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• Watch Bubbling Alaska Lakes Catch on Fire - National Geographic

  30-08-2016 15:34
  
  National Geographic
  Watch Bubbling Alaska Lakes Catch on Fire
  National Geographic
  The above video shows an increasingly common site in northern latitudes. As global warming heats these areas up, the frozen ground is melting. And when permafrost turns from solid ground to looser mud, it releases gases that have been trapped inside.
  
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• Man Arrested After Trying to Open Alaska Airlines Door Mid-Flight - ABC News

  30-08-2016 10:15
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  Man Arrested After Trying to Open Alaska Airlines Door Mid-Flight
  ABC News
  Authorities led a man off an Alaska Airlines flight in handcuffs after he attempted to open the aircraft's door mid-flight on Monday, reports KOMO, an ABC affiliate in Seattle. The Seattle-bound flight took off from JFK International Airport in New ...
  Alaska Airlines passenger tried to open airplane door in flight, official saysAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Airlines flight diverted after passenger tri
  
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• Warning: Avian Flu Found in Alaska Could Start a New Outbreak - Nature World News

  30-08-2016 09:28
  
  Nature World News
  Warning: Avian Flu Found in Alaska Could Start a New Outbreak
  Nature World News
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a devastating strain of avian flu in a wild mallard duck in a state refuge in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo : Sam Greenwood/Getty Images). The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a devastating strain ...
  Avian flu: First case of HPAI confirmed in AlaskaThe cordova Times
  First case of H5N2 bird flu found in AlaskaKTUU.com
  Avian influenza detected i
  
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• Ombudsman report says Anchorage police chaplain disclosed private victim information - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 06:56
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Ombudsman report says Anchorage police chaplain disclosed private victim information
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An investigation by the city ombudsman found that the lead unpaid police chaplain with the Anchorage Police Department revealed private information about crime victims and a suicide, and police officials have agreed to sever ties with the chaplain.
  Anchorage police look for pepper-spraying bicyclistFairbanks Daily News-Minerall 28 news articles »
  
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• Quechee Family Rescued at Sea After Boat Sinks Near Alaska - Valley News

  30-08-2016 06:04
  
  Valley News
  Quechee Family Rescued at Sea After Boat Sinks Near Alaska
  Valley News
  Ambition, the 75-foot fishing tender operated by the Potter family sinking into the Bering Sea on July 23, 2016. The Potter family, who live in Quechee, and a friend from the Upper Valley were rescued/ (Photo courtesy of Megan Potter). Quechee resident ...
  
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• Doughnut diehards line up outside Alaska's first-ever Krispy Kreme - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 05:57
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Doughnut diehards line up outside Alaska's first-ever Krispy Kreme
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Sherry Kelly and Moose camp out near the front of the line outside Krispy Kreme Doughnuts on Monday at Creekside in Muldoon. As of 4 p.m., 52 numbered wristbands had been handed out. Tuesday morning, the first person in line wins a card good for a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska elections director tells lawmakers: Division will fix 'training gaps' - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 05:28
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska elections director tells lawmakers: Division will fix 'training gaps'
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska lawmakers quizzed the state's top appointed elections official Monday about problems in this month's primary election, with the official acknowledging that poll workers were still allowed to work on election day even if they missed training ...
  Officials reviewing Alaska primary election problemsThe Daily Progress
  Voting Irregularities in Northern Alaska Prompt Concern A
  
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• Watch: Alaska Air Guard rescues man from truck submerged in Cache Creek - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 05:08
  
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  Watch: Alaska Air Guard rescues man from truck submerged in Cache Creek
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Alaska Air National Guard says a man who needed rescuing from his submerged truck in Cache Creek may have been trying to cross the creek. "There's a mining road 100 to 200 yards upstream that crosses the creek, but water levels have been higher ...
  Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue man from submerged truck in Cache CreekDVIDS (press release)all 2 news articles »
  
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• Watch: Alaska Air Guard releases video of man's rescue from truck submerged in Cache Creek - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 05:08
  
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  Watch: Alaska Air Guard releases video of man's rescue from truck submerged in Cache Creek
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Alaska Air National Guard says a man who needed rescuing from his submerged truck in Cache Creek may have been trying to cross the creek. "There's a mining road 100 to 200 yards upstream that crosses the creek, but water levels have been higher ...
  Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue man from submerged truck in Cache CreekDVIDS (press release)all 2 news articles&
  
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• Algo Nuevo August 28, 2016

  30-08-2016 04:59
  
  Here’s the Sunday, August 28nd, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Samba Pa Ti
  Santana
  The Best of Santana
  Columbia
  447
   
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• Head gardener brightens Alaska State Fair with flowers - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  30-08-2016 04:32
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Head gardener brightens Alaska State Fair with flowers
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  You may not notice it right away but there are more than 50,000 flowers throughout the Palmer fairgrounds. PALMER –. For more than three decades, Becky Myrvold has been brightening up the Alaska State Fair grounds with flowers. As head gardener, her ...
  
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• Alaska Airlines passenger tried to open airplane door in flight, official says - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 04:16
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Airlines passenger tried to open airplane door in flight, official says
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Alaska Airlines flight heading from New York City to Seattle was diverted to Minneapolis Monday when a passenger tried to open a rear door during the flight. The Boeing 737 departed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York at 7:15 a.m. Eastern time and ...
  Man Arrested After Trying to Open Alaska Airlines Door Mid-FlightABC News
  Passenger tries to open plane door during Al
  
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• Northwest Alaska caribou herd may finally be growing after steep decline - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 04:07
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Northwest Alaska caribou herd may finally be growing after steep decline
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The steep population slide of what was once Alaska's largest caribou herd may finally be bottoming out. Lincoln Parrett, a Fairbanks-based caribou biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said Monday a summer survey put the population of ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-08-2016 03:46
  
  KTOO
  Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 29, 2016
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Legislators called on state elections officials today to delay certifying the results in a district that covers North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Those calls are based on concerns about how the recent primary election was handled in some ...
  Grid referee could ensure cheaper electricity for Alaska's RailbeltKTOOall 2 news articles »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Aug. 29, 2016

  30-08-2016 03:43
  
  
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  District 40 election results under scrutiny from legislators
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Legislators called on state elections officials today to delay certifying the results in a district that covers North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Th
  
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• Playing up Anchorage: New book reviews playgrounds of Alaska's biggest city - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-08-2016 03:38
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Playing up Anchorage: New book reviews playgrounds of Alaska's biggest city
  Alaska Dispatch News
  James Carlson is pretty discerning about swings and slides. He ought to be. James, 4, has visited every playground and elementary school in Anchorage with his mom, Colleen, author of the new book "133 Anchorage Playgrounds". I met James and his ...
  
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• It's 'Healthy Living Day' at the Alaska State Fair - KTUU.com

  30-08-2016 03:22
  
  KTUU.com
  It's 'Healthy Living Day' at the Alaska State Fair
  KTUU.com
  PALMER, Alaska You can find plenty of tasty, deep-fried and high-calorie treats at the Alaska State Fair. On Monday, the emphasis was on healthy eating and life styles. Several booths offered free health and safety lessons and screenings as part of ...
  
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• District 40 election results under scrutiny from legisltors

  30-08-2016 02:50
  
  
  Legislators called on state elections officials today to delay certifying the results in a district that covers North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Those calls are based on concerns about how the recent primary election was handled in some precincts.
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  But Division of Elections Director Josie Bahnke said a state election review board would certify the results for District 40 today, due to the closeness of the race there.
  At a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting in Anchorage, A
  
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• District 40 election results under scrutiny from legislators

  30-08-2016 02:50
  
  Legislators called on state elections officials today to delay certifying the results in a district that covers North Slope and Northwest Arctic boroughs. Those calls are based on concerns about how the recent primary election was handled in some precincts.
  But Division of Elections Director Josie Bahnke said a state election review board would certify the results for District 40 today, due to the closeness of the race there.
  At a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting in Anchorage, Anchorage Re
  
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• Search continues for missing hiker by Chena Hot Springs

  30-08-2016 02:39
  
  A search continues for an overdue hiker in the hills surrounding Chena Hot Springs Resort. Alaska State Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters says resort employee 19-year-old Anatoliy Balko left on what was he anticipated to be a 2 day hike Friday morning.
  “It was told last that he left the resort at approximately 9:30 Friday morning, and he was going to hike Far Mountain and back via the Charlie Dome area,” Peters said. “It’s about a 30-mile hike. He was suppos
  
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• Young updating filings to reflect farm stake, lease income

  30-08-2016 02:09
  
  A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Don Young says the Alaska Republican is updating his financial disclosures to show ownership in a family farm dating to the 1990s and income from oil and gas leases.
  Spokesman Matt Shuckerow said the failure to include the farm prior to his 2015 report was an oversight that became apparent after the death of Young’s brother, Russell, and the property’s sale.
  Shuckerow said Young became a partial owner in the farm after his mother died in 1990 but Russell You
  
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• Odd housing market in Wrangell puts the squeeze on WMC’s recruitment

  30-08-2016 02:07
  
  It’s not often that a tight housing market boasts the largest average home size in the region coupled with home prices 40 percent below the regional average and the lowest rental prices in the state. But, Wrangell also has the lowest vacancy rates statewide, making it difficult for the Wrangell Medical Center to bring on new hires.
  Wrangell Medical Center CEO Robert Rang has been on the job just a little over ten months. When he started, the hospital had eight nursing positions open. Six o
  
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• New Attorney General Lindemuth speaks on tribal land trust status - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-08-2016 01:56
  
  New Attorney General Lindemuth speaks on tribal land trust status
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska's new Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth is no stranger to litigation. Lindemuth has been practicing law in the state for nearly 20 years and has argued cases before the Alaska Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Lindemuth also ...
  My Turn: Lands into trustJuneau Empire (subscription)all 2 news articles »
  
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• New Attorney General Lindemuth speaks on tribal land trust status

  30-08-2016 01:56
  
  Alaska’s new Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth is no stranger to litigation. Lindemuth has been practicing law in the state for nearly 20 years and has argued cases before the Alaska Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Lindemuth also represented clients pro bono, including one of the men known as the Fairbanks Four, helping to secure the release of the men after 18 years in prison.
  She said in private practice she worked with a dozen clients at one time, now she’s mana
  
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• Assembly seeks help for Denali wolves

  30-08-2016 01:25
  
  The Fairbanks North Star Borough assembly passed a resolution last Thursday asking Governor Bill Walker to protect Denali National Park wolves and other predators on state land along the park’s northeast boundary. Denali wolves commonly use the strip of state land near the Stampede Trail, west of Healy, and several have been trapped or shot there in recent years. That’s contributed to a broader decline of the park’s wolf population to record lows and fewer visitors seeing
  
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• Grid referee could ensure cheaper electricity for Alaska's Railbelt - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-08-2016 00:48
  
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Grid referee could ensure cheaper electricity for Alaska's Railbelt
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  When Chris Rose makes tea in his downtown Anchorage apartment, he uses an electric stove to boil the water — pretty simple stuff. But Rose, who is the Executive Director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project, knows how the electricity got to his ...and more »
  
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• Grid referee could ensure cheaper electricity for Alaska’s Railbelt

  30-08-2016 00:48
  
  Power poles in Anchorage. (Photo by Antti T. Nissinen via Flickr)When Chris Rose makes tea in his downtown Anchorage apartment, he uses an electric stove to boil the water — pretty simple stuff. But Rose, who is the Executive Director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project, knows how the electricity got to his stove is anything but simple.
  “There is a backstory to this whole miracle that we call electricity that we use all the time in our lives but often just take for granted, becaus
  
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• Alaska Air slashing Virgin America management jobs following purchase - San Francisco Business Times

  30-08-2016 00:43
  Alaska Air slashing Virgin America management jobs following purchase
  San Francisco Business Times
  Virgin America said it will cut about 225 management jobs starting in October, following the anticipated closing of Alaska Air Group's $4 billion purchase of the Bay Area-based airline. The job cuts represent about 8 percent of Virgin America's workforce.
  
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