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• Alaska tribes, villages get $7M for housing, development - KTUU.com

  12-09-2016 23:40
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska tribes, villages get $7M for housing, development
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Twelve Alaska Native entities have won a total of more than $7 million in federal grants for housing and community development projects. The money announced Monday comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
  Twelve Alaska Native Organizations Awarded More Than $7 Million In Housing GrantsTVTV
  Housing First gets more money, but still in holeJuneau Empire (subscription)all 5 news a
  
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• Wind drives power outages in Mat-Su

  12-09-2016 22:27
  High winds in Southcentral Alaska Sunday night and in the early hours of Monday morning knocked out power to more seven thousand households in Matanuska Electric Association’s coverage area.
  MEA spokesperson Julie Estey says most of the damage was caused by fallen trees.
  “These are pretty small, localized incidents. They were widespread throughout our service areas, but they were primarily smaller outages impacting a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand members each, caused just
  
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• Travelers Sue to Block Alaska-Virgin America Merger - SmarterTravel - SmarterTravel.com

  12-09-2016 21:25
  
  San Francisco Business Times
  Travelers Sue to Block Alaska-Virgin America Merger - SmarterTravel
  SmarterTravel.com
  As the merger of Alaska Airlines and Virgin America left many travelers bemoaning the disappearance of Virgin, a lawsuit was almost a foregone conclusion.
  Alaska Air hits turbulence as Virgin America flyers sue to block deal ...San Francisco Business Timesall 5 news articles »
  
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• Algo Nuevo September 11, 2016

  12-09-2016 21:23
  
  Here’s the Sunday, September 11, 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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  Europa
  Santana
  The Best of Santana
  Columbia
  506
   
  Popurri De Ra
  
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• Search suspended after woman falls from cruise ship in Alaska - My Fox Boston

  12-09-2016 21:19
  
  My Fox Boston
  Search suspended after woman falls from cruise ship in Alaska
  My Fox Boston
  Coast Guard officials and Alaska state troopers on Friday suspended the search for a 25-year-old woman who fell a day earlier from a cruise ship. >> Read more trending stories. Troopers identified the woman as Natalia Molina of Colombia. She fell ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Police Chief Shot by Suicidal Gunman - Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)

  12-09-2016 20:15
  
  Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Alaska Police Chief Shot by Suicidal Gunman
  Officer.com (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Chevak Police Chief Derrick McDonald hid himself and another resident before the suspect fatally turned the gun on himself. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons. | Share | Share | Share | Share. CHEVAK, Alaska -- The Chevak police chief shot and wounded ...and more »
  
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• Rematch in Alaska: Daddy's Girl vs. Sarah Palin's Boy - Huffington Post

  12-09-2016 19:52
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Rematch in Alaska: Daddy's Girl vs. Sarah Palin's Boy
  Huffington Post
  After serving as Alaska's junior United States Senator for twenty-two years, in 2002 Frank Murkowski was elected governor of Alaska. As governor, Frank's first action was to dumbfound Alaskans by appointing his daughter Lisa to serve out his term in ...
  Several Alaska GOP officials stage amicable split to back Joe Miller, now a libertarianAlaska Dispatch Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• 'Incredible' overnight rains hit Seward; forecast says Prince William Sound next - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 18:13
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  'Incredible' overnight rains hit Seward; forecast says Prince William Sound next
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An "incredible" downpour that brought Seward's Resurrection River nearly to flood stage in a matter of hours overnight Sunday was headed toward Valdez and Cordova on Prince William Sound. According to a flood advisory from the National Weather ...and more »
  
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• Thousands lose power as wind causes overnight outages in ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 17:26
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Thousands lose power as wind causes overnight outages in ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Widespread power outages hit Southcentral Alaska overnight Sunday amid high winds, with utilities reporting trees falling on power lines. Matanuska Electric ...
  Wind drives power outages in Mat-Su | Alaska Public MediaAlaska Public Radio Networkall 2 news articles »
  
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• Encourage healthy habits with Alaska-harvested school lunch ingredients - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 14:44
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Encourage healthy habits with Alaska-harvested school lunch ingredients
  Alaska Dispatch News
  For many parents, packing school lunches can be challenging. You want to provide your kids with healthy foods (preferably ones that are quick and easy to make in the morning) and they want foods that are delicious and fun. There are ways for you and ...
  
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• The painstaking work of translating Alaska's ballot into Native languages - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 08:06
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The painstaking work of translating Alaska's ballot into Native languages
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Lorina Warren helps fine-tune a Yup'ik translation of the voter pamphlet for the Yup'ik and Cup'ik spoken in Hooper Bay and Chevak on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2016, at the Division of Elections in Midtown. Warren is one of nine translators serving ...
  
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• Police offer $10K for info on suspect in murder case

  12-09-2016 08:04
  
  Police can’t identify the man sketched, described to them by witnesses involved in the murder of 18-year-old Treyveonkindell Thompson in July. Image via the Anchorage Police Department.Police in Anchorage have hit a wall in an active murder investigation. But with help from the FBI, they’re hoping to find a person who may have been involved.
  Sunday evening, the Anchorage Police Department took the rare step of holding a press briefing to share details about the death of 18-year-old T
  
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• Police offer $10K for info on suspect in homicide case

  12-09-2016 08:04
  
  Police can’t identify the man sketched, described to them by witnesses involved in the murder of 18-year-old Treyveonkindell Thompson in July. Image via the Anchorage Police Department.Police in Anchorage have hit a wall in an active homicide investigation. But with help from the FBI, they’re hoping to find a person who may have been involved.
  Sunday evening, the Anchorage Police Department took the rare step of holding a press briefing to share details about the death of 18-yea
  
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• Young man blamed for 3 arson deaths in Alaska village gets traditional justice: Banishment - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 07:36
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Young man blamed for 3 arson deaths in Alaska village gets traditional justice: Banishment
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The Yukon River village of Nunam Iqua is seen from the air on Sept. 25, 2014. (Lisa Demer / Alaska Dispatch News.) BETHEL — At 18, he shot his father. The man lived. At 19, he started a fire that raged through a house in his home village of Nunam Iqua ...
  
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• Company to challenge $560K state fines in Anchorage worker's death - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 06:54
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Company to challenge $560K state fines in Anchorage worker's death
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Anchorage construction firm is contesting more than half a million dollars in fines levied against it by state officials, who say company workers fatally injured a colleague by using heavy equipment to dig him out of a collapsed trench last year ...
  
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• High winds for Anchorage and Alaska Range passes tonight - KTUU.com

  12-09-2016 02:19
  
  KTUU.com
  High winds for Anchorage and Alaska Range passes tonight
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The National Weather Service has put a High Wind Warning into effect for Anchorage through 4 AM Monday. The strongest winds will be along Turnagain Arm and the higher elevations. Winds out of the southeast are expected to be ...and more »
  
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• Collapsing Alaska mountains: Southeast landslides and tsunamis on the rise - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-09-2016 00:28
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Collapsing Alaska mountains: Southeast landslides and tsunamis on the rise
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In October 2015, a massive landslide slid into Taan Fjord and created a tsunami in excess of 600 feet. Much of the landslide material was deposited on the Tyndall Glacier and into the fjord. (Bjorn Olson / Ground Truth Trekking). Oct. 17, 2015, Taan ...
  
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