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• TMHS student dies of accidental gunshot - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  17-09-2016 23:41
  TMHS student dies of accidental gunshot
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  A 17-year-old Juneau high school student was killed Saturday morning when a firearm he was retrieving accidentally discharged. The Juneau Police Department was notified at 9:04 a.m. Saturday that Ryan Mayhew, a Thunder Mountain High School senior ...and more »
  
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• Anchorage court brings together resources for domestic violence victims - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2016 21:20
  
  Anchorage court brings together resources for domestic violence victims
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Lisa Whitmore is one of two Anchorage police officers assigned to the domestic violence office in the Boney Courthouse. Photographed in August. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). The suite of offices close to the Anchorage courtroom that handles ...and more »
  
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• Hamilton blood donor wins Alaska trip sponsored by CBC | www ... - Hamilton Journal News

  17-09-2016 21:01
  
  Hamilton blood donor wins Alaska trip sponsored by CBC | www ...
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  James Finnegan (left) and son Colin will head for an Alaska adventure trip. James, who made his 48th blood donation in June at Fort Hamilton Hospital won the ...
  Sidney Daily News | Dream comes true for 'Wild About Alaska' winnerSidney Daily News (subscription)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Hamilton blood donor wins Alaska trip - Hamilton Journal News

  17-09-2016 21:01
  
  Hamilton blood donor wins Alaska trip
  Hamilton Journal News
  James Finnegan (left) and son Colin will head for an Alaska adventure trip. James, who made his 48th blood donation in June at Fort Hamilton Hospital won the trip for two as part of Community Blood Center's “Wild About Alaska Adventure for Two Summer ...and more »
  
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• Alaska ferry repairs to interrupt service to Bellingham - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  17-09-2016 20:34
  
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  Alaska ferry repairs to interrupt service to Bellingham
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Repairs will take an Alaska ferry off the water and interrupt service to Bellingham, Washington, for two weeks. The Ketchikan Daily News reports the Columbia's travel speeds are reduced and routes will be delayed through its scheduled arrival in ...
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• Anchorage police investigate Friday night robberies, home invasion in Mountain View - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2016 20:23
  
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  Anchorage police investigate Friday night robberies, home invasion in Mountain View
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A violent string of robberies and a home invasion in northeast Anchorage late Friday night left a 72-year-old homeowner hospitalized in critical condition and two others injured, according to Anchorage police. In a statement, police described a group ...and more »
  
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• Athletics face cuts at University of Alaska - Washington Times - Washington Times

  17-09-2016 19:43
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  Athletics face cuts at University of Alaska - Washington Times
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  With steep cuts looming for University of Alaska athletics, regents want to avoid eliminating sports programs altogether.
  University of Alaska regents decide against pursuing single accreditationFairbanks Daily News-Miner
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• Athletics face cuts at University of Alaska - Washington Times

  17-09-2016 19:43
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  Athletics face cuts at University of Alaska
  Washington Times
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - With steep cuts looming for University of Alaska athletics, regents want to avoid eliminating sports programs altogether. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/2d2vqpF) the proposed athletics cuts are the ...
  University of Alaska regents decide against pursuing single ...Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  University of Alaska president advises against single accreditation ...Alaska
  
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• Permanent Fund hard-liners play chicken with Alaska's finances - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2016 16:08
  
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  Permanent Fund hard-liners play chicken with Alaska's finances
  Alaska Dispatch News
  I went to the courthouse Friday morning to find out the real reason behind the lawsuit to overturn Gov. Bill Walker's veto of half of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. On the surface, the question the suit asks is whether Walker had the power to ...
  Alaska senators file lawsuit over Walker's permanent fund vetoFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  State Sued By Alaska Politicians Over Legality Of Gov
  
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• Meet the man studying Alaska's glaciers by living on one each summer - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2016 16:08
  
  Meet the man studying Alaska's glaciers by living on one each summer
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Glacier researcher Sam Herreid bathes in a lake on Canwell Glacier in the eastern Alaska Range. (Courtesy Sam Herreid). CANWELL GLACIER — This summer, Sam Herreid has slept for 12 nights on these rocks that ride slowly downhill on a mass of ice.
  
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• Blood Bank employees file complaint alleging mishandling of finances - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2016 06:28
  
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  Blood Bank employees file complaint alleging mishandling of finances
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a complaint with the FDA, saying it was shipping blood donations out of state for a fee so it could afford payments on ...
  Blood Bank of Alaska employees file federal complaint, allege financial misconductKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
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• Reality check: 'Drag Race All Stars' queen Alaska reigns supreme - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  17-09-2016 06:02
  
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  Reality check: 'Drag Race All Stars' queen Alaska reigns supreme
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Former Pittsburgher Alaska (aka Justin Honard) is tearing it up on "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" this season. By Maria Sciullo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Like Mae West, when the drag queen Alaska is good, she's very good. And when she's bad, she's better.
  'RuPaul's Drag Race' All-Star Alaska Drops Lil' Poundcake-Inspired ...Billboard
  Lil' Poundcake Goes On A Crime Spree In Alaska's
  
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• Can Cordovans resurrect Tanner crab fishery? - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-09-2016 04:48
  
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  Can Cordovans resurrect Tanner crab fishery?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Cordovans hope to revive a long lost Tanner crab fishery in Prince William Sound as a step toward keeping the town's waterfront working year-round. The crab fishery produced up to 14 million pounds a year in the early 1970s, but declined to about a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  17-09-2016 03:46
  
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  Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 16, 2016
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  A lawsuit seeking to maintain full Permanent Fund dividends this year was filed Friday – and Governor Bill Walker blasted the arguments in the lawsuit. Employees allege financial misconduct Alaska blood bank. Associated Press. Several Blood Bank of ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Sept. 16, 2016

  17-09-2016 03:44
  
  
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  Walker on PFD suit: ‘Taking the low road’
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  A lawsuit seeking to maintain full Permanent Fund dividends this year was filed Friday – and Governor Bill Walker blasted the arguments in the lawsuit.
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• Nageak files lawsuits against state officials over election

  17-09-2016 03:38
  
  
  The losing incumbent in a northern Alaska state legislative race has filed two lawsuits against state elections officials, alleging illegal procedures were followed.
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  KTVA-TV reports Democrat Benjamin Nageak filed the lawsuits Friday against Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Division of Elections Director Josie Bahnke over the House District 40 race.
  A recount confirmed challenger Dean Westlake won the race by eight votes, after initial certified results showed Westlake leading by four votes.
  
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• Community events announced for rural Alaska during opioid, heroin awareness week - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  17-09-2016 03:25
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Community events announced for rural Alaska during opioid, heroin awareness week
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Sunday kicks off National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week in the U.S. The U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be holding events throughout the week in rural Alaska communities to discuss the dangers of opioids ...and more »
  
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• Walker ‘disappointed’ in Permanent Fund suit filed by Wielechowski today

  17-09-2016 03:00
  
  A lawsuit seeking to maintain full Permanent Fund dividends this year was filed Friday – and Governor Bill Walker blasted the arguments in the lawsuit.
  Gov. Bill Walker announces line-item budget vetoes at the Atwood Building in Anchorage on Wednesday. Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is also pictured. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk)Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski and two retired lawmakers – Clem Tillion and Rick Halford – filed the lawsuit. The
  
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• The history of the creation of the permanent fund

  17-09-2016 03:00
  
  What was the original intent of the Alaska Permanent Fund? A rainy day savings account for Government funding after oil was depleted or a fund to pay citizens a dividend and subsidize programs? What happens if the fund is drawn down to help shore up budget shortfalls? We’ll discuss a UAF course designed to answer these questions with former state government officials who were there during the early days.
  Palmer Jr. Middle School 7th grader, Shania Sommer, 12, announced
  
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• Unalaska cleans up fish oil spill

  17-09-2016 02:26
  
  A forklift punctured a connex filled with fish oil in Unalaska Thursday, spilling it across a shipyard. Fish oil is considered an environmental hazard, but far less damaging than crude oil. Some of the bright orange oil flowed into a storm drain and into the ocean. Resolve Marine stopped it from spreading more by plugging the drain with gravel and dirt.
  Fish oil pours out of the punctured shipping container. (David Tonon/U.S. Coast Guard)A couple hundred gallons of the 5,700 gallon bla
  
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• A hydro license brings district heating one step closer in Juneau

  17-09-2016 02:15
  
  After years of waiting, Juneau Hydropower Inc. was recently awarded a federal license for Sweetheart Lake Dam. It gives the company the go-ahead to start serious planning for a new multi-million dollar hydro facility. It could power a gold mine and supply heat to the downtown core of the capital city with an innovative system.
  Duff Mitchell calls getting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC license a milestone. He’s the managing director of Juneau Hydropower. After waiting six
  
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• Anchorage Municipality to see higher costs for housing prisoners

  17-09-2016 01:55
  
  The state Department of Corrections announced Thursday that it is increasing the amount the municipality of Anchorage pays to house city prisoners in state correctional facilities. The rate hike affects Anchorage Correctional Complex, which houses mostly Anchorage area offenders. The increase will raise the current fee of $2 million annually to $2.9 million starting October first.
  “We’re not recovering actual costs,” DOC spokesman Corey Allen-Young said. “We’re
  
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• With longtime race director retiring afterward, Equinox marathon to kickoff Saturday

  17-09-2016 01:48
  
  Tomorrow sees the running of the 54th Equinox Marathon. This year marks several milestones. The course will see a return to more trails. And long time race director John Estle is retiring.
  The Equinox Marathon is an institution for Fairbanks. The event has seen some changes over its 54 years. And one person who has witnessed his share of those changes is retiring race director John Estle. He first learned of the event when we joined UAF as a coach in 1982. Within a few years he was director, a t
  
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• Healy 2 Power plant poised to restart in Golden Valley

  17-09-2016 01:38
  
  The Healy 2 Coal Fired Power plant is poised to restart. The Golden Valley Electric Association plant has been offline since March, when an explosion in its coal pulverization and transport facility damaged equipment. The incident was the latest problem for the long troubled facility that Golden Valley hopes will provide low cost energy.
  Golden Valley electric association president and CEO Corey Borgeson said repair work at the Healy 2 plant have been completed and firing of the boiler is immine
  
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• Employees allege financial misconduct Alaska blood bank

  17-09-2016 01:12
  
  Several Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a federal complaint accusing the blood bank’s leadership of mismanagement and financial impropriety since the organization moved into its $45 million facility in Anchorage earlier this year.
  The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports the Aug. 28 complaint filed with the Food and Drug Administration alleges the blood bank’s missteps have resulted in dangerous donor conditions and shortages.
  Blood Bank of Alaska entered into an agreement wi
  
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• AK: High tunnel greenhouses on the Kenai Peninsula

  17-09-2016 01:10
  
  Alaska, a farming capitol? It seems far-fetched, but it’s fast becoming a reality. In the last six years, a federal cost chare program through the USDA means giant greenhouses are popping up all over the state. Most of them can be spotted on the Kenai Peninsula.
  Over the last three years, Donna Rae Faulkner and Don McNamara have been building a farm with help from a cost share program through the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service. (Photo by Emily Schwing, Northwest News Ne
  
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• 49 Voices: Pa Mipajntsuab in Anchorage

  17-09-2016 01:05
  
  This week we’re hearing from Pa Mipajntsuab in Anchorage. Pa’s family is originally from Laos and she moved here four years ago from California.
  Pa lives in the Mountain View neighborhood in Anchorage. (Photo by Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)PA: I have a Hmong last name but it’s kind of long. Mipajntsuab (mei-ban-zhuo). Yeah, and it stands for “Little Flower Green.”
  Learning how to ski, go around and still know how to stop. If you go
  
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• River Safety Techniques

  17-09-2016 01:00
  
  In the Gates of the Arctic Natnl. ParkAlaska’s rivers are the best path to see the backcountry for non-motorized adventures, traveling in relative comfort and seeing the grandeur of Alaska. Still, cold moving water in remote areas can also be dangerous. Every summer, we hear stories of tragedies and of near misses on Alaska’s rivers and in this episode we’ll tackle that topic head-on. We’ll be talking with two very experienced river paddlers who have a stro
  
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