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• UAA Theatre and Dance 2016-17 season

  19-08-2016 23:59
  
  Three stones from EurydiceLot’s coming up this year over at the University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Theatre and Dance so Assistant Professors Dr. Brian Cook and Ty Hewitt drop by Stage Talk to tell us all about it. The university produces a full slate of theatre, dance and student produced shows throughout the year.
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  And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. October 28-November 6
  UAA Dance in Performance. November 17-20
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• Sitka brown bear mauling victim medevaced to Sitkoh Bay

  19-08-2016 22:44
  
  A helicopter from Air Station Sitka medevaced a woman from Sitkoh Bay Thursday afternoon, after she was mauled by a brown bear.
  According to Christopher Austin, the rescue swimmer on the flight, the woman, who was in her thirties, was guiding a tour from a National Geographic cruise ship when the attack occurred.
  “The first tour guide was up front. She didn’t have any bear spray or protection from wildlife on her, but the guide that was in the back of the group did. And unfortunately
  
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• Cruise ship wilderness guides mauled by bear in Alaska - KING5.com

  19-08-2016 22:44
  
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  Cruise ship wilderness guides mauled by bear in Alaska
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  Alaska State Patrol troopers said the bear attacked after the group got too close to the cub. Associated Press , KING 1:50 PM. PDT August 19, 2016. Coast Guard medevacs 2 people mauled by a bear in Angoon, Alaska. Alaska State Troopers say a brown ...
  Bear Mauls 2 Wilderness Guides Who Got Close to Cub in AlaskaNBCNews.com
  Coast Guard airlifts wilderness guides mauled by bear in AlaskaKIRO Seattle
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• US swimmer Lochte apologizes for Rio behavior, doesn't admit lying - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 22:26
  
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  US swimmer Lochte apologizes for Rio behavior, doesn't admit lying
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  U.S. Olympic swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz arrive at the Miami airport from Rio de Janeiro a day after Brazilian police detained their passports and questioned them. REUTERS/Cassandra Garrison. MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO – U.S. Olympic gold ...and more »
  
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• Bank robbery suspects arrested trying to catch flight at Anchorage ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 21:54
  
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  Anchorage police released two surveillance photos of two armed men who robbed a Wells Fargo bank on East Fifth Avenue on the morning of Thursday, Aug.
  2 bank robbery suspects arrested at Anchorage airportAlaska Public Radio Networkall 7 news articles »
  
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• Bank robbery suspects arrested trying to catch flight at Anchorage airport - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 21:54
  
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  Bank robbery suspects arrested trying to catch flight at Anchorage airport
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  Anchorage police released two surveillance photos of two armed men who robbed a Wells Fargo bank on East Fifth Avenue on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (From APD). Two men suspected of robbing a downtown Anchorage bank Thursday ...and more »
  
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• Hikers got caught between sow brown bear and cub before mauling ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 21:40
  
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  Hikers got caught between sow brown bear and cub before mauling ...
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  Two guides mauled by a sow brown bear as they led a large hiking group from a cruise ship in Southeast reportedly encountered the bear and a cub at close ...and more »
  
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• Homer Tribune back in print with new owner

  19-08-2016 21:11
  
  The Homer Tribune has new owners as well as a new look. The weekly newspaper is issuing a print edition again right in time for its 25th Anniversary this August.
  The first print issue of the Homer Tribune since June came out on June 11. (Image Courtesy of Homer Tribune)Jason Evans said, although he and his wife own two other newspapers, they were not in the market for a new one.“We weren’t actually looking for newspapers, but we do have some talented staff that live in Homer and
  
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• Diabetes Prevention Programs

  19-08-2016 21:00
  
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  The American Diabetes Association estimates that the total national cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States is $245 billion per year. This is roughly equivalent to the annual cost of all workplace injuries and illnesses in the U. S. A considerable proportion of diabetes is preventable. On this program we discuss the State of Alaska Diabetes Prevention Programs.HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard
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• AGDC lays out schedule for state takeover of Alaska LNG Project - Kenai Peninsula Online

  19-08-2016 19:42
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  AGDC lays out schedule for state takeover of Alaska LNG Project
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  Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer laid out an ambitious list of “to-dos” the state needs to check off if it is going to lead the $45 billion-plus Alaska LNG Project to fruition at a board of directors meeting on Thursday. Before ...
  State to take over stalled Alaska LNG Project in December: officialPlatts
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• Q&A: DNR commissioner talks about background, Alaska's resource issues - KTOO

  19-08-2016 19:29
  
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  Q&A: DNR commissioner talks about background, Alaska's resource issues
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  Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack at a press conference in Anchorage on June 28, 2016. (Photo by Graelyn Brashear, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage). The state's newest Department of Natural Resources Commissioner, Andy Mack, ...
  
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• Weekend flood watch begins for broad swath of Northwest Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 18:47
  
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  Weekend flood watch begins for broad swath of Northwest Alaska
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  A large part of Northwest Alaska is under flood watches until the night of Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 according to the National Weather Service. (NWS). Much of Northwest Alaska is under a four-day flood watch through the weekend, as weather moving east from ...
  
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• Alaska college hockey teams face uncertain future - Colorado Springs Gazette

  19-08-2016 18:19
  
  Alaska college hockey teams face uncertain future
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  It looks likely that the 60 Division I college hockey teams will be down to 59 or 58. On Thursday, Alaska put forward three options for athletics budgets as the state struggles with a $50 million budget shortfall. Two of the three options would result ...and more »
  
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• "Decolonizing Alaska" Opens at Bunnell - KBBI

  19-08-2016 18:01
  
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  "Decolonizing Alaska" Opens at Bunnell
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  An innovative new exhibit at Bunnell Street Arts Center has turned a spotlight on Alaska's long history of colonization. Asia Freeman, the curator of “Decolonizing Alaska”, says colonization has had a powerful influence on the state. “As a resource ...
  
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• Reeling From Effects of Climate Change, Alaskan Village Votes to Relocate

  19-08-2016 17:46 via nytimes.com
  Residents voted to move Shishmaref from a barrier island that has been disappearing because of erosion and flooding attributed to global warming.
  
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• Alaska can't afford to let oil prices determine spill prevention - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 08:41
  
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  Alaska can't afford to let oil prices determine spill prevention
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  Among the many lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez oil spill was that it was almost inevitable. "Success bred complacency; complacency bred neglect; neglect increased the risk—until the right combination of errors finally led to an accident of ...and more »
  
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• University budget report puts Alaska college hockey in crosshairs - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 07:09
  
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  University budget report puts Alaska college hockey in crosshairs
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  UAA athletic director Keith Hackett said no decisions have been made about the budget cuts facing the athletic department, although two of the three options presented in a budget review would eliminate hockey. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News ...
  'Very, very trying times' financially put future of Alaska, Alaska ...USCHO
  COLLEGE HOCKEY: Alaska programs facing threat of foldingGrand Forks
  
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• Now is the time to score deals on wildlife tours, Alaska lodges and more - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 06:25
  
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  Now is the time to score deals on wildlife tours, Alaska lodges and more
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  It's not fair to say that this weekend is your last chance for a summer getaway. September tends to be beautiful in Alaska, even though the days are shorter. But some of the seasonal activities and attractions start to shut down around Labor Day. So ...
  
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• State, working with partners, will soon take over Alaska LNG ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 05:41
  
  State, working with partners, will soon take over Alaska LNG ...
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  The state gas line corporation on Thursday laid out a timeline for taking over the massive Alaska LNG project by year's end. The board also approved the ...and more »
  
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• Former Anchorage Assemblyman Paul Honeman hired in new police position - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 04:59
  
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  Former Anchorage Assemblyman Paul Honeman hired in new police position
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  Paul Honeman, the former Anchorage Assemblyman and police lieutenant, has a new job at the Anchorage Police Department — but it doesn't involve a gun and a badge. Honeman was hired by Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley this summer in an ...
  
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• State bases Alaska game management on politics, not science - Alaska Dispatch News

  19-08-2016 04:03
  
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  State bases Alaska game management on politics, not science
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  In "Feds wage war on Alaska management of its fish and game" (Aug. 11), Doug Vincent-Lang excoriated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for its decision to prohibit some forms of state-sanctioned predator control on national wildlife refuges in ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016

  19-08-2016 03:45
  
  
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  District 38 has only precinct with no results from Primary election
  Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK – Bethel
  Mekoryuk in District 38 is the only precinct in the entire state whose Primary ballots from Tuesday have not been recorded with the State Division o
  
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• Fire Island Wind sees expansion on the horizon

  19-08-2016 03:15
  
  After years of talks and setbacks, there’s momentum to expand the Fire Island Wind project. The first turbines started spinning on the island near Anchorage four years ago, but a planned expansion has been stalled ever since.
  Crews and visiting journalist check out the first turbine to go up at the CIRI Fire Island wind farm, Wedensday. (Photo by Daysha Eaton, KSKA – Anchorage)Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, or CIRI, wants to double the number of wind turbines on Fire Island from 11
  
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• El Nino is out. Will La Nina follow?

  19-08-2016 03:05
  One of the strongest El Ninos on record ended in May. A strong La Nina would normally follow. But that isn’t a sure bet this time around.
  Brian Brettschneider is a climatologist in Anchorage who closely tracks Alaska climate data and trends. Alaska’s Energy Desk is checking in with him regularly as part of a new segment- Ask a Climatologist.
  He says both El Nino and La Nina can have a significant impact on winter temperatures in Alaska, but if this La Nina materializes it m
  
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• Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat

  19-08-2016 02:55
  
  In the fallout from the state’s primary elections, seven legislative incumbents have lost their seats. How this will change the course of the next session has yet to be seen. Representative Lynn Gattis lost her bid for a Senate seat to a relatively unknown from Wasilla.
  It’s a breezy afternoon on the main street of Palmer, in the heart of the Matanuska Valley. Wasilla city councilman David Wilson is heading to a Municipal League meeting, but takes time to answer a few questions about
  
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• District 38 only precinct with no results from Primary election

  19-08-2016 02:23
  
  Mekoryuk in District 38 is the only precinct in the entire state whose Primary ballots from Tuesday have not been recorded with the State Division of Elections.
  Angelique Horton with the division says the Mekoryuk voting machine malfunctioned when the election workers tried to close it out Tuesday. She says the memory card from the machine is being flown from the island to the region’s election district office in Nome and should arrive today.
  When KYUK talked with Mekoryuk election wo
  
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• District 38 has only precinct with no results from Primary election

  19-08-2016 02:23
  
  Mekoryuk in District 38 is the only precinct in the entire state whose Primary ballots from Tuesday have not been recorded with the State Division of Elections.
  Angelique Horton with the division says the Mekoryuk voting machine malfunctioned when the election workers tried to close it out Tuesday. She says the memory card from the machine is being flown from the island to the region’s election district office in Nome and should arrive today.
  When KYUK talked with Mekoryuk election wo
  
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• Denali bus employs hybrid technology

  19-08-2016 02:05
  
  Denali National Park is testing 2 new hybrid buses. The vehicles are the final prototypes to be tested by the Park Service at Denali as part of a grant funded effort to reduce pollution.
  The larger of 2 Denali hybrid shuttle buses
  (Photo courtesy of National Park Service)The new 14 and 32 passenger shuttles are manufactured by Colorado based Lightning Hybrids. Company spokeswoman Bonnie Trowbridge said just like hybrid electric vehicles, the buses employ a system that captures braking energy.
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• Threatened By Rising Seas, Alaska Village Decides To Relocate - NPR

  19-08-2016 01:52
  
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  Threatened By Rising Seas, Alaska Village Decides To Relocate
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  Rising sea levels have eroded an Inupiat Eskimo village for decades. Now, residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, have officially voted to relocate. The island community, located near the Bering Strait, opted to move rather than remain in place with added ...
  Leaving Their Ancestral Home: Alaska Village Votes to Move Due to Climate ChangeABC News
  Shishmaref votes to relocate from eroding barrier island to mainlandAlaska Dispatch New
  
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• A city responds to a landslide: ‘It was a loss of innocence’

  19-08-2016 01:38
  
  For much of Sitka, the August 18, 2015 landslide was a wake-up call that even the most settled parts of Alaska remain dynamic — and sometimes dangerous — places. Local leadership found itself in an unprecedented situation, offering comfort to the community while processing the catastrophe themselves.
  In the wake of the August 18th landslide, local leadership found itself in an unprecedented situation, offering words of comfort to the community while processing the catastrophe themsel
  
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• Shishmaref community votes to relocate

  19-08-2016 00:03
  
  As determined by Tuesday’s submitted ballots, the community of Shishmaref will relocate to one of two potential sites. According to the Associated Press, unofficial results were 89 in favor of relocating and 78 in favor of staying in place and protecting.
  Shishmaref. (Photo: KNOM file)Two potential relocation sites have been surveyed and selected by a collaborative effort between the Army Engineer Corps and Shishmaref community members. Old Pond and West Tin Creek are both across the lagoo
  
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