• Semi overturns, dumps beer along Glenn Highway in Mat-Su - Alaska Dispatch News

    Semi overturns, dumps beer along Glenn Highway in Mat-Su - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Semi overturns, dumps beer along Glenn Highway in Mat-Su
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Beer containers litter the side of the road at Mile 106 of the Glenn Highway following a truck accident Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, 2016, near Caribou Creek and the Matanuska Glacier. (Courtesy Matanuska-Susitna Borough). A tractor-trailer hauling beer ...and more »
  • Will Alaska Pay You $2000 Not to Leave the State? - snopes.com

    Will Alaska Pay You $2000 Not to Leave the State? - snopes.com
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    Will Alaska Pay You $2000 Not to Leave the State?
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    A partially accurate meme claimed that Alaska will pay you more than $2,000 not to move away, provided you live there 190 days a year and aren't a felon. Kim LaCapria. Sep 13, 2016. Share. 34. 35. Claim: All Alaska residents who live in the state 190 ...
  • Suspect admits to guilt over Facebook Live after Anchorage homicide

    Suspect admits to guilt over Facebook Live after Anchorage homicide
    A police crime lab parked outside a duplex at 506 W. 15th Avenue not far from Downtown Anchorage. Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage. 
    Police in Anchorage have taken a man into custody after an early morning shooting in a residential area near downtown left one person dead. It’s the city’s 26th homicide so far this year, the same number as happened in all of 2015, and just a few blocks away from the site of a recent high-profile double homic
  • Man in custody after deadly Anchorage shooting

    Man in custody after deadly Anchorage shooting
    Shooting suspect “Tommy Rumph.” (Photo courtesy APD)Police in Anchorage say they’ve taken a man into custody after an early morning shooting in a residential area near downtown left one person dead.
    According to the department, Tommy Rumph surrendered peacefully to police about 2 hours after the incident was first reported.
    On his Facebook page, Rumph posted a distraught video around the time of the shooting that appears to show him walking through the dark, alluding to violenc
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  • Immigration and Alaska’s economy

    Immigration and Alaska’s economy
    Alaska’s immigrant population is growing at a faster rate than almost any other place in the nation, and most of the people who arrive in the state are of working age. Immigrants are starting new businesses, paying taxes, and helping build our local economies. On the next Talk of Alaska we’ll talk about the contributions of foreign-born Alaskans and the challenges they face when starting a life here.
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  • APD searching for shooting suspect near Central Middle School

    APD searching for shooting suspect near Central Middle School
    Shooting suspect “Tommy Rumph.” (Photo courtesy APD)UPDATE: Anchorage police report they made contact with shooting suspect Tommy Rumph in the area of 29th Ave. and Willow Dr. where he surrendered peacefully. He is being transported to APD headquarters for questioning.
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    Anchorage police are searching for the suspected shooter last seen near Central Middle School.
    APD was alerted to the shooting in the area of 15th Avenue
  • Funeral set for Alaska World War II veteran and priest - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

    Funeral set for Alaska World War II veteran and priest - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
    KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
    Funeral set for Alaska World War II veteran and priest
    KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
    So many people are expected at Father Norman Elliott's funeral next week that organizers have booked the Egan Center as an overflow site. His family says he died last week. Elliott is well known and well loved by many people in Alaska. “I really ...
  • Banished man sentenced for three deaths from fire - Alaska Dispatch News

    Banished man sentenced for three deaths from fire - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Banished man sentenced for three deaths from fire
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Defense lawyer Jane Imholte and Derek Adams sit in Bethel Superior Court on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, as he awaits sentencing for three deaths from a 2013 arson fire. (Lisa Demer / Alaska Dispatch News). BETHEL – In court for sentencing on Monday, with ...
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  • Alaska's preparedness against terrorism - youralaskalink

    Alaska's preparedness against terrorism - youralaskalink
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    Alaska's preparedness against terrorism
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    When it comes to preparedness against terrorism in a post- 911-era it's all about collaboration says Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Public Information Officer Jeremy Zidek. Alaska Shield, a statewide exercise historically ...
  • School district seeks Alaska Native student representatives - Kenai Peninsula Online

    School district seeks Alaska Native student representatives
    Kenai Peninsula Online
    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is seeking representatives for the 1,232 Alaska Native and Native American students enrolled in local schools. Parents, students and staff interested in filling seats on the Title VI — formerly Title VII ...
  • Traditional Haida longhouse restoration complete

    Restoration is finally complete for the last remaining, traditional Haida longhouse in the United States. The Son-i-Hat longhouse in Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island had been falling into disrepair for 50 years.
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    On September 3rd, Kasaan celebrated the restoration of the Son-i-Hat longhouse. Hundreds of visitors attended the event, dance groups came from throughout Southeast, and dignitaries included the current Chief Son-i-Hat, and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott. The Organized Vill
  • Charging bear killed near Sitka

    Charging bear killed near Sitka
    A charging brown bear was killed near Sitka last month. This is not the bear that was shot in Sitka. (Photo from Alaska Department of Fish and Game)A pair of Forest Service workers killed a charging brown bear near Sitka at the end of August. It was the third dangerous bear encounter in the Sitka Ranger District in less than a month.
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    Sitka District Ranger Perry Edwards says the pair — whose names will not be released — was doing a fisheries survey along Appleton Creek, abo
  • Museum of the Aleutians reopens after yearlong closure

    Museum of the Aleutians reopens after yearlong closure
    The Museum of the Aleutians opened after a yearlong closure. Photo by KUCB.The Museum of the Aleutians has officially reopened in Unalaska — after a scandal closed the space for nearly a year. Last week, new Executive Director Neal Hitch announced the museum has set regular hours for the first time since last fall — when the former director resigned after items from the collection were found in her home.Listen now
    In his first month on the job, Hitch has reopened the museum gradually
  • Group launches campaign to keep Arctic in oil lease plan


    20 groups are launching a media campaign to keep Arctic leases in the federal lease plan. Image from Arctic Energy Center.Alaska and national business and labor groups launched a media campaign Monday to keep Arctic areas in the next five-year federal offshore leasing plan.
    Twenty groups organized as the Arctic Coalition are urging the Obama administration to retain a Beaufort Sea lease sale in 2020 and a Chukchi Sea lease sale in 2022.
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    A decision is expected before the end of the yea
  • Overdue hiker visiting “Into the Wild” bus found safe


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    Castrejon was found safely in Denali National Park. (NPS Photo/ Tim Rains).The search for an overdue hiker headed to the abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless died, ended happily Monday morning. Denali National Park spokeswoman Katherine Belcher says 45-year-old Carlos Castrejon of Mexico was located walking along the Park Road.
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    Belcher says twenty people were involved in the search for Castrejon, whose girlfriend reported him overdue returning from a solo 30 mile round tr
  • Ivanoff Bay man found after week-long search


    In the remote village of Ivanoff Bay on the Alaska Peninsula, one of the four residents went missing on August 30. 66-year-old Allen Kalmakoff walked off and couldn’t be found. Amazingly, after a lengthy search lasting almost a week, he was discovered alive on Labor Day. KDLG’s Dave Bendinger has more.
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  • Alaska prepares for vessel disasters | Alaska Public Media - Alaska Public Radio Network

    Alaska prepares for vessel disasters | Alaska Public Media - Alaska Public Radio Network
    Alaska Public Radio Network
    Alaska prepares for vessel disasters | Alaska Public Media
    Alaska Public Radio Network
    Photo by Zoe Sobel/KUCB. Thousands of vessels every year move through Alaska's waters. If something goes awry, their cargo and fuel could end up in the ...and more »
  • Alaska prepares for vessel disasters


    A helicopter practices dropping an Emergency Towing System on the Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau.
    Photo by Zoe Sobel/KUCB.Thousands of vessels every year move through Alaska’s waters. If something goes awry, their cargo and fuel could end up in the ocean.Cleanup efforts for past groundings near Unalaska have proven difficult and costly. The city and Coast Guard want to be prepared. Zoe Sobel, from Alaska’s Energy Desk, hopped aboard a tug participating in a rescue drill.
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  • Westlake extends lead over Nageak in Northern Alaska recount


    Barrow Representative Benjamin Nageak says he isn’t conceding the Democratic primary to Dean Westlake.
    “No, no, no, I haven’t conceded anything,” said Nageak.
    That’s despite the fact that Westlake’s lead doubled Monday from four to eight votes over Nageak in the closely watched recount.
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    What remains to be seen is whether Nageak will challenge the final results in court, and — if so — whether that will change the outcome. Nageak declined
  • Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 12, 2016


    Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn
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    Westlake extends lead over Nageak in Northern Alaska recount
    Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO/APRN – Juneau
    Barrow Representative Benjamin Nageak says he isn’t conceding the Democratic primary to Dean Westlake. That’s despite the fact that Westlake&
  • Plane crash kills pilot in Anchorage

    One man is dead after his float plane crashed Saturday into a residential neighborhood on Anchorage’s Hillside.
    Anchorage police have identified the deceased as 75-year-old James Hefty. He was the only person onboard.
    Emergency crews responded to the crash site around 4:30 Saturday afternoon on Crooked Tree Drive. The cause of the crash is currently unknown, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
  • Plane crash kill pilot in Anchorage

    One man is dead after his float plane crashed Saturday into a residential neighborhood on Anchorage’s Hillside.
    Anchorage police have identified the deceased as 75-year-old James Hefty. He was the only person onboard.
    Emergency crews responded to the crash site around 4:30 Saturday afternoon on Crooked Tree Drive. The cause of the crash is currently unknown, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
  • The state of Alaska will pay you $30K to move and maintain this historic bridge - Alaska Dispatch News

    The state of Alaska will pay you $30K to move and maintain this historic bridge - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    The state of Alaska will pay you $30K to move and maintain this historic bridge
    Alaska Dispatch News
    The historic 1930s bridge, left, stands next to a temporary bridge constructed in 2003 over the Iliamna River. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities). On a narrow gravel road nearly 200 miles from Anchorage, an 80-year-old bridge ...
  • The state of Alaska will pay you $30K to deal with this remote, historic bridge - Alaska Dispatch News

    The state of Alaska will pay you $30K to deal with this remote, historic bridge - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    The state of Alaska will pay you $30K to deal with this remote, historic bridge
    Alaska Dispatch News
    The historic 1930s bridge, left, stands next to a temporary bridge constructed in 2003 over the Iliamna River. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities). On a narrow gravel road nearly 200 miles from Anchorage, an 80-year-old bridge ...
  • Two Unalaska Teens Work to Make a Difference at Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Summit - KUCB

    Two Unalaska Teens Work to Make a Difference at Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Summit - KUCB
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    Two Unalaska Teens Work to Make a Difference at Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Summit
    KUCB
    Cade Terada and Brian Conwell, traveled along with 19 other youth from across the state to Chugiak, Alaska to attend an Alaska Youth for Environmental Action (AYEA) summit. AYEA is a youth led organization that was started in 1998 by six ...
  • German Injured Falling Nearly 300 Feet Down Alaska Glacier - ABC News

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    German Injured Falling Nearly 300 Feet Down Alaska Glacier
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    A 42-year-man from Germany is being treated at an Anchorage hospital after falling nearly 300 feet down a glacier. The accident happened Saturday at Worthington Glacier near Valdez (VAL'-deez). City officials say in a statement the man was hiking the ...
    German hiker rescued after 250-foot fall above Valdez-area glacier ...Alaska Dispatch Newsall 5 news articles »
  • Second suspect at large in Campbell Airstrip Road slaying - Alaska Dispatch News

    Second suspect at large in Campbell Airstrip Road slaying - Alaska Dispatch News
    Alaska Dispatch News
    Second suspect at large in Campbell Airstrip Road slaying
    Alaska Dispatch News
    An 18-year-old man pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon to charges in the August shooting of a man found dead on Anchorage's Campbell Airstrip Road, while a second suspect remains at large. Kutay Bangout appeared in court on Monday, September 12, ...and more »
  • Recount confirms challenger defeated Alaska lawmaker in race - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    Recount confirms challenger defeated Alaska lawmaker in race - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
    Recount confirms challenger defeated Alaska lawmaker in race
    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
    Division of Elections Region One Supervisor Lauri Wilson, right, asks Josie Bahnke, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, about a vote discrepancy as election officials recount votes in Juneau, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. The recount was ...
    Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Sept. 12, 2016Alaska Public Radio Networkall 6 news articles »
  • Alaska's moral compass - craigmedred.news

    Alaska's moral compass - craigmedred.news
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    Alaska's moral compass
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    The state that penned Alaska's Clear and Equitable Share (ACES), a plan to use big taxes to maximize the people's share of the wealth flowing out of the North Slope, now sits around plotting how to build a state-owned, state-run, natural gas pipeline ...and more »

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