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• First Official Yup'ik Interpreter For Alaska Court System - KYUK

  30-09-2016 23:59
  
  KYUK
  First Official Yup'ik Interpreter For Alaska Court System
  KYUK
  In the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, where Yup'ik is the primary spoken language, the Alaska Court System has a new Yup'ik interpreter, who happens to be the first official interpreter for the language in the country. Crystal Garrison, who recently passed the ...
  
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• Alaska not changing voter registration deadline amid concern - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  30-09-2016 23:12
  
  Alaska not changing voter registration deadline amid concern
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state election official says Alaska will not change its voter registration deadline amid concerns raised by two U.S. senators about Alaska's deadline and that of several other states falling on a holiday weekend. Carol Thompson ...and more »
  
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• The Equinox Marathon and other extreme Fairbanks events

  30-09-2016 23:00
  
  Fall colors photo by Luke JonesThe Equinox Marathon is one of the most challenging anywhere, as it climbs up over Esther Dome in Fairbanks, and is also Alaska’s oldest. At one time it was the largest marathon in America, and one of the first to field women. For the next show we’ll hear from this year’s equinox champion, Matias Saari, who has won an amazing six times and also has just published a book about the race. In the second half of the show, we’ll hea
  
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• Untold Stories at the Palmer Museum

  30-09-2016 22:30
  
  View of Palmer. Photo: Flickr, AK_AV8TORStorytelling comes to the Mat-Su Valley in the tradition of Arctic Entries and The Moth.  Untold Stories brings Mat-Su Valley residents to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet. At every episode (performance), seven people each tell a seven-minute long true story about themselves relating to the show’s theme. Local musicians perform a few songs before, during and after the performances. Proceeds made from Untold St
  
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• Untold Stories at the Palmer Depot

  30-09-2016 22:30
  
  View of Palmer. Photo: Flickr, AK_AV8TORStorytelling comes to the Mat-Su Valley in the tradition of Arctic Entries and The Moth.  Untold Stories brings Mat-Su Valley residents to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet. At every episode (performance), seven people each tell a seven-minute long true story about themselves relating to the show’s theme. Local musicians perform a few songs before, during and after the performances. Proceeds made from Untold St
  
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• The Grapevine: Stories of Rumors, Pranks, and Scandals

  30-09-2016 22:00
  
  Arctic Entries this month brings you The Grapevine:
  Stories of Rumors, Pranks, and Scandals. In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth, and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage to share their personal stories: funny, sad and sweet. At every performance, seven people each tell a seven-minute long true story about themselves relating to the show’s theme. Local musicians perform a few songs as well. Proceeds made from Arctic Entr
  
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• LIVE-STREAM: Governor Walker provides update on Asia trip to promote Alaska's natural gas - KTUU.com

  30-09-2016 21:06
  
  KTUU.com
  LIVE-STREAM: Governor Walker provides update on Asia trip to promote Alaska's natural gas
  KTUU.com
  Governor Walker, AGDC President Keith Meyer, DNR Commissioner Andy Mack, and Chief Oil & Gas Advisor John Hendrix will provide an update on the Singapore and Korea meetings. More. GET NOTIFIED WATCH AGAIN Donate. Click HERE if you're ...
  AGDC's Meyer recaps Asia marketing trip | The Alaska Journal of ...Alaskajournal.comall 6 news articles »
  
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• Marijuana and Your Kid – When to be concerned and what to do

  30-09-2016 21:00
  
  Photo: Flickr, Jordan CameronThe legalization and public sale of marijuana is a trending topic these days but there is a less publicly discussed way that marijuana is already having an impact on our families and our community. Marijuana abuse is responsible for 70% of teen admissions to substance abuse treatment programs and is strongly correlated with many adolescent emotional and behavioral problems. Teens who smoke regularly, frequently experience problems with f
  
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• Prince William and Kate Middleton visit Yukon communities

  30-09-2016 20:22
  
  Prince William and Kate Middleton visited Carcross after a trip to Whitehorse. (Photo by Abbey Collins, KHNS – Haines)Alaska got as close as it could to a royal visit this week.
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were met by a large crowd, music and dancing in Carcross this week.
  They event was part of a larger tour around the Yukon after traveling through British Columbia. The visit focused on First Nations issues and culture.
  “We as a people have
  
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• 10 of Alaska's Best Craft Breweries and Distilleries - Paste Magazine

  30-09-2016 18:49
  
  Paste Magazine
  10 of Alaska's Best Craft Breweries and Distilleries
  Paste Magazine
  Most people venture to Alaska for the enchanting wilderness – the staggering mountain peaks glistening with snow, valleys rich in fir trees and cascading waterfalls and wildlife sightings around every corner. Drinks are usually an after-thought ...and more »
  
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• Perseverance Theatre’s Peter and the Starcatcher

  30-09-2016 18:34
  
  Sylvia Kwan and Austin Roach in Peter and the StarcatcherPerseverance Theatre of Juneau opens their Anchorage season with Peter and the Starcatcher, a play by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker based on the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson running September 30th through October 16 in the Sydney Laurence Theatre. Director Teresa Pond, actor Sylvia Kwan and PT’s Anchorage General Manager Josh Lowman drop by Stage Talk this week to talk about this “prequel” to the story of
  
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• Alaska's Glaciers Are Retreating - Scientific American

  30-09-2016 17:59
  
  Scientific American
  Alaska's Glaciers Are Retreating
  Scientific American
  In 1966, a team of U.S. Geological Survey scientists journeyed to two small glaciers in Alaska to dig snow pits needed for measuring snow depth and density at the remote mountainous locations. Those early findings, repeated twice a year for the last 50 ...
  
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• North to Alaska for $238 round trip on Delta - Los Angeles Times

  30-09-2016 16:02
  
  Los Angeles Times
  North to Alaska for $238 round trip on Delta
  Los Angeles Times
  Bored with winter temperatures in the 80s? This airfare to Anchorage might be just the ticket: For $238, including all taxes and fees, you can fly round trip from LAX on Delta to a place where the warmest temperature recorded in January this year was ...
  
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• Alaska Reporter Who Quit on the Air to Promote Weed Legalization Faces Decades in Prison - The Root

  30-09-2016 14:00
  
  The Root
  Alaska Reporter Who Quit on the Air to Promote Weed Legalization Faces Decades in Prison
  The Root
  Charlo Greene, a former reporter for news station KTVA in Alaska, quit in epic fashion in 2014 to fight for something in which she believed. However, her life has taken an unexpected and unfortunate turn. Breanna Edwards. By: Breanna EdwardsPosted: ...
  Alaska Reporter Who Quit On Air in Support of Marijuana Legalization Facing 24 Years in PrisonReason (blog)
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• ConocoPhillips Alaska sets drilling record - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  30-09-2016 07:55
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  ConocoPhillips Alaska sets drilling record
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  At a time when there's no clear end in site for plummeting oil prices, good news from the North Slope is rare, but on Thursday ConocoPhillips Alaska announced its set a new drilling record at drill site CD5, the first drill site in the National ...
  ConocoPhillips well extends a record 5 miles at over-achieving field ...Alaska Dispatch Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-09-2016 03:50
  
  Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  As the months tick down on hisadministration, President Obama has created marine monuments in the Northeast and the South Pacific. Alaska interest groups are working to get his attention, too. Some want him to take bold action in the 49th State before ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016

  30-09-2016 03:50
  
  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
  Listen NowWill Obama look north for his legacy?
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  As the months tick down on hisadministration, President Obama has created marine monuments in the Northeast and the South Pacific. Alaska interest groups are working to get his attention, too. Some want him to take bold
  
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• Traveling Music 10-2-16

  30-09-2016 03:42
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  10-2-16
   
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  Dedicated to KSKA friend Don Nelson, hope he mends quickly
   
  Upcoming Concert:  Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:30 PM Tina Larkin in concert at Vagabond Blues
   
  Puppy Belly Dance (instrumental)
  Peter Ostroushko / Peter Ostroushko
  Heart of the Heartland
  Red House Records
  5:07
   
  You Can Feel it in Your Soul
  The Earls of Leicester / Gladys Stacey
  Rattle and Roar
  Rounder
  3:03
   
  
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• JetBlue and Alaska Fight Over Rights to Fly to Havana – Skift - Skift

  30-09-2016 03:30
  
  Skift
  JetBlue and Alaska Fight Over Rights to Fly to Havana – Skift
  Skift
  JetBlue Airways is tweaking rival Alaska Airlines by asking the U.S. government to take away Alaska's right to fly to Havana from Los Angeles and award it.
  Alaska Airlines to fly the only nonstop flights from LA to CubaLos Angeles Times
  Alaska Airlines will fly to Cuba starting in JanuaryAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Airlines launches flights to CubaWGRZ.com
  US Department of the Treasury
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• Alaska customers caught up in Wells Fargo bank scandal - KTUU.com

  30-09-2016 03:11
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska customers caught up in Wells Fargo bank scandal
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) Alaska consumers are among those caught up in a bank scandal at Wells Fargo. A San Francisco-based spokesman for the bank said Thursday it could not rule out the possibility that 5,970 accounts were created in Alaska as ...and more »
  
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• With assembly approval, Central Council expands plans for 3-acre Immersion Park

  30-09-2016 03:03
  
  The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a new target date for opening its cultural immersion park at the old Thane Ore House.
  Listen NowCentral Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Business and Economic Development Manager Myrna Gardner explains the plans for the immersion park. (Photo by Lakeidra Chavis, KTOO – Juneau)Last year, Central Council officials had hoped it would open this summer. Now, they’re shooting for 2018, after the Juneau
  
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• Will Obama look north for his legacy?

  30-09-2016 03:01
  
  A satellite view of Western Alaska and the Bering Strait, taken Feb. 4, 2014. (Photo: NASA)These are the days when a president turns to thoughts of legacy.  As the months tick down on  this Administration, President Obama has created a marine national monument off new England and last month vastly expanded one near Hawaii.  Alaska interest groups are working to get his attention, too. Some want him to take bold action in the 49th State before he leaves office, and others are urgin
  
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• Check out this year's PFD deals on airfare - Alaska Dispatch News

  30-09-2016 02:22
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Check out this year's PFD deals on airfare
  Alaska Dispatch News
  It's exciting to see what Alaska Airlines offers to travelers for its PFD sale each year. For travelers in Anchorage and Fairbanks, the PFD sale is one of many airfare sales throughout the year. But for travelers in far-flung communities at the end of ...and more »
  
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• Alaska settles complaint over Medicaid payment system - Alaska Public Radio Network

  30-09-2016 02:17
  
  Alaska settles complaint over Medicaid payment system
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The state has reached a settlement over its problem-plagued Medicaid payment system, agreeing to pay the vendor hired to implement the system $25.9 million it is owed, provided certain terms are met. Listen Now. State health department spokeswoman ...
  
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• Alaska settles complaint over Medicaid payment system

  30-09-2016 02:17
  
  The state has reached a settlement over its problem-plagued Medicaid payment system, agreeing to pay the vendor hired to implement the system $25.9 million it is owed, provided certain terms are met.
  State health department spokeswoman Sarana Schell says the department received thousands of hours of work it won’t have to pay for and says the vendor, Xerox State Healthcare LLC, assigned new management to the project.
  Xerox is to provide $1.5 million in hardware system upgrades, among other
  
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• Russian Jack shooting victim dies in hospital, fourth suspect turns himself in

  30-09-2016 00:35
  
  The victim of last week’s shooting near Anchorage’s Russian Jack Park has died.
  40-year-old Paula Zorawski was shot on September 22nd while answering her door on Alora Street.
  Anchorage police have arrested Tommy Hunter Higgs III, Michael Fitzgerald, and Savon Berry — all 18-years-old.
  They are charged with assault, robbery, and misconduct involving a controlled substance.
  APD says the District Attorney will amend their charges to include 2nd degree murder.
  All three are being
  
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• Ketchikan volleyball players and coaches raise Title IX concerns to school board

  30-09-2016 00:15
  
  Representatives of Ketchikan High School’s volleyball team came to the Ketchikan School Board on Wednesday with a long list of complaints, including gender bias, alleged violations of Title IX, and objectification of the athletes involved in volleyball.
  Volleyball team captain Kinani Halverson told the board that she felt sexually objectified when a school board member attended a game and polled audience members about how the uniforms fit on the girls.
  “This poll served to bring unwa
  
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