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• The legal fallout from divorce

  10-06-2016 23:00
  
  On this fourth edition of Justice Alaska on Hometown Alaska, explore the many dimensions of family law. Co-host and legal expert Senior Judge Elaine Andrews will walk us through some of this complex territory.
  What happens when folks decide to divorce? How do they divide property? What happens to a family home? What if the couple had a prenuptial agreement, or owned property before they married?
  And then there’s the topic of children. How is custody decided? What if one party wants to move
  
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• Annual limits loosened as king salmon surge into Deshka River - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-06-2016 22:35
  
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  Annual limits loosened as king salmon surge into Deshka River
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  A strong return means a higher limit for king salmon anglers on the Deshka River. (Stephen Nowers / 2007 ADN archive photo). Encouraged by one of the best king salmon runs in recent years, biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on ...and more »
  
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• Remains of hiker found at Denali National Park

  10-06-2016 22:12
  
  Backcountry hikers at Denali National Park and Preserve notified rangers on Tuesday of human remains discovered at an abandoned campsite near the Teklanika River in the park. The site was not visible from the Denali Park Road.
  Photo: National Park ServiceNational Park Service rangers identified Etienne Terrell, a 22 year old male from Atlanta, GA, through limited human remains, personal effects, and communications with friends and family. Terrell had been issued a 28-day backcountry permit on Ju
  
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• Hiker remains found at Denali National Park

  10-06-2016 22:05
  
  Backcountry hikers at Denali National Park and Preserve notified rangers on Tuesday of human remains discovered at an abandoned campsite near the Teklanika River in the park. The site was not visible from the Denali Park Road.
  Photo: National Park ServiceNational Park Service rangers identified Etienne Terrell, a 22 year old male from Atlanta, GA, through limited human remains, personal effects, and communications with friends and family. Terrell had been issued a 28-day backcountry permit on Ju
  
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• Legislature still hasn’t officially sent budget to governor

  10-06-2016 22:00
  
  When the legislature passed the budget last week, state workers thought they were in the clear. No need for pink slips. If they hadn’t passed a budget, the state would have been required to send layoff notices to all of its employees–just like they did last year.
  State workers remain in limbo until Gov. Bill Walker signs the budget. (Photo by Lisa Phu, KTOO – Juneau)There’s only one problem – the legislature hasn’t officially sent the budget to Gov. Bill Walke
  
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• AK: Bear spray do’s and don’ts

  10-06-2016 21:59
  
  The extremely mild winter means bears have been out and about earlier than usual this year. So far, there’ve been two bear attacks in Southeast Alaska, and summer is just getting started. KCAW’s Brielle Schaeffer decided this was the perfect time to try her hand at bear spray.
  Remember to take the safety off before shooting bear spray. (Photo by Brielle Schaeffer, KCAW – Sitka)At the Tony Hrebar Memorial Shooting Range in Sitka, the U.S. Forest Service is tr
  
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• 49 Voices: Vivian Osborne of North Pole

  10-06-2016 21:35
  
  This week we’re hearing from Vivian Osborne in North Pole. Osborne owns Arctic Qiviut, the first fiber mill in Alaska.
  Vivian Osborne (Photo courtesy of Arctic Qiviut)OSBORNE: So we are the very first fiber commercial fiber mill ever in Alaska. We make our yarn from the qiviut, which is the under-wool of the Arctic musk ox. All of the products I make are from wild. I don’t get any domesticated. The wild musk ox produce a better fiber. You don’t want any guard hairs in it, so it
  
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• Pediatric Sleep Disorders

  10-06-2016 21:00
  
  A patient prepared for a polysomnogram. From WikiCommonsRecent research is regularly demonstrating a link between health and sleep, and in children and adolescents even between sleep, learning and school performance. Join co-host Dr Thad Woodard for a discussion of pediatric sleep and sleep disorders with Anchorage sleep specialist Dr Ross Dodge.
   
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  Dr. Ross William Dodge, board certified in Internal Medicine and Sleep Medicine and is th
  
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• Remains of Georgia man found at campsite in Denali National Park - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-06-2016 19:08
  
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  Remains of Georgia man found at campsite in Denali National Park
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  The remains of a 22-year-old Georgia man last heard from nearly a year ago were discovered in Denali National Park and Preserve this week. Atlanta resident Etienne Terrell was identified through personal effects as well as conversations with his next ...
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• Man charged in Spenard shooting

  10-06-2016 19:08
  
  21-year-old Cody Randall Hess has been charged in connection with a shooting in the Anchorage’s Spenard area.
  According to a release, a man called APD dispatch at about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday saying he had been shot outside near 37th Avenue and Wyoming Drive.
  The victim said he was calling from a nearby gas station. The police investigation found that the victim had asked Hess several times to leave the area before Hess fired several rounds during the argument.
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• Anchorage Community Theatre’s 2016-2017 Season

  10-06-2016 18:38
  
  ACT’s The Secret Garden (2016)It’s summertime and that means Stage Talk begins a series of shows featuring upcoming seasons from different performance groups in the area. This week, we have Sara Athans on from Anchorage Community Theatre to talk about all the exciting shows they have planned.
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  Anchorage Community Theatre’s 2016-2017 Season:
  Laura by Vera Caspary and George Sklar. Sept. 23- Oct 16
  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Joseph Robinette and C. S. L
  
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• Alaska scrambles to prevent Obamacare collapse - Politico

  10-06-2016 17:05
  
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  Alaska scrambles to prevent Obamacare collapse
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  Alaska, one of the reddest states in the country, is essentially bailing out its insurance market to prevent Obamacare from collapsing. A bill passed by the heavily GOP state Legislature to shore up its lone surviving Obamacare insurer is awaiting the ...
  
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• Alaska Is Having Hottest Year Since Records Began - EcoWatch

  10-06-2016 16:52
  
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  Alaska Is Having Hottest Year Since Records Began
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  Don't miss out. Stay Informed. Get EcoWatch's Top News of the Day. Email. Like the rest of the world, Alaska has been unusually hot this year—and it's about to get hotter. That's according to the most recent data released by the National Oceanic and ...
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  Ten Degrees Above Average, Alaska is Having Its Hottest Year Since Records BeganCommon Dreams (press re
  
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• Milestone time: Alaska hands out first batch of marijuana biz licenses - The Cannabist

  10-06-2016 16:47
  
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  Milestone time: Alaska hands out first batch of marijuana biz licenses
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  Alaska regulators are aiming to start issuing marijuana retail licenses in September 2016. Pictured: A cannabis plant at Northern Lights grow facility in Denver. (Denver Post file). Milestone time: Alaska hands out first batch of marijuana biz licenses.
  Alaska marijuana regulators approve first licensesThe Seattle Times
  Alaska's first-ever marijuana businesses approved by Marijuana Control BoardAl
  
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• Alaska veep: Virgin America merger not cause for concern - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  10-06-2016 10:07
  Alaska veep: Virgin America merger not cause for concern
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  Correction: In an earlier version of this article, the Empire erroneously stated that once the merger with Virgin America is complete that the Virgin insignia scrolled across plane tails will be replaced with Alaska's signature Eskimo and that the ...
  
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• S&P ratchets up pressure on Alaska over budget - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-06-2016 09:06
  
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  S&P ratchets up pressure on Alaska over budget
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  S&P Global Ratings warned on Thursday that the credit rating for key Alaska bonds could go down if lawmakers fail to agree on a budget that addresses the state's long term-fiscal problems. Alaska Governor Bill Walker convened a special session of the ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Air, Delta, American -- not all airline loyalty schemes are created equal - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-06-2016 04:58
  
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  Alaska Air, Delta, American -- not all airline loyalty schemes are created equal
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  Lately, booking an plane ticket can feel like game night for travelers. On one side of the table are consumers — working the loyalty schemes and bargains to get the most for their travel dollar. Then there are the airlines, credit card companies and ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, June 9, 2016

  10-06-2016 03:41
  
  
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  New AGDC president to make half million dollars a year
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  The state gas line corporation has a new president, six months after the ouster of its previous leadership — and he will start with
  
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• Gov. Walker: We’re taking each step as we can

  10-06-2016 03:38
  
  
  Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck, Budget Director Pat Pitney and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker held a press conference on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers approved a budget that draws heavily from state savings, Walkers administration is advocating for different sources of revenue. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)Alaska Governor Bill Walker started this year calling for three things to solve the state’s budget crisis: restructuring the Permanent Fund, cutting subsidies f
  
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• Juneau cooking prodigy sails to White House on a crêpe

  10-06-2016 03:09
  
  
  Denali Schijvens, serving a recent dinner for 12. Nancy Hemenway, right, says he planned and executed the meal while she served as sous chef. Photo: Sander Schijvens.An amateur chef from Juneau has won a White House-sponsored recipe competition, and he’s just 9 years old. Denali Schijvens will attend a Kids’ State Dinner in July, hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.
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  His winning entry is a whole-grain crêpe filled with sour cream, red lettuce, and pan-cooked halib
  
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• Alaska regulators approve first license for a legal marijuana business

  10-06-2016 03:00
  
  
  Alaska regulators have approved the state’s first license for a legal marijuana business.
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  Approval of the application by CannTest LLC of Anchorage, a marijuana testing facility, was met by applause and cheers during the Marijuana Control Board meeting in Anchorage. The approval is subject to the completion of local processes.
  The application was among 30 up for consideration by the board, and the first taken up.
  The board hasn’t been able to have national criminal hist
  
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• In Whittier, loss of seafood processor a big blow

  10-06-2016 02:41
  
  
  Great Pacific Seafoods’ bankruptcy means the tiny town of Whittier is losing about 100 seasonal processing jobs and a number of tender contracts. (Photo by Graelyn Brashear, KSKA – Anchorage)It’s a sunny day in early June in Whittier, and the tiny port town on Prince William Sound is quiet. The Great Pacific Seafoods processing plant where about a hundred seasonal workers would normally be cleaning fish is silent and empty. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed
  
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• June Snow Blankets Alaska's North Slope, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire | The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel

  10-06-2016 02:18
  
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  June Snow Blankets Alaska's North Slope, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire | The Weather Channel
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  Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari explains how even though its summer in the U.S. there are still some spots where it's snowing. Mount Washington and Barrow Alaska Snow. It's June, and parts of the U.S. are bracing for record heat – but there are a few ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Mountain Rescue finds body of missing skier

  10-06-2016 01:57
  
  Searchers from the Alaska Mountain Rescue group have discovered a body in Hatcher Pass believed to be missing skier, Dr. Liam Walsh.
  Once the body was located, Alaska State Troopers retrieved the body with a helicopter.
  The remains will be transported to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsy and positive identification.
  Walsh’s next of kin have been notified.
  Walsh went missing on November 22nd, 2016 while skiing in Hatcher Pass.
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• Alaska Mountain Rescue find body of missing skier

  10-06-2016 01:57
  
  Searchers from the Alaska Mountain Rescue group have discovered a body in Hatcher Pass believed to be missing skier, Dr. Liam Walsh.
  Once the body was located, Alaska State Troopers retrieved the body with a helicopter.
  The remains will be transported to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsy and positive identification.
  Walsh’s next of kin have been notified.
  Walsh went missing on November 22nd, 2016 while skiing in Hatcher Pass.
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• New AGDC president to make half million dollars a year

  10-06-2016 01:20
  Kevin Meyer was appointed AGDC’s new president on June 9. (Courtesy of AGDC.)The state gas line corporation has a new president, six months after the ouster of its previous leadership — and he will start with a base salary of over half a million dollars.
  Keith Meyer, a former president of Cheniere LNG in Texas, was approved by the board of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. on Thursday morning.
  Meyer’s annual salary is set at $550,000, with an optional a
  
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• Hundred-year 'treasure' of Alaska history and culture opens in Juneau - Alaska Public Radio Network

  10-06-2016 01:17
  
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  Hundred-year 'treasure' of Alaska history and culture opens in Juneau
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  It was built to protect and preserve Alaska's most-treasured documents and artifacts for the next hundred years. The replacement for the old Alaska State Museum in Juneau was almost two decades in the planning and it took over three years to build.
  
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• Hundred-year ‘treasure’ of Alaska history and culture opens in Juneau

  10-06-2016 01:14
  
  It was built to protect and preserve Alaska’s most-treasured documents and artifacts for the next hundred years. The replacement for the old Alaska State Museum in Juneau was almost two decades in the planning and it took over three years to build.
  Juneau Sen. Dennis Egan addresses a crowd during the grand opening of the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Library, Archives and Museum on June 6, 2016. (Photo by Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau)Now, it’s finished. And the public just had the
  
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• UPDATE: Recent bear mauling may actually have been moose attack says Fish and Game

  10-06-2016 01:04
  
  A man found bleeding with multiple wounds on Wednesday night on the outskirts of Anchorage was initially thought to have been the victim of a bear attack. However, wildlife biologists are now reporting the attack was more likely from a moose. Anchorage police received a call stating the man was barely responsive and may have been stabbed. Police and medics responded, and took the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced in critical condition.
  APD police cruiser (Photo by Wesley Early
  
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• Stabbing victim may have actually been bear mauling victim according to police

  10-06-2016 01:04
  
  A man found bleeding with multiple wounds on Wednesday night on the outskirts of Anchorage could have been the victim of a bear attack. Anchorage police received a call stating the man was barely responsive and may have been stabbed. Police and medics responded, and took the man to a hospital, where he was pronounced in critical condition.
  APD police cruiser (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)After further investigating and working with medical staff at the hospital, i
  
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• Canoe landings kick off Celebration 2016

  10-06-2016 00:56
  
  The arrival of the One People Canoe Society on Wednesday marked an unofficial kick-off to Celebration. While the flotilla steadied itself for the last leg of the journey, a crowd of over 300 people clustered at the shores of Douglas Harbor.
  Members of the One People Canoe Society push during the last leg of their journey on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, near Juneau, Alaska. The group began the trip to Juneau from Angoon on June 2. Their trip is the unofficial beginning of Celebration. (Photo by
  
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• U.S. Forest Service seeks public comment on proposed Wrangell Timber Sale.

  10-06-2016 00:41
  
  The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public comment on a proposed timber sale on Wrangell Island.
  The U.S. Forest Service released five alternatives in their draft environmental impact statement for the Wrangell Island Project on June 2. Its preferred alternative would allow two thirds of the acreage to be selectively harvested and a third clear cut, producing about 65 million board feet.
  U.S. Forest Service’s preferred alternative for Wrangell timber sale.That’s down 8 million
  
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• Top-notch youth choir from Houston tours Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-06-2016 00:16
  
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  Top-notch youth choir from Houston tours Alaska
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  The Houston Boychoir will perform in Anchorage June 10-15 and June 19 in Sitka. (Courtesy Houston Boychoir). The Houston Boychoir, one of the foremost youth choruses in the world, will be in Alaska next week. The traveling ensemble of 37 singers, age ...
  
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