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• State, locals suspend search for man missing near Nome - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-07-2016 23:11
  
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  State, locals suspend search for man missing near Nome
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Joseph Balderas, 36, remains missing after a week of searching near Mile 44 of the Nome-Council Highway. (Photo courtesy Finding Joseph Facebook page). Update 1 p.m. Wednesday: The loved ones of a Nome man are following state and federal ...
  Troopers suspend search for Nome man, volunteers continue lookingJuneau Empire (subscription)
  Troopers suspend search for missing Nome manFairbanks Daily N
  
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• Paleontologist hopes to find prehistoric life in upcoming expedition to Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  06-07-2016 22:20
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Paleontologist hopes to find prehistoric life in upcoming expedition to Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  A paleontologist from the Lower 48 is back in Alaska and on the hunt for polar dinosaurs this summer. For the past 19 years, Dr. Anthony Fiorillo has come up to Alaska from Dallas, TX to learn more about dinosaurs that roamed the state 70 million of ...
  
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• Why Alaska Air Group, Inc. Stock Fell 12% in June - Motley Fool

  06-07-2016 22:16
  
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  Why Alaska Air Group, Inc. Stock Fell 12% in June
  Motley Fool
  Persistent unit-revenue declines dragged down shares of the West-Coast-focused airline last month. Adam Levine-Weinberg. (TMFGemHunter). Jul 6, 2016 at 4:10PM. What: June was a bad month for airline stocks due to ongoing worries about business ...and more »
  
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• East Texan hospitalized after falling off cliff in Alaska - KLTV

  06-07-2016 22:08
  
  East Texan hospitalized after falling off cliff in Alaska
  KLTV
  An East Texas man was hospitalized after falling off a mountain in Alaska. Sterling Horton, 21, was hiking the mountain with a friend to watch Fireworks on July 4 when he lost his footing and fell approximately 65 feet, Horton's mother, Sandi Green, said.and more »
  
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• Palmer woman found dead in Anchorage jail cell - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-07-2016 21:23
  
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  Palmer woman found dead in Anchorage jail cell
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Laurel Hunter, 48, of Palmer was found unresponsive and alone in her cell during a security check at about 2:27 a.m. Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Corrections said in a statement. CPR was performed on Hunter before she was transported to Alaska ...
  Woman in state jail custody dies at Anchorage hospitalFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 5 news articles »
  
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• Budget veto cuts heat assistance for low-income households in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-07-2016 20:04
  
  Budget veto cuts heat assistance for low-income households in Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — With the start of the new fiscal year last Friday, the cuts and vetoes to this year's budget are starting to take effect. One cut will impact more than 9,000 low-income households in Alaska. That cut ends a state heating assistance for ...
  
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• Want to win a trip to Alaska? Donate blood in Champaign County - Springfield News Sun

  06-07-2016 20:03
  
  Want to win a trip to Alaska? Donate blood in Champaign County
  Springfield News Sun
  The Urbana Church of Christ in Christian Union will host a community blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the Fellowship Hall, 1101 N. Main St. Donors will have a chance to win the “Wild About Alaska Adventure for Two” vacation. Donors are ...and more »
  
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• Citing money issues, Alaska governor cancels state picnics - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-07-2016 20:02
  
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  Citing money issues, Alaska governor cancels state picnics
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's money woes will mean no state community picnics hosted by Gov. Bill Walker this year. Anchorage television station KTUU (http://bit.ly/29vNm9Y) reports Walker has canceled the events. A spokeswoman says the Walker ...
  Alaska Governor Bill Walker Cancels State Picnicsyouralaskalink
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• GCI to pay $2.4 million penalty for wireless 911 outages in Alaska - KTUU.com

  06-07-2016 19:36
  
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  GCI to pay $2.4 million penalty for wireless 911 outages in Alaska
  KTUU.com
  The five outages on GCI's wireless 911 system that prompted a $2.4 million FCC fine announced today occurred in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Nenana, Bethel, Hooper Bay and “western Alaska communities,” the company says. The outages took place ...
  Telecom Firm to Pay $2.4 Million for 911 Outages in AlaskaMorning Consult
  GCI to pay $2.4 million in FCC settlement over 911 outagesAlaska Dispatch N
  
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• Woman recovering from bear bite in Alaska - KFQD

  06-07-2016 19:18
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  Woman recovering from bear bite in Alaska
  KFQD
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A woman in Alaska is recovering after being bitten by a brown bear while she was hiking on a trail with her two dogs. The woman was treated at a hospital and released following the late Sunday afternoon attack at the Kenai ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO: After 15 years at BP, Brad Campbell is out of a job

  06-07-2016 18:42
  
  Alaska has lost more than 2000 oil industry jobs in the last year. One of those jobs belonged to Brad Campbell, who worked as a financial analyst for BP for more than 15 years.
  Alaska’s Energy Desk talked with Campbell as part of the series An Uncertain Future.
  
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• After 15 years at BP, Brad Campbell is out of a job

  06-07-2016 18:42
  
  Alaska has lost more than 2000 oil industry jobs in the last year. One of those jobs belonged to Brad Campbell, who worked as a financial analyst for BP for more than 15 years.
  Alaska’s Energy Desk talked with Campbell as part of the series An Uncertain Future.
   
   
  
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• Alaska's Stunning Live Bearcam Returns - NBC New York

  06-07-2016 18:11
  
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  Alaska's Stunning Live Bearcam Returns
  NBC New York
  EXPLORE.org has switched on its highly anticipated Bearcam in Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve for the summer, the fourth season the organization has graced nature lovers worldwide with the opportunity to see the majestic bruins fish for salmon ...
  Alaska's Bearcam Is Back Online At Katmai National Park & PreserveHuffington Post
  Alaska Bearcam back online for the SummerWGBA-TV
  Grizzly fans, Alaska's awesome BearCam
  
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• Anchorage jury convicts man of sexually abusing his girlfriend's children - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-07-2016 18:01
  
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  Anchorage jury convicts man of sexually abusing his girlfriend's children
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Anchorage man is facing at least three decades behind bars after a jury convicted him Tuesday of sexually abusing three of his girlfriend's children over a span of four years. Anchorage District Attorney Clint Campion said in a statement that 27 ...
  
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• Anchorage jury convicts man for sexually abusing his girlfriend's children - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-07-2016 18:01
  
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  Anchorage jury convicts man for sexually abusing his girlfriend's children
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Anchorage man is facing at least three decades behind bars after a jury convicted him Tuesday of sexually abusing three of his girlfriend's children over a span of four years. Anchorage District Attorney Clint Campion said in a statement that 27 ...
  
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• APD identifies shooter, victim in fatal 4th of July shooting

  06-07-2016 17:28
  
  APD patrol SUV (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Anchorage Police have ID’d a suspect in custody in relation to homicide Monday in South Anchorage.
  Witnesses said Trayvon Morrissette, 32, of Anchorage shot Jorge Rea-Villa, 30, Monday evening at a holiday barbecue at a residence on the 4000 block of Lore Road.
  Rea-Villa suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene.
  According to an APD press release, the two knew each other, but witnesses di
  
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• Minor flooding expected in Nikolai

  06-07-2016 16:59
  
  A flood advisory in in effect for the south fork of the Kuskokwim River near Nikolai until 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 6. (Image via Google Maps)A flood advisory is in effect along the Kuskokwim River near Nikolai through early Wednesday afternoon.
  According to the National Weather Service, high rainfall in the area has caused the south fork of the Kuskokwim River to rise 6 feet over the past few days.
  The river is expected to continue to rise slowly or remain nearly steady until about 12:45 p.m.
  
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• Loudoun Museum Curator Leaves for Alaska - Loudoun Now

  06-07-2016 16:40
  
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  Loudoun Museum Curator Leaves for Alaska
  Loudoun Now
  After five years as curator and director of administration at the Loudoun Museum, will leave the job to become curator of collections and exhibits for the Kodiak Historical Society on Kodiak Island, off the coast of Alaska. “It is a major move to a ...
  
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• Captain of small cruise ship found dead in Alaska - Fox News

  06-07-2016 15:28
  
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  Captain of small cruise ship found dead in Alaska
  Fox News
  The 47-year-old captain of a small cruise ship under way in southeast Alaska was found dead in his state room early Monday morning. According to Alaska State Troopers, crew members found the body of Kenneth Adams in his cabin as Alaskan Dream ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's Bearcam Is Back Online At Katmai National Park & Preserve - Huffington Post

  06-07-2016 07:40
  
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  Alaska's Bearcam Is Back Online At Katmai National Park & Preserve
  Huffington Post
  You know summer's in full swing when the Bearcam stationed in Alaska's Katmai National Park & Preserve is switched back on, giving viewers around the world a glimpse of coastal brown bears in action. One camera is located at Brooks Falls, where the ...
  Alaska's Stunning Live Bearcam ReturnsNBC New York
  Grizzly fans, Alaska's awesome BearCam is back onlineDigital Trends
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• Alaska lawmakers will stay in Anchorage offices at least three more months in spite of invalid lease - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-07-2016 05:40
  
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  Alaska lawmakers will stay in Anchorage offices at least three more months in spite of invalid lease
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Alaska Legislature will pay about six months of rent for its downtown Anchorage office space even though a judge ruled in March that its lease for the building violated state law. A legislative leader, Kodiak Republican Sen. Gary Stevens, said ...
  
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• Alaska newspaper publisher survives floatplane crash - The Seattle Times

  06-07-2016 05:22
  
  Alaska newspaper publisher survives floatplane crash
  The Seattle Times
  Alice Rogoff, publisher of Alaska Dispatch News, was the pilot and only person on board the plane that crashed during an attempted landing at Halibut Cove. Share story. By. DAN JOLING. Associated Press. ANCHORAGE — The publisher of Alaska's largest ...and more »
  
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• Groups to meet in Fairbanks to lobby for Alaska Permanent Fund change - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-07-2016 04:42
  
  Groups to meet in Fairbanks to lobby for Alaska Permanent Fund change
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS—Local economic and business groups are joining Wednesday in Fairbanks to advocate for restructuring the Alaska Permanent Fund to pay for state government. The so-called "advocacy luncheon" is from noon to 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center ...and more »
  
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• Air National Guard hoists injured hiker off Flattop Mountain - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-07-2016 04:10
  
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  Air National Guard hoists injured hiker off Flattop Mountain
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An injured hiker was hoisted off Flattop Mountain on Tuesday morning after taking a 65-foot fall down steep terrain, according to the Alaska National Guard. Alaska State Troopers requested support from the Alaska Air National Guard — the troopers ...and more »
  
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• Land Rights Win: Alaska Native Tribes Win Right to Place Lands Into Trust, Enhance Safety - Indian Country Today Media Network

  06-07-2016 03:56
  Indian Country Today Media Network
  Land Rights Win: Alaska Native Tribes Win Right to Place Lands Into Trust, Enhance Safety
  Indian Country Today Media Network
  Alaska Native communities have a bit more control over their land thanks to a July 1 ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that affirms their ability to place lands into federal trust, just as other tribes can, in what Alaska tribes ...
  
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• Traveling Music 7-17-16

  06-07-2016 03:48
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  7-17-16
   
  Upcoming Concert:  Laura and the Killed Men, Saturday, July 23, at 10 PM at the Tap Root, 3300 Spenard Rd., Anchorage,  taprootalaska.com
   
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  Everchanging Trail
  Laura and the Killed Men / Laura Kepner-Adney, Sam Golden
  Everchanging Trail
  www.lauraandthekilledmen.com
  2:48
   
  Black Blizzard
  Laura and the Killed Men / Laura Kepner-Adney
  One Bell
  www.lauraandthekille
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 5, 2016

  06-07-2016 03:39
  
  
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  From the oil patch to oil & vinegar
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  Facing the first real recession in three decades, Alaskans adapt.
  Monster landslide rocks Southeast Alaska
  Jillian Rogers, KHNS – Haines
  A massive landslide
  
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• Kenai Peninsula Borough considers lowering senior tax exemption

  06-07-2016 02:12
  
  As the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly works its way through proposed changes to the tax codes, the idea to phase out the senior property tax exemption has garnered the most public comment.
  The Kenai Peninsula has become a magnet for senior citizens, and now that state cuts are putting pressure on local government, those seniors are being targeted to share more of the borough’s financial burden through property taxes. Terry Wilson, of Kenai, will soon be one of them, and she is concerned.
  
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• Police rule Sunday bike path shooting a homicide

  06-07-2016 01:56
  
  Anchorage police are ruling homicide in the deaths of two people found on a city bike path early Sunday morning. APD has identified the victims as 20-year-old Brianna Foisy and 41-year-old Jason Netter, Sr. Law enforcement is not releasing any further details on the cause of death, nor is anyone in custody at this time.
  The two deceased were found by a passerby at around 7:42 am Sunday on the path which runs through an industrial warehouse area about a mile from a popular downtown fishing spot.
  
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• Search called off for missing Nome hiker

  06-07-2016 01:52
  
  The search has been suspended for a Nome man missing for more than a week.
  Alaska State Troopers said they’ve ended the search for 36-year-old Joseph Balderas pending any new leads.
  The search for Balderas began after he failed to show up for work June 27 at his job as a law clerk in the Nome court.
  Balderas’ vehicle was found along the Nome-Council Highway, and Alaska State Troopers say he may have been mountain running or hiking off the road.
  In a web posting Tuesday, troopers said
  
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• Paralytic shellfish poisoning poses a serious risk in four Juneau-Douglas beaches

  06-07-2016 01:52
  
  Four beaches in the Juneau-Douglas area have elevated levels of toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.Salmon jumping out of the water at Amalga Harbor during last year’s opening. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)Eagle Beach, Amalga Harbor, Auke Recreational Area and Outer Point all have toxin levels that exceed the Food and Drug Administration’s limit for safe consumption.
  Elizabeth Tobin is a post-doctoral researcher. She and her team collected the data last month. She sa
  
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• Why some Alaska workers turn down pay increases

  06-07-2016 01:42
  
  A pay increase should be a happy event in a person’s life, but for some it can evoke fear. That’s because more money earned could mean less money overall when public assistance programs get cut off.
  Rebecca and Mark Dundore want to give their employees pay raises and increased hours, but they say it’s caused anxiety for some of their staff. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins, KTOO – Juneau)Rebecca and her husband Mark Dundore own Juneau Treasures Thrift Store. A place that&
  
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• Feds call out Juneau schools website for inaccessibility to people with low vision, deafness

  06-07-2016 01:13
  
  The federal government is cracking down on the Juneau School District because its website discriminates against people with disabilities. People living with conditions like low vision and deafness use special features on their computers to make surfing the web possible.
  Brin Marx builds websites for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. He uses high-contrast accessibility features and reading software to compensate for his low vision. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Junea
  
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• Small earthquake adds to Sitka’s holiday blast

  06-07-2016 00:51
  
  A small earthquake rattled dishes along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska Monday evening. The US Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 3.6 quake occurred about 20 miles west of Whale Bay off the coast of Baranof Island, at 7:20 PM. The epicenter was located at a depth of about 21 miles below the surface of the earth.
  The epicenter of the quake was about 20 miles west of Whale Bay, and 21 miles below the surface. (USGS Data)In Sitka, the quake was felt as two sharp jolts in quick successio
  
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• As Glaciers Melt in Alaska, Landslides Follow

  06-07-2016 00:34 via nytimes.com
  As the glaciers that support them melt, mountainsides around Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska are giving way, causing seismic tremors and tsunamis.
  
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