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• Timely rains help Alaska to a mild wildfire season so far - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  13-07-2016 23:24
  
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Timely rains help Alaska to a mild wildfire season so far
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  A photo of the Tetlin River Fire taken from the road leading to the village of Tetlin. Photo by Angie Isaac. Fire erupts near Tetlin. Photo from Alaska Division of Forestry Facebook page. A photo of the smoke column from the Tetlin River Fire taken ...and more »
  
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• Historic boat finds new berth in Kenai

  13-07-2016 22:33
  
  There’s a new piece of history outside the Kenai Historical Society’s office, in the Old Town section of Kenai. It casts back to a time in the state’s commercial fishing industry before small boats had engines, electronics or hydraulics, when everything was done by hand.
  A Bristol Bay double-ender fishing boat is on display at the Kenai Historical Society’s office, across the parking lot from the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. (Photo by Jenny Neyman, KBBI – Hom
  
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• Alaska Aces sign returners in goalie Hafner, forward Babinski - Alaska Dispatch News

  13-07-2016 22:25
  
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  Alaska Aces sign returners in goalie Hafner, forward Babinski
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Goaltender Lukas Hafner and forward Kenny Babinski joined the Alaska Aces late last hockey season after closing their college careers, and both evidently showed head coach Rob Murray enough to rate a return. The ECHL club Wednesday announced the ...
  Alaska Aces Sign Kenny Babinski and Lukas Hafnerhockeyfights.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Walker: 'Devastating' fallout for Alaska if Legislature denies new money sources - KTUU.com

  13-07-2016 22:08
  
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  Walker: 'Devastating' fallout for Alaska if Legislature denies new money sources
  KTUU.com
  Gov. Bill Walker today released a six-page report detailing what he called potentially “devastating” fallout to state services such as public safety and education if the Legislature does not tap new revenue sources during the newly started special session.
  Alaska House takes first step toward undoing Walker's Permanent Fund vetoAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska House asks Senate to override
  
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• Budget cuts lead to sale of popular Fairbanks well by DOT

  13-07-2016 21:50
  
  The Alaska Department of Transportation is preparing to sell a popular well that provides Fairbanks area residents with water. Fox springs has long been a staple resource for cabin dwellers and others who want free spring water. DOT said cuts in its budget are leading to the sale.
  The water from the Fox spring near Fairbanks has long been a local institution. Located about 10 miles from town near, the community of Fox, the Department of Transportation has maintained it for years, drilling a well
  
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• COMMENTARY: Veto of tax credit payments damages Alaska - Alaskajournal.com

  13-07-2016 20:54
  COMMENTARY: Veto of tax credit payments damages Alaska
  Alaskajournal.com
  At first glance, Gov. Bill Walker's veto of payments for tax credits to the oil industry may appear to be a bold move to save money for the state in a time of crisis. But in reality, the governor has not saved a dime for the state, and — with one ...
  
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• Alaska weather whiplash: Hottest in years, then coldest in decades predicted - Washington Post

  13-07-2016 20:08
  
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  Alaska weather whiplash: Hottest in years, then coldest in decades predicted
  Washington Post
  In a remarkable turnabout, the prevailing weather in large parts of Alaska is forecast to switch from historically hot to historically cold in the matter of a couple days late this week. Since the fall, Alaska has been unusually warm, breaking record ...and more »
  
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• 1 dead, 4 injured in crash near Alaska Regional Hospital; driver fled the scene - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  13-07-2016 16:35
  
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  1 dead, 4 injured in crash near Alaska Regional Hospital; driver fled the scene
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  A single-vehicle rollover crash early Wednesday morning has left one person dead, and four injured, according to Anchorage police. The driver, now charged with a DUI, fled the scene of the crash, which happened just after 1 a.m.. Police say a van was ...
  Driver held on manslaughter charges after fatal DeBarr Road crashAlaska Dispatch Newsall 6 news artic
  
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• Robbery suspect dies after being shot by police in East Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  13-07-2016 15:29
  
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  Robbery suspect dies after being shot by police in East Anchorage
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  Anchorage police investigate outside an East Anchorage Home Depot store after two officers shot a robbery suspect, who later died. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). A robbery suspect was shot and killed Tuesday evening after responding officers ...
  Alaska cops shoot, kill hatchet-wielding suspect at Home DepotNew York Daily News
  Officer-involved shooting leaves 1 dead in East An
  
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• Growing perennials in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  13-07-2016 10:04
  
  Growing perennials in Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Every winter, I receive seed catalogs in the mail from several sources and I spend many hours carefully reading and selecting what I am going to grow in the summer. I have done this long enough that I can usually make good choices. It ...
  
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• Walker gives ‘unprecedented’ address on local budgeting woes

  13-07-2016 09:35
  
  Governor Bill Walker during a press conference last November in Anchorage. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Governor Bill Walker’s budget vetoes have carved at $17 million dollar hole in the Anchorage’s revenues, with the bulk of that drop hitting the school district.
  In a move he called “unprecedented,” Walker spoke by phone through a hoarse voice to the Anchorage Assembly during its Tuesday night meeting. The brief remarks addressed&n
  
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• Dan Sullivan only Alaska member to attend Republican National Convention - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  13-07-2016 09:08
  
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  Dan Sullivan only Alaska member to attend Republican National Convention
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — With the Republican National Convention set to begin next week in Cleveland, only one of Alaska's three congressional members will be in attendance. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican elected in 2014, said he will attend the opening days of ...
  Sen. Dan Sullivan: A surprising choice for GOP's keynote address?Alaska Dispatch Newsall 7 news articles &ra
  
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• Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead in East Anchorage

  13-07-2016 08:27
  
  Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley addresses reporters during a brief press conference following the incident (Photo: Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media, Anchorage)A young man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Anchorage Tuesday evening.
  Anchorage Police Department Chief Chris Tolley addressed media during a short press conference at APD headquarters two hours after the incident.
  According to law-enforcement, the incident started with a call about a robbery at an East An
  
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• Officer-involved shooting leaves 1 dead in East Anchorage

  13-07-2016 08:27
  
  Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley addresses reporters during a brief press conference following the shooting (Photo: Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)A young man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Anchorage Tuesday evening.
  Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley spoke to reporters during a short press conference at APD headquarters two hours after the event.
  According to law enforcement, the incident started with a call about a robbery at an East Anchorage Home Depot.
  
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• Missing woman found dead in Juneau's Lemon Creek - Alaska Dispatch News

  13-07-2016 08:25
  
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  Missing woman found dead in Juneau's Lemon Creek
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Juneau Police reported Tuesday evening that they'd located the body of a woman believed missing in Juneau's Lemon Creek since Sunday. The discovery comes a day after her brother's body was found a mile downstream from a campsite they had shared.and more »
  
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• Surveys off Alaska lead to new types of soft-bodied fish - U.S. News & World Report

  13-07-2016 08:11
  
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  Surveys off Alaska lead to new types of soft-bodied fish
  U.S. News & World Report
  A 2002 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries/Alaska Fisheries Science Center and taken during the second leg of the Aleutian Islands survey shows a snailfish. Snailfish have no scales. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center, part of the National Oceanic and ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 12, 2016

  13-07-2016 03:46
  
  
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  Legislature looks to move forward despite apparent gridlock
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Whether the Legislature will take action in the special session remains uncertain today. The House is divided over whether or not to try to overturn Gove
  
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• Young promotes Chouest ship to fill ‘icebreaker gap’

  13-07-2016 03:21
  
  U.S Rep. Don Young (2016 file photo by Jennifer Canfield/KTOO)Not only is the Coast Guard down to two working icebreakers, the sole heavy icebreaker still on the job is due to retire before a replacement can hit the water. That “icebreaker gap” was the subject of a hearing in the U.S. House today. The hearing turned testy when Congressman Don Young pressed the Coast Guard to consider leasing an icebreaker from the private sector, from a company whose owners happen to be big con
  
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• Watch: Bear stuck in Subaru destroys the interior before being freed - Alaska Dispatch News

  13-07-2016 03:09
  
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  Watch: Bear stuck in Subaru destroys the interior before being freed
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A Subaru owner in Colorado saw extensive damage to their car Tuesday morning after a black bear got stuck inside the vehicle, as seen in a video posted on YouTube. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if ...and more »
  
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• Legislature looks to move forward despite apparent gridlock

  13-07-2016 02:53
  
  Whether the Legislature will take action in the special session remains uncertain today. The House is divided over whether or not to try to overturn Governor Bill Walker’s vetoes of Permanent Fund Dividend money or other budget items. And it’s not clear whether there’s enough votes to pass any of the bills Walker called them into the session to consider.
  Rep. Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, at a House Majority press availability, Feb. 18, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)House Sp
  
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• Murkowski won’t attend GOP convention with primary looming

  13-07-2016 02:11
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be traveling in Alaska next week as part of her re-election campaign and won’t be attending the national Republican convention.
  Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage: Senator Lisa MurkowskiRachel Kallander, a spokeswoman for Murkowski’s re-election campaign, says the convention is about a month before Murkowski’s primary and that Murkowski has a packed travel schedule during the Senate break.
  The convention begins Monday in Cleveland. Alaska’
  
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• Video: How chilly seawater keeps an aquarium warm

  13-07-2016 01:55
  
  The Alaska Sealife Center has managed to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its annual utility bills in half. The secret: In 2008, the aquarium used state and federal grants to install a seawater heat pump system.
  The system uses Resurrection Bay is like a giant solar battery, storing heat that’s traveled from the equator to Alaska.
  
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• Early numbers show strong brown bear hunt

  13-07-2016 01:39
  Final numbers haven’t been tallied yet, but the spring bear hunt in the Bristol Bay region looks to have been a solid one.
  More than 200 brown bears were harvested in the Bristol Bay region this spring, according to preliminary numbers from ADF&G. (Photo courtesy of National Park Service)“(We) had a lot of very satisfied, happy hunters,” said King Salmon-based Fish and Game biologist Chris Peterson.
  Some 200 brown bears were harvested during the spring hunt. She says t
  
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• Dip-netting open on Kasilof, Kenai Rivers

  13-07-2016 01:31
  The Kenai River personal-use dip net fishery opened Sunday on a high point. Not only was the weather sunny and warm, but unusually high numbers of sockeye salmon greeted participants of the resident-only fishery.
  Dip-netters line the north bank of the Kasilof River last week. The sockeye run started slow in returning to the Kasilof. On the Kenai River, by contrast, huge numbers of sockeye greeted dip-netters on opening day July 10.
  (Photo by Jenny Neyman, KBBI – Homer)For the last several
  
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• Fairbanks classroom shows potential for 3-D printing

  13-07-2016 01:03
  A classroom in downtown Fairbanks has the beginnings of a science-fiction story turning practical reality. There are 20 computers hooked up to 20 3-D printers in a lab at University of Alaska’s Community and Technical College or CTC. Teachers there believe it is going to be a huge game-changer for Alaska to “print” objects instead of buying them from an outside source.
  A 3-D printer creating a design (Photo by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks)So that thing you ordered online a we
  
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