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• Summit kicks off ferry management study

  09-08-2016 22:48
  
  An effort to restructure the Alaska Marine Highway System begins this month with a summit in Anchorage.
  The fast ferry Fairweather docks at Juneau’s Auke Bay Ferry Terminal in 2013. It’s one of several ships with an uncertain future as the marine highway system’s budget shrinks. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News – Juneau)The Aug. 20 event will be the first for a 12-member steering committee established to oversee the effort.
  Robert Venables will coordina
  
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• Girl Scouts camp promotes leadership skills in Petersburg

  09-08-2016 22:15
  
  Girl Scouts of Alaska came to Petersburg last week to hold a weeklong day camp. Girls ages kindergarten through junior high participated in the events, many of which happened outdoors.
  Girl Scouts study local plants in a botany work shop during a week-long camp. (Photo by Angela Denning, KFSK – Petersburg)A few dozen girls are in a circle outside the Rae Stedman Elementary School. They’re singing songs and dancing around on top of the gray gravel near the playground.
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• Petersburg fishermen make big catch – nearly 400-pound halibut

  09-08-2016 22:03
  
  For a couple of Petersburg fishermen, it was a big day … and a huge catch.
  Brian Mattson, with the 396 pound halibut caught near Petersburg. (Photo by Abbey Collins, KFSK – Petersburg)A nearly 400-pound halibut caught by local fishermen near Petersburg over the weekend wasn’t record breaking, but was still pretty darn huge.
  Petersburg fishermen Brian Mattson and Doug Corl were out long-lining in Frederick Sound when they had an unexpected visitor.
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• Alaska Airlines CIO is also 'CEO of IT' - CIO

  09-08-2016 22:03
  
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  Alaska Airlines CIO is also 'CEO of IT'
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  CIO Veresh Sita runs an executive committee for IT at Alaska Airlines, with a technology COO, CFO and chief HR officer. Email a friend. To. Use commas to separate multiple email addresses. From. Get a new challenge Get an audio challenge Get a visual ...
  
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• Virginia boy identified as person who died in Alaska river - WTOP

  09-08-2016 20:22
  Virginia boy identified as person who died in Alaska river
  WTOP
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say the boy who died in a weekend rafting accident was from Virginia. Troopers on Monday identified the boy as 14-year-old Joseph Cantler. His hometown was not immediately available. The boy and his ...and more »
  
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• Floatplane crash south of Iliamna injures 4 people - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  09-08-2016 20:09
  
  Floatplane crash south of Iliamna injures 4 people
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A floatplane crash 35 miles south of Iliamna left four people seriously injured. Staff Sgt. Ed Eagerton of the Alaska Air National Guard says the airplane with seven on board crashed as it attempted to take off from a body of ...
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• A Weakened Virgin America's Profits Decline as Alaska Prepares to ... - Skift

  09-08-2016 20:00
  
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  A Weakened Virgin America's Profits Decline as Alaska Prepares to ...
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  Virgin America is going out with a whimper. The nine-year-old carrier quietly reported second quarter earnings on August 5, and while it is still making mo.and more »
  
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• A Weakened Virgin America's Profits Decline as Alaska Prepares to Close Merger - Skift

  09-08-2016 20:00
  
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  A Weakened Virgin America's Profits Decline as Alaska Prepares to Close Merger
  Skift
  Virgin America, which is being acquired by Alaska Airlines, is having revenue trouble. Pictured are Alaska and Virgin America aircraft. Alaska Airlines. https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/ · Free Skift Report | Hotel CRM: Enhancing Guest ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's Wildest, Weirdest Frontier - Men's Journal

  09-08-2016 19:48
  
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  Alaska's Wildest, Weirdest Frontier
  Men's Journal
  Near an oval bay just a few miles from an abandoned McDonald's, salmon are crossing a road. Twenty or 30 humped-out pinks flop into the dirt and then onto the tundra for no apparent reason. Maybe they made a wrong turn, missing their spawning stream.
  
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• Travel Tuesday: Save your vacation days and travel within Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  09-08-2016 19:10
  
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  Travel Tuesday: Save your vacation days and travel within Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  According to the U.S. Travel Association (USTA) 55 percent of Americans will leave two full vacation days unused. Most times, these days don't rollover and can't be used later. By doing so, Americans lost 658 million days, and around $61.4 billion in ...and more »
  
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• QUIZ: Which Alaska Mountain Man are you most compatible with? - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  09-08-2016 18:00
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  QUIZ: Which Alaska Mountain Man are you most compatible with?
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  When it comes to matchmaking in Alaska, a common phrase comes to mind: “The odds are good, but the goods are odd.” Those are the words quoted on the cover of the 2017 Mountain Men of Alaska calendar, a 12-month spread of the gents Alaska is ...
  
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• Alaska Gov. Walker hires two new assistants, including former state economist Tichotsky - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-08-2016 16:50
  
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  Alaska Gov. Walker hires two new assistants, including former state economist Tichotsky
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has hired a pair of new economic advisers, including the state's former chief economist, John Tichotsky. Walker last month hired Tichotsky after his position was eliminated by the Department of Revenue. Tichotsky had been one of ...
  
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• Alaska Communications Leads in Wireless Network Management, Now a Silver Partner with Aruba - Yahoo Finance

  09-08-2016 14:59
  Alaska Communications Leads in Wireless Network Management, Now a Silver Partner with Aruba
  Yahoo Finance
  Alaska businesses now have access to improved secure wireless and worker mobility through Alaska Communications' (ALSK) Silver Partner status with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Alaska Communications, the state's leading broadband ...and more »
  
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• Storied Alaska wolf pack beloved for decades has vanished, thanks to hunting - Washington Post

  09-08-2016 14:12
  
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  Storied Alaska wolf pack beloved for decades has vanished, thanks to hunting
  Washington Post
  For decades, the wolves of the storied East Fork pack were beloved by researchers and tourists alike at Alaska's Denali National Park. They frequented the park's entrance and roads and became the stars of hundreds of thousands of family vacation photos.
  Historic Alaska Wolf Pack May Be GoneSeeker
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• Glamping Adds a Touch of Luxe to the National Parks

  09-08-2016 14:04 via nytimes.com
  With “glamping,” or glamorous camping, spiking in popularity, a handful of companies offer luxury getaways at America’s most celebrated playgrounds.
  
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• Storied Alaska wolf pack beloved for decades has vanished, thanks ... - Washington Post

  09-08-2016 12:25
  
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  Storied Alaska wolf pack beloved for decades has vanished, thanks ...
  Washington Post
  For decades, the wolves of the storied East Fork pack were beloved by researchers and tourists alike at Alaska's Denali National Park. They frequented the ...
  Historic Alaska Wolf Pack May Be GoneSeeker
  Denali East Fork wolf pack status currently unknownAlaska Public Radio Networkall 7 news articles »
  
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• 4 injured in plane crash south of Iliamna - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-08-2016 08:49
  
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  4 injured in plane crash south of Iliamna
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Rescue personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard responded to a plane crash south of Iliamna Monday evening that left four people injured, an official said. According to Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead, director of public affairs with the Alaska National ...
  
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• New FDA vaping regulations: What they mean for Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  09-08-2016 05:55
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  New FDA vaping regulations: What they mean for Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  There's been a shake-up in the nation's tobacco laws. Thanks to new federal regulations put out by the Food and Drug Administration on Monday, buying electronic smoking devices — like vape pens and e-cigarettes — will no longer be any different than ...and more »
  
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• Alaska fire crews battling Lower 48 fires - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  09-08-2016 04:47
  Alaska fire crews battling Lower 48 fires
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  ANCHORAGE — Several Alaska fire crews have been sent to help battle blazes in other parts of the western U.S. as the state's fire season winds down. Alaska fire spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said five 20-person crews from across the state are assisting ...
  
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• Anchorage will end public broadcast of police, fire radio communication - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-08-2016 04:44
  
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  Anchorage will end public broadcast of police, fire radio communication
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Police dispatchers answer 911 calls at the Anchorage Police Department's emergency communications center in June 2015. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News). The city is cutting off the public's ability to listen to Anchorage police and ...and more »
  
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• One of the first cars to be driven up the Alaska Highway is going up for auction - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-08-2016 03:57
  
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  One of the first cars to be driven up the Alaska Highway is going up for auction
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Duane Hill of Alaska Auction Co. previews an estate sale which includes a 1930 Packard that is documented to be the eighth civilian vehicle to drive up the Alcan Highway when it opened in 1946. A blue 1948 Buick convertible with a red interior, right ...
  
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• 13 injured when motor home rear-ends tour bus in Alaska - U.S. News & World Report

  09-08-2016 03:57
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  13 injured when motor home rear-ends tour bus in Alaska
  U.S. News & World Report
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thirteen people required hospitalization after a motor home slammed into the back of a bus that was turning into a wilderness lodge near Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The extent of injuries from late Sunday ...
  Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 8, 2016Alaska Public Radio Networkall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 8, 2016

  09-08-2016 03:52
  
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  13 injured in RV crash on Richardson Highway
  Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  More than a dozen people were injured when a recreational vehicle slammed into the back of a tour bus on the Richardson Highway on Sunday. According to Alaska
  
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• 13 Injured When Motor Home Rear-Ends Tour Bus in Alaska - ABC News

  09-08-2016 03:45
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  13 Injured When Motor Home Rear-Ends Tour Bus in Alaska
  ABC News
  Thirteen people required hospitalization after a motor home slammed into the back of a bus that was turning into a wilderness lodge near Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The extent of injuries from late Sunday morning accident near Copper ...
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• Replacing a legacy: running for Senate Seat J

  09-08-2016 03:34
  
  Tom Begich, candidate for Senate Seat J in Anchorage. (Early/Alaska Public Media)Ed Wesley, candidate for Senate Seat J in Anchorage. (Early/Alaska Public Media)Senator Johnny Ellis has been in the state Legislature for nearly 30 years, most of his adult life. In next week’s primary election, voters in Senate District J will choose his successor. Only Democrats are running for the seat that represents downtown Anchorage, Mountain View, and Airport Heights.
  Ellis decided to retire earlier t
  
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• ‘And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind’ gives a natural history of wind

  09-08-2016 03:16
  
  Alaskan author Bill Streever likes to tackle big topics in his writing. His best selling book Cold, covers everything from avalanches to expeditions into the world’s most frigid places. His next book, Heat was a similar examination of the science and stories of the world’s hottest places. His newest work seems like the biggest challenge yet, a fascinating focus on moving air. Streever’s -And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind- is a look at the natural history of wind through science,
  
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• New report says 2015 was hottest year on record on Earth

  09-08-2016 02:40
  
  Rising sea levels, changes in marine habitat, decreasing Arctic sea ice and retreating mountain glaciers over the last 50 years all signal that the planet has long surpassed a tipping point in a changing global climate.
  Map showing how the sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly had moved and spread along the West Coast by March 2015. (Image provided by the NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Division at Boulder, Colorado)Now, a new report said 2015 was the warmest year on record for the Earth.
  The latest
  
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• Wrangell sewer mainline breaks, allowing 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into harbor

  09-08-2016 02:34
  
  A sewer mainline broke early Monday morning near Zimovia Highway, allowing  about 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into Wrangell’s inner harbor.
  The break happened near the Zimovia Highway and Case Avenue intersection. The Public Works department was notified around 6:30 a.m.
  Public Works Director Amber Al-Haddad said crews repaired the break by 11 a.m.
  “Everyone should be aware that there could be raw sewage in the waters around Wrangell and should limit their recreationa
  
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• Sewer mainline breaks, allowing 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into harbor

  09-08-2016 02:34
  
  A sewer mainline broke early Monday morning near Zimovia Highway, allowing  about 20,000 gallons of raw sewage into Wrangell’s inner harbor.
  The break happened near the Zimovia Highway and Case Avenue intersection. The Public Works department was notified around 6:30 a.m.
  Public Works Director Amber Al-Haddad said crews repaired the break by 11 a.m.
  “Everyone should be aware that there could be raw sewage in the waters around Wrangell and should limit their recreationa
  
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• Delta power outage cancels and delays thousands of flights

  09-08-2016 02:11
  
  Delta Airlines said it’s investigating the cause of today’s power outage that knocked out its computer systems worldwide. Delta canceled more than 450 flights by early afternoon, and a flight tracking service counted 2,000 delayed flights.
  Delta passengers in Minneapolis get free pizza on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage)The event interrupted the travel plans of some Alaska residents. Among them, Dave Bass.
  “We are trying to
  
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• 13 injured in RV crash on Richardson Highway

  09-08-2016 02:05
  
  More than a dozen people were injured when a recreational vehicle slammed into the back of a tour bus on the Richardson Highway on Sunday. According to Alaska State Troopers, the northbound bus was making a left turn off the highway to the Princess Lodge in Copper Center, when the RV hit it. The accident occurred at mile 101 on the Richardson.
  Trooper spokesman Tim Despain said 13 bus passengers were taken to hospitals by ground or air ambulance. Two Life Flight airplanes and a helicopter assist
  
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• Eagle River trap-shooter earns bronze in Rio

  09-08-2016 02:02
  
  Eagle River’s Corey Cogdell-Unrein took the bronze medal in women’s trapshooting competition in this year’s summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
  The award is not Cogdell-Unrein’s first bronze. She took the bronze in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
  She also placed 11th in the 2012 London Olympics.
  
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• Alaska prison reforms in SB 91 take aim at recidivism - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  09-08-2016 01:44
  
  Alaska prison reforms in SB 91 take aim at recidivism
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  For seven months, the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission, or ACJC, performed research to support their 21 issued policy recommendations, some of which are now in effect as part of Senate Bill 91. Suzanne DiPietro is the executive director of the Alaska ...and more »
  
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• Still no confirmed sign of Texas man missing near Alyeska Resort - Alaska Dispatch News

  09-08-2016 01:18
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Still no confirmed sign of Texas man missing near Alyeska Resort
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Troopers spokesman Tim DeSpain said Monday that nine groups, ranging from the Girdwood Volunteer Fire Department to the resort's ski patrol, have been helping with the ground and air search for 46-year-old Bradford Broach in the vicinity of the Winner ...
  
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• Running Schedule: 2016 Primary Elections, House and Senate

  09-08-2016 01:17
  
  Running is Alaska Public Media’s candidate forum. This week hosts, Ellen Lockyer, Anne Hillman and Zachariah Hughes moderate discussions between candidates vying for state House and Senate seats in the state’s primary elections. To best inform our audience, those candidate vying for uncontested seats were invited to give a two-minute statement to the viewers. Individuals running for contested seats, whose opponent either declined or did not respond to invitations to appear on the sho
  
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• Teen dies after raft overturns in Anchorage’s Eagle River

  09-08-2016 00:23
  
  A 14-year-old boy died Sunday in a rafting accident on Eagle River in Anchorage.
  Alaska State Troopers say a raft carrying the boy and his 30-year-old brother capsized in the river at about 7 p.m.
  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department personnel rescued the older brother. He was transported to a hospital and released.
  Troopers were notified of the search just before 10 p.m.
  The Rescue Coordination Center began an air search for the boy and he was found at about 2:15 a.m. in Cook Inlet n
  
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• Prospect Focus: Alaska Champ Mat-Su - D1 Baseball College Baseball News & Scores

  09-08-2016 00:10
  
  D1 Baseball College Baseball News & Scores
  Prospect Focus: Alaska Champ Mat-Su
  D1 Baseball College Baseball News & Scores
  The Mat-Su Miners dominated the Alaska Baseball League in 2015, going 31-10 in league play before falling to the Anchorage Bucs in the decisive final game of the best-of-three championship series. This year, Mat-Su posted the league's best record again ...
  
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• Emmonak man in custody for alleged assault of three people

  09-08-2016 00:04
  
  An Emmonak man is in custody after allegedly assaulting three people earlySaturday morning.
  According to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch, 21-year-old Wyatt Redfox isaccused of stabbing a 39-year-old victim seven times, resulting in seriousinjuries.
  The victim was flown to Anchorage for treatment.
  Redfox then assaulted a 21-year-old female with his hands and a knife,allegedly cutting her face during the altercation.
  Redfox is then accused of assaulting a third, 25-year-old victim, with hishands.
  
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