for Women Co-Race Director - KTUU.com

  08-06-2016 03:07
  
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  2YourHealth: How early detection helped Alaska Run for Women Co-Race Director
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Thousands of women are getting ready to lace-up for the 24th annual Alaska Run for Women, an event which raises awareness and money for breast cancer research. Breast cancer impacts one in every eight women and in March, one ...and more »
  
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• Parents outraged as biological male beats girls at Alaska state track meet - Lifesite

  08-06-2016 03:04
  
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  Parents outraged as biological male beats girls at Alaska state track meet
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  ANCHORAGE, June 7, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Parents and teenage girls in Alaska are asking whether allowing biological males to compete against biological females in sports is fair after a boy who identifies as a female won a high-profile track and field ...
  Transgender Female Wins Two Medals At Alaska State Track & Field FinalSanta monica Observed
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• Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract - WRAL.com

  08-06-2016 02:08
  
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  Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two maritime unions with 250 Alaska jobs at stake have begun a campaign to stop the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline from switching to a nonunion company for escorting oil tankers safely out of Prince William Sound, where the ...
  Unions Protest Alaska Oil Tanker Escort Proposalyouralaskalinkall 6 news articles »
  
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• Remains of Kodiak fire victim identified

  08-06-2016 02:08
  
  The remains of a person who died in a fire at a Kodiak lodge last week have been identified.
  The U.S. Coast Guard and emergency medical personnel transfer patients from a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to an ambulance in Kodiak, Alaska, June 2, 2016. The helicopter crew responded to a report of a fire at the Park’s Cannery near Uyak Bay on Kodiak Island. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Coast Guard)According to Alaska State Troopers, Silvana Sutanto, a 59 year old Indonesian national, died when fire gutt
  
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• Alaska troopers and FBI agents raid illegal alcohol sellers in Bethel - Alaska Public Radio Network

  08-06-2016 02:06
  
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  Alaska troopers and FBI agents raid illegal alcohol sellers in Bethel
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  An inter-agency raid surprised a number of people in Bethel Tuesday morning. According to witnesses, Alaska State Troopers and FBI agents raided several trailers at the city's trailer court. Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters said multiple search ...
  Troopers launch raids in Bethel bootlegging investigationAlaska Dispatch Newsall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska troopers and FBI agents raid illegal alcohol sellers in Bethel

  08-06-2016 02:02
  
  An inter-agency raid surprised a number of people in Bethel Tuesday morning. According to witnesses, Alaska State Troopers and FBI agents raided several trailers at the city’s trailer court. Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters said multiple search warrants were being served on those involved in illegal alcohol sales and distribution by local companies in Bethel.
  Alaska State Troopers. (File photo by Monica Gokey, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Officers with uniforms bearing the logos
  
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• Senate passes bill cutting Permanent Fund dividends in half

  08-06-2016 01:53
  
  Permanent Fund dividends would be cut in half under a bill the Senate passed Monday. It’s part of a plan to change the basis for funding state government from a dependence on oil revenues toward Permanent Fund earnings. But the plan is controversial.
  Bill sponsor Anchorage Republican Senator Lesil McGuire said the bill would make Alaskans more invested in the state budget, while providing a sounder, more predictable basis for funding government services.
  Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, ex
  
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• Survey tracks rate of sexual assualt, misconduct

  08-06-2016 01:11
  
  Results are in from a survey of University of Alaska students about sexual victimization. The University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center administered “Campus Climate” survey provides insight into occurrences of sexual assault and other misconduct.
  UAA Justice Center Report (Courtesy of UAA Justice Center)The federally funded “Campus Climate” survey questioned 2 thousand male and female students at University of Alaska’s 3 main campuses, between January 2015 and t
  
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