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• Alaska's sports legends help the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame celebrate its 10th year - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  26-07-2016 23:42
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska's sports legends help the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame celebrate its 10th year
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame is celebrating its 10-year-anniversary and a collection of the state's greatest all-stars will be in attendance. From Super Bowl and Stanley Cup winners, to Olympic medalists, the public is invited for a chance to meet ...
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• Chickaloon man charged with threatening rafters in distress - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-07-2016 23:22
  
  Chickaloon man charged with threatening rafters in distress
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A group of more than a dozen rafters, including children, were threatened by a man holding a knife when they ran into trouble Monday near Chickaloon, troopers said. Chickaloon resident Bruce Harrison, 56, also pushed a raft holding children into the ...and more »
  
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• In wake of budgetary climate, Palmer Correctional Facility shut down

  26-07-2016 22:32
  
  In a move that may come as no surprise to a cash-strapped state administration, the commissioner of DOC Tuesday announced the shuttering of Palmer Correctional Facility.
  The Palmer Correctional Facility (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Corrections)DOC Commissioner Dean Williams spent Tuesday morning meeting with Mat-Su Borough officials and with city mayor DeLena Johnson before going public with the announcement.
  “We are giving ourselves four to five mon
  
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• DOC to shutter Palmer Correctional Center

  26-07-2016 22:32
  In a move that may come as no surprise to a cash-strapped state administration, the commissioner of DOC Tuesday announced the imminent shutdown  of Palmer Correctional Facility.
  DOC Commissioner Dean Williams spent Tuesday morning meeting with Mat Su Borough officials and with Palmer mayor DeLena Johnson before going public with the announcement.
  “We are giving ourselves four to five months to accomplish the entire closure and re-purpose of the facility. We wanted to do that to make s
  
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• Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  26-07-2016 22:22
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Deficit-saddled Alaska gets another hit to its credit rating
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska's credit rating has taken another hit in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit that state officials have yet to close. With Monday's downgrade by Moody's Investors Service, the state has seen its credit rating ...
  Moody's downgrades Alaska's credit rating for second time this yearKTUU.com
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• State to close Palmer prison, relocate inmates and staff - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-07-2016 22:16
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  State to close Palmer prison, relocate inmates and staff
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Palmer Correctional Center is slated to be closed this year in a money-saving move, DOC officials said Tuesday. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Corrections). A Mat-Su prison will see its mix of medium- and minimum-security inmates shifted to other ...and more »
  
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• First-time offenders get second chance under new criminal justice reform law

  26-07-2016 21:29
  
  The criminal justice reform bill recently signed into law is intended to save money and reduce the state’s prison population by eliminating the factors that contribute to recidivism, or the revolving door of offenders repeatedly returning to prison.
  A defendant confers with his court-appointed defense attorney during an arraignment at the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau. (Photo by Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau)The measure includes a small tweak to current law that allows non-violent and low
  
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• 2 sea lions give birth, 1 pup survives at Alaska SeaLife Center - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-07-2016 21:02
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  2 sea lions give birth, 1 pup survives at Alaska SeaLife Center
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A Steller sea lion pup, born July 1 to mother Eden, plays at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward. (Courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center). The Alaska SeaLife Center's third-ever Steller sea lion pup was born this month, a week after another sea lion delivered ...and more »
  
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• No typical salmon run: Fish spills across Alaska highway - U.S. News & World Report

  26-07-2016 19:41
  
  U.S. News & World Report
  No typical salmon run: Fish spills across Alaska highway
  U.S. News & World Report
  Chum salmon, shown here, fill a bin on the median of a busy highway as authorities worked to clean up after a transport truck carrying the fish rolled on Monday, July 25, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. The truck carrying chum salmon to a cannery in Alaska's ...
  No typical salmon run: Fish spill across highway in AlaskaCBC.caall 12 news articles »
  
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• Virgin America shareholders OK Alaska Air merger, bringing deal closer to completion - GeekWire

  26-07-2016 18:31
  
  GeekWire
  Virgin America shareholders OK Alaska Air merger, bringing deal closer to completion
  GeekWire
  Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails Virgin America and Alaska Air Group are getting set to merge. (Credit: Alaska Air). California-based Virgin America said today that its shareholders have approved the air carrier's merger with Seattle-based ...
  Virgin America shareholders approve merger with Alaska AirPuget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
  Virgin America Stockholders Approve Merger Deal
  
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• Southeast Alaska widow drove husband's dead body on 'rolling wake,' - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  26-07-2016 17:53
  
  Evening Standard
  Southeast Alaska widow drove husband's dead body on 'rolling wake,'
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  KETCHIKAN—A widow in Alaska drove her dead husband's body on a days-long "rolling wake" along the state's southeastern coast, stopping from time to time ...
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• Restaurant halts golf game after official complains golf balls littering Alaska river - Fox News

  26-07-2016 17:33
  
  Fox News
  Restaurant halts golf game after official complains golf balls littering Alaska river
  Fox News
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A complaint has driven a Fairbanks hotel and restaurant to stop offering patrons the opportunity to smack golf balls across the Chena River. Pike's Landing suspended the long-running game after a complaint that most golf balls fell ...
  
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• Networking with Arctic neighbors: Alaska rejoins the Northern Forum ... - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  26-07-2016 17:13
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Networking with Arctic neighbors: Alaska rejoins the Northern Forum ...
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska is looking to its neighbors in the north for support on some of the challenging issues unique to the Arctic. On Monday, Gov. Bill Walker signed a ...
  After hiatus, Alaska returns to Northern Forum - Alaska Dispatch NewsAlaska Dispatch Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Deep in the heart of Denali, ode to an aviation pioneer - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-07-2016 16:35
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Deep in the heart of Denali, ode to an aviation pioneer
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The original Sheldon Mountain House near Ruth Glacier, with a foundation for the Sheldon Chalet in the background. (Erin Kirkland). Parents sometimes leave unexpected memories with their children, and one of Robert Sheldon's earliest recollections ...
  
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• Mysterious New Whale Species Discovered in Alaska - National Geographic

  26-07-2016 16:04
  
  National Geographic
  Mysterious New Whale Species Discovered in Alaska
  National Geographic
  Scientists say a dead whale on a desolate beach and a skeleton hanging in a high school gym are a new species. Yet experts have never seen one alive.
  Researchers find new whale species in Western AlaskaKTOO
  Genetic structure of the beaked whale genus Berardius in the North Pacific, with genetic evidence for a new species ...Wiley Online Libraryall 7 news articles »
  
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• Dave Eggers hits the Alaska 'Frontier' in new novel - USA Today - USA TODAY

  26-07-2016 13:04
  
  Dave Eggers hits the Alaska 'Frontier' in new novel - USA Today
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  Ah, to spend a few hundred pages in the mind of Dave Eggers. Whether he's writing a memoir clogged with footnotes or a novel about war-torn Sudan, readers ...and more »
  
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• Truck carrying chum salmon rolls and spills across Alaska highway - Fox News

  26-07-2016 06:10
  
  Fox News
  Truck carrying chum salmon rolls and spills across Alaska highway
  Fox News
  JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaskans are always excited by salmon runs, unless it's across a highway. A transport truck carrying chum salmon to a cannery in Alaska's capital city rolled Monday afternoon, spilling the fish across three of the highway's four lanes ...
  Truck Overturns, Spills 10000 lbs of Salmon Onto Alaska HighwayABC Newsall 10 news articles »
  
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• Could the Marine Corps be coming to Alaska?

  26-07-2016 05:45
  
  
  A cake set out during the U.S. Marine Corps commandant’s visit to an Anchorage VFW post. (Photo: Ben Matheson – Anchorage)The head of the U.S. Marine Corps stopped in Anchorage and the interior this weekend to evaluate new opportunities for training. But some see it as a potential first step in building a permanent presence.
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  Wearing scuffed combat boots in the parking lot just outside the Mountain View VFW hall in Anchorage, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan sounded delighte
  
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• Alaska delegates for Sanders in Philadelphia not happy about emails, response - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-07-2016 05:22
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska delegates for Sanders in Philadelphia not happy about emails, response
  Alaska Dispatch News
  PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic National Committee needs to show supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders that they are willing to be inclusive of the party's many newcomers, Alaskans said here at the Democratic National Convention Monday.
  Alaska delegates contemplate the after-BernKTOO
  Some Alaska Sanders delegates to support Clinton in NovemberKTUU.com
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• Moody's downgrades Alaska amid stalemate over budget - Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-07-2016 04:16
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Moody's downgrades Alaska amid stalemate over budget - Alaska ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Moody's Investor Service on Monday downgraded Alaska's credit rating due to the state's inability to reach consensus on how to close its structural imbalance ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 25, 2016 | Alaska Public Media - Alaska Public Radio Network

  26-07-2016 03:50
  
  KTOO
  Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 25, 2016 | Alaska Public Media
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Sen. Bernie Sanders faced a ballroom full of his delegates and tried to rally them to support Hillary Clinton. A few of Sanders' Alaska delegates later spoke with a ...
  Could the Marine Corps be coming to Alaska? - KTOOKTOOall 2 news articles »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 25, 2016

  26-07-2016 03:49
  
  
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  Alaska delegates consider the after-Bern
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Philadelphia, PA
  Sen. Bernie Sanders faced a ballroom full of his delegates and tried to rally them to support Hillary Clinton. A few of Sanders’ Alaska delegates later s
  
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• Transport truck rolls, spills chum salmon across Alaska road - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)

  26-07-2016 03:34
  
  Transport truck rolls, spills chum salmon across Alaska road
  Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaskans are always excited by salmon runs, unless it's across a highway. A transport truck carrying chum salmon to a fishery in Alaska's capital city rolled Monday afternoon, spilling the fish across three of the highway's four ...and more »
  
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• Alaska has the highest level of state spending, but that's not the whole story - KTOO

  26-07-2016 03:26
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska has the highest level of state spending, but that's not the whole story
  KTOO
  This chart shows state spending and revenue over the past 11 years. It was prepared by the Alaska Division of Legislative Finance. One of the issues dividing Alaska's legislators is the level of state spending. Some lawmakers want to continue to cut ...
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• State spending a contentious and complicated issue in among legislators

  26-07-2016 03:00
  
  One of the issues dividing Alaska’s legislators is the level of state spending. Some lawmakers want to continue to cut spending before considering introducing or raising taxes, or making long-term cuts to Permanent Fund dividends. Others are concerned about the loss of services and the effect on the state’s economy from deeper cuts. So, how high is Alaska’s spending? It’s a complicated issue.
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• Alaska has the highest level of state spending, but that’s not the whole story

  26-07-2016 03:00
  
  
  One of the issues dividing Alaska’s legislators is the level of state spending. Some lawmakers want to continue to cut spending before considering introducing or raising taxes, or making long-term cuts to Permanent Fund dividends. Others are concerned about the loss of services and the effect on the state’s economy from deeper cuts. So, how high is Alaska’s spending? It’s a complicated issue.
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  This chart shows state spending and revenue over the past 11 years. I
  
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• San Diego gets new nonstop to East Coast - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  26-07-2016 02:39
  
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  San Diego gets new nonstop to East Coast
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  Alaska Airlines is once again boosting its presence in San Diego with a new nonstop, this time to Newark, N.J.. Beginning Nov. 21, the airline will launch the daily service to Newark, although tickets can be purchased now. Newark is already served by ...
  
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• Anchorage police target drunk driving with new patrol unit

  26-07-2016 02:19
  
  Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz (at podium), Commissioner Marc Luiken (left) and Police Chief Chris Tolley announce the launch of a new DUI patrol. (Photo by Wesley Early, KSKA – Anchorage)Anchorage is assigning more police to handle drunk drivers.
  City and police officials held a press conference Wednesday to announce the expansion, funded by a $2 million federal grant through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration over five years. The money will help pay for a unit wit
  
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• Alaska Railroad train strikes pedestrian at Crown Point

  26-07-2016 02:02
  
  An 85-year-old Crown Point man was seriously injured when he was struck by an Alaska Railroad train near the Kenai Peninsula community.
  Alaska State Troopers say Ronald Jackson was struck early Saturday and transported to Anchorage for treatment.
  Crown Point is 22 miles north of Seward in the Chugach Mountains. The community of about 70 people is between Kenai Lake and Lower Trail Lake.
  Troopers took a 911 call at about 3:45 a.m. Saturday that Jackson was struck by the train.
  Investigators say J
  
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• Bristol Bay police nab suspected heroin traffickers

  26-07-2016 01:54
  
  Bristol Bay Borough Police seized more than 23 grams of black tar heroin and $6700 in a sizeable drug bust Thursday at Peterson Point, Naknek. Nathan Grey Wegner, 31, and Brandi Nikole Smith, 27, both of Anchorage, were arrested on felony drug trafficking charges.Nathan Wegner, 31, and Brandi Smith, 27, were arrested in Naknek for various drug charges (Photo courtesy of Bristol Bay Borough Police Department)Nathan Wegner, originally of Naknek, had two outstanding warrants for his arrest fro
  
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• Volunteers remove artifacts from historic building threatened by riverbank erosion

  26-07-2016 01:40
  
  Volunteers with State Parks and the Delta Historical Society have removed artifacts from a 110-year-old building at Big Delta State Historical Park. The agencies had planned to wait, to see if the Tanana River washed away more of the riverbank on which the building sits. But Sunday’s move was prompted by concerns over erosion accelerated by recent rains.Delta Historical Society President Maureen Gardner said members of the organization and State Parks officials agreed to remove artifacts f
  
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• Alaska delegates consider the after-Bern - Alaska Public Radio Network

  26-07-2016 01:40
  
  Alaska delegates consider the after-Bern
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  One Sanders fan stated his position in lights on his back. Photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media. Hours before the official start of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Bernie Sanders faced a ballroom full of his delegates and tried to rally them ...and more »
  
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• Alaska delegates contemplate the after-Bern

  26-07-2016 01:36
  
  
  One Sanders fan stated his position in lights on his back. Photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public MediaHours before the official start of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Bernie Sanders faced a ballroom full of his delegates and tried to rally them to support Hillary Clinton. A few of Sanders’ Alaska delegates later spoke of the moment with a mix of sadness and pragmatism.
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  Here’s how it sounded when Sanders told the crowd what they did NOT want to hear
  
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• Alaska delegates consider the after-Bern

  26-07-2016 01:36
  
  One Sanders fan stated his position in lights on his back. Photo: Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public MediaHours before the official start of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Bernie Sanders faced a ballroom full of his delegates and tried to rally them to support Hillary Clinton. A few of Sanders’ Alaska delegates later spoke of the moment with a mix of sadness and pragmatism.
  Here’s how it sounded when Sanders told the crowd what they did NOT want to hear:   &n
  
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• 2 Homer delegates represent Alaska at Democratic National Convention

  26-07-2016 00:27
  
  Homer resident Taz Tally is one of 18 delegates representing Alaska at the Democratic National Convention underway in Philadelphia. Tally is one of two Alaska delegates to the Democratic National Convention from the Homer area. The other delegate is Diana Carbonell. He says it is an honor to represent the state.
  A selfie taken by Homer resident Taz Tally with with the other Alaska delegate from Homer, Diana iana Carbonell at the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
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• 2 Homer delegates among Alaskans at Democratic National Convention

  26-07-2016 00:27
  
  Homer resident Taz Tally is one of 20 delegates representing Alaska at the Democratic National Convention underway in Philadelphia. He says it is an honor to represent the state.
  A selfie taken by Homer resident Taz Tally with the other Alaska delegate from Homer, Diana Carbonell, at the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
  (Photo Courtesy of Taz Tally)“Well, it is an honor and it is pretty darn exciting to be here in Philly to represent Alaska,” Tally said.
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