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• Bear Leads Police On Wild Chase Through The Streets Of Anchorage, Alaska - NPR

  21-09-2016 21:49
  
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  Bear Leads Police On Wild Chase Through The Streets Of Anchorage, Alaska
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  A gallivanting black bear took police officers on an hours-long chase around the streets of downtown Anchorage, Alaska — and its escapades were captured on video. Passing Research Ship Saves Weather Station Staff From Polar Bear 'Siege' ...
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• Widespread power outages reported as storm moves through Southcentral Alaska - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 17:27
  
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  Widespread power outages reported as storm moves through Southcentral Alaska
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  A toppled playhouse rests off Patrick Road at Upper DeArmoun Road on Wednesday morning. (Erik Hill / Alaska Dispatch News). Power outages greeted many Southcentral Alaska residents Wednesday as a storm brought fierce winds and heavy rain into the ...and more »
  
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• Southcentral Alaska prepares for high winds as storm moves in ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 16:03
  
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  Southcentral Alaska prepares for high winds as storm moves in ...
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  Lance Hatfield with the Municipal Light & Power tree crew climbs up a spruce tree to trim away branches while performing routine maintenance on the power ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Editorial: State budget cuts' impact being felt - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  21-09-2016 10:18
  Alaska Editorial: State budget cuts' impact being felt
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  The Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility closed this week, an event that brought lay-off notices to 15 employees and the end of a local secure detention for youth in southern Southeast Alaska. On Thursday, Alaska's Department of Corrections announced that ...
  
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• Ferry repairs to impact southeast Alaska ferry service - Washington Times

  21-09-2016 09:33
  Ferry repairs to impact southeast Alaska ferry service
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Ferry service in southeast Alaska will soon be reduced as the Alaska Marine Highway System's largest ferry gets sent away for repair work. CoastAlaska News reports (http://bit.ly/2ct5Qax ) agency spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says ...and more »
  
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• Alaska oil and gas director stepping down amid battle with producers - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 07:06
  
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  Alaska oil and gas director stepping down amid battle with producers
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  The state director battling some of the world's largest oil companies over marketing Alaska's North Slope gas is stepping down. Corri Feige, director of the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, informed colleagues Tuesday that she will take advantage of an ...
  
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• Gap looms in Anchorage for cold-weather homeless shelters - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 07:05
  
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  Gap looms in Anchorage for cold-weather homeless shelters
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  As winter creeps closer, Anchorage officials are scrambling to find cold-weather shelter beds for roughly 90 homeless adults and close a gap in shelter space stemming from a health scare at the Bean's Cafe soup kitchen this past winter. City homeless ...and more »
  
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• YWCA Alaska names this year's Women of Achievement - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 06:16
  
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  YWCA Alaska names this year's Women of Achievement
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  YWCA Alaska has named its Women of Achievement this year, which include a pastor, lawmaker and the Anchorage School District superintendent. Darlena Fritzler, development manager at YWCA Alaska, said Tuesday that community members nominated ...
  
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• Southcentral Alaska prepares for a windstorm, though ferocity ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 06:01
  
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  Southcentral Alaska prepares for a windstorm, though ferocity ...
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  Lance Hatfield with the Municipal Light & Power tree crew climbs up a spruce tree to trim away branches while performing routine maintenance on the power ...
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• It's time for Alaska tomatoes -- yes, tomatoes -- to shine at the farmers market - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 05:23
  
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  It's time for Alaska tomatoes -- yes, tomatoes -- to shine at the farmers market
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  A quick visit to the South Anchorage Farmers Market last weekend provided proof it was a great summer for growing – even those tricky tomatoes. Multiple vendors had loads of gorgeous tomatoes stacked in colorful piles. Carmen Moldovan of Northern ...
  
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• Alaska's heroin problem brings together state, local and federal leaders in search of a solution - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 05:23
  
  Alaska's heroin problem brings together state, local and federal leaders in search of a solution
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  Jerry Evan, an investigator with Alaska State Troopers; Marlin Ritzman, FBI special agent in charge; and Andrea Hattan, assistant U.S. Attorney, listen to residents Monday at a community meeting on heroin in Bethel. (Lisa Demer / Alaska Dispatch News).
  
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• Bush bears the brunt of the PFD cut, but Alaska may have little choice - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 04:27
  
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  Bush bears the brunt of the PFD cut, but Alaska may have little choice
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  Anyone catching even the slightest glimpse of my checkbook knows my ability with finances is, to put it mildly, limited. That I'm able to live on my own and pay my own bills this late in my life is totally due to other people who understand finances ...
  
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• Scientists uncovered a skeleton from the ancient world's most famous shipwreck - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 03:54
  
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  Scientists uncovered a skeleton from the ancient world's most famous shipwreck
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  Divers work next to skeletal remains found at an ancient shipwreck near the island of Antikythera, Greece, on Sept. 6, 2016. (Greek Ministry of Culture / Handout via Reuters). Brendan Foley was only three minutes into his first dive on his first day at ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  21-09-2016 03:48
  Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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  The announcement this summer that Alaska will pursue a state-owned natural gas pipeline is a major U-turn after more than a decade of negotiations with the big three North Slope oil companies. Murkowski says Navy has explaining to do. Liz Ruskin, APRN ...and more »
  
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• Reporter discusses allegations of mismanagement at Alaska Blood Bank

  21-09-2016 03:47
  
  
  A conceptual drawing of the new Blood Bank of Alaska building. Courtesy of the Blood Bank of AlaskaA recent complaint filed with the Food and Drug Administration alleges that mismanagement and financial impropriety at the Blood Bank of Alaska have led to dangerously short supplies of blood this summer.
  The story was first published by the Alaska Journal of Commerce, And Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes spoke with reporter DJ Summers about what’s known so far.
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• Man on a mission: Gov. Walker and the gas line

  21-09-2016 03:47
  
  
  Bill Walker, fifth from left. As a Valdez City Council member, Walker traveled with a delegation from the Organization for the Management of Alaska Resources (later the Resource Development Council) to meet with California Gov. Jerry Brown to advocate for a gas line, 1977. (Photo courtesy of Bill and Donna Walker)The announcement this summer that Alaska will pursue a state-owned natural gas pipeline is a major U-turn after more than a decade of negotiations with the big three North Slope oil com
  
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• Kenai Peninsula, Southcentral brace for high winds, flooding

  21-09-2016 03:47
  
  
  (Image via the National Weather Service)High wind warnings go into effect Tuesday night throughout the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage.
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  The National Weather Service predicts hurricane-force winds throughout the Kenai to Anchorage, with strongest winds heightening late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.
  A High Wind Warning goes into effect starting 9 p.m. Tuesday until 1 p.m. Wednesday for East Anchorage, the Lower Hillside and Eagle River.
  The high wind warning for Turnagain Arm and hig
  
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• ‘Amazing’ new Clearwater Lodge rises from ashes of historic structure

  21-09-2016 03:47
  
  
  Even before owner Kevin Ewing opened the new Clearwater Lodge, dozens of area residents and visitors gathered in the back yard for a family celebration. The new facility opened Sept. 3. (Photo by Tim Ellis/KUAC)The Clearwater Lodge is back in business. Two years after the old structure was burglarized and burned to the ground, owner Kevin Ewing has opened a bigger, fancier lodge in the same scenic spot, on the banks of the Clearwater River near Delta Junction.
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, September 20, 2016

  21-09-2016 03:47
  
  
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  Man on a mission: Gov. Walker and the gas line
  Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
  The announcement this summer that Alaska will pursue a state-owned natural gas pipeline is a major U-turn after more than a decade of negotiations with the big three North Slope oil companies.
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• 4 charged with illegally killing walrus, causing stampedes

  21-09-2016 03:47
  
  
  USGS Wildlife Biologist working at a haulout near Point Lay, Alaska. (Photo by Ryan Kingsbery/USGS)Federal prosecutors in Alaska have charged four men with killing walrus gathered on the state’s northwest shore last year, removing the animals’ ivory tusks and leaving the meat to waste.
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  Prosecutors say the four residents of the village of Point Hope twice caused several hundred walrus to stampede, knowing that smaller animals in the herd could be crushed.
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• Long distance bike rider for spinal cord research heads south from Alaska - KFSK

  21-09-2016 02:48
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  Long distance bike rider for spinal cord research heads south from Alaska
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  A 24-year-old bike rider has started a 10-month journey through 14 countries from Alaska to Argentina. He's not even the first in his own family to make that trip. However, along the way, he's hoping to raise money and awareness for spinal cord injuries.
  
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• Alaska reveals exact amount of oil wealth fund check Friday - KTUU.com

  21-09-2016 02:42
  
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  Alaska reveals exact amount of oil wealth fund check Friday
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  ANCHORAGE It's already known that the yearly check given to nearly every single Alaskan from the state's oil wealth fund is going to be about $1,000, but state officials plan to reveal the exact amount later this week. Since Gov. Bill Walker is in Asia ...and more »
  
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• Virgin America flight attendants reject tentative contract deal as ... - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

  21-09-2016 02:25
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  Virgin America flight attendants reject tentative contract deal as ...
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  The rejection leaves flight attendants at Virgin America and Alaska Airlines in limbo regarding their status and seniority, and frustration is brewing.and more »
  
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• Virgin America flight attendants reject tentative contract deal as Alaska takeover looms - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)

  21-09-2016 02:25
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  Virgin America flight attendants reject tentative contract deal as Alaska takeover looms
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  The rejection leaves flight attendants at both Burlingame, California-based Virgin America (Nasdaq: VA) and Seattle-based Alaska (NYSE: ALK) in limbo regarding their status and seniority, and frustration is brewing. Virgin America CEO David Cush with ...and more »
  
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• Murkowski says Navy has explaining to do

  21-09-2016 01:41
  
  Northern Edge military exercise in the Gulf of Alaska. (File photo: U.S. Navy)Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the Navy is again snubbing the concerns of Alaskans as it prepares for the next Northern Edge. That’s a military exercise, held every two years, that stretches from the Gulf of Alaska into the Interior. The next Northern Edge is scheduled for May. Murkowski says more than 100 Alaskans sent her letters this summer with concerns about the potential impact of the exercise, particularly on fi
  
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• US-ODD-Downtown-Bear-Chase - Yahoo News

  21-09-2016 00:59
  
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A young black bear led police on a two-hour chase through the streets of downtown Anchorage, Alaska — scurrying down sidewalks and across lanes of traffic and even ducking behind a Pizza Hut along the way.
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• Alaska leads the nation in the rate of women murdered by men, new study finds - KTUU.com

  21-09-2016 00:45
  
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  Alaska leads the nation in the rate of women murdered by men, new study finds
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  Alaska can be a deadly place to be a woman. A new study ranks Alaska first in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men. The Violence Policy Center, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. that aims to reduce gun deaths, says the homicide rate ...
  
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• Anchorage woman attacked mother with hammer, charges say - Alaska Dispatch News

  21-09-2016 00:36
  
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  Anchorage woman attacked mother with hammer, charges say
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  A woman accused of hitting her mother in the head with a hammer was arrested by police at an East Anchorage home last weekend. Court records show Margaret Andrew, 36, was charged with first-degree assault in the Sept. 17 case. According to a court ...
  
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