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• What is that 'ice monster' in Alaska's Chena River? - FOX31 Denver

  27-10-2016 22:56
  
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  What is that 'ice monster' in Alaska's Chena River?
  FOX31 Denver
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska — An Alaska Bureau of Land Management employee in Fairbanks was checking out ice on the Chena River Wednesday when he saw and recorded this “strange thing” that was moving up the river. The video, titled Chena River Ice ...and more »
  
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• Escorted access planned Thursday evening for closed Whittier tunnel - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-10-2016 16:37
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Escorted access planned Thursday evening for closed Whittier tunnel
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Update 6 a.m. Thursday: State road workers escorted a pair of convoys Wednesday night through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel to Whittier and are planning another pair on Thursday. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities' ...and more »
  
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• Guard reaches out to Alaska Natives because they 'live the weather' - Military Times

  27-10-2016 16:14
  
  Military Times
  Guard reaches out to Alaska Natives because they 'live the weather'
  Military Times
  BETHEL, Alaska — The Army National Guard is turning its recruitment efforts to Alaska Natives as it seeks to find soldiers equipped with subsistence skills. The Guard is launching a three-year program that provides waivers for Alaska Natives looking ...
  National Guard recruiting Alaska Natives to find soldiers with subsistence skillsKTUU.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska Airlines may be closing in on $4B Virgin America deal - New York Post

  27-10-2016 08:33
  
  New York Post
  Alaska Airlines may be closing in on $4B Virgin America deal
  New York Post
  Alaska Airlines believes it is close to getting regulatory clearance to buy Richard Branson's Virgin America for $4 billion, a source close to the situation said on Wednesday. However, while Alaska has recently offered a concession to the Justice ...
  
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• Long-time CEO of Mental Health Trust Authority resigns

  27-10-2016 04:33
  
  Former Alaska Mental Health Trust Executive Director Jeff Jessee tells reporters why he supports Gov. Bill Walker’s efforts to expand Medicaid at a press conference in the Capitol, March 17, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority resigned on Wednesday and will take on a different role in the organization. Jeff Jessee served in the position for 21 years. He will be transitioning to a new role focused on programming ahead of his planned retire
  
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• String, sturgeon or sea monster? Chena River 'creature' baffles ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  27-10-2016 04:00
  
  String, sturgeon or sea monster? Chena River 'creature' baffles ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Craig McCaa, who works for the Bureau of Land Management in Fairbanks, recorded the movement of a mysterious object (or creature) in the Chena River on ...and more »
  
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• 722 days after vote, Alaska’s first pot shop opens Saturday

  27-10-2016 04:00
  
  
  Marijuana for sale at a dispensary in California. (Photo: Dank Depot via Flickr Creative Commons)Alaska’s first marijuana retailer is opening on Saturday. At least, that’s the plan.
  Listen NowLeif Abel owns Greatland Ganja in Kasilof, and said by phone Wednesday that after dropping off his first batch of cannabis at a testing facility in Anchorage this week, the results are in.
  “They confirmed that our product samples were all very clean, some of the cleanest product that they&
  
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• Young Clinton fan ‘totes’ her support

  27-10-2016 03:51
  
  
  As election day approaches, we’re checking in with voters around the state — asking what matters most to them and who they’re supporting.
  Darrian Traw, a 19-year-old Hillary Clinton supporter from Anchorage (Photo courtesy of Darrian Traw)Tonight, we hear from 19-year-old Darrian Traw, a college student in Anchorage who literally wears her politics.
  KSKA’s Zachariah Hughes spoke to her in at UAA in the room where her film club meets. By her side was a tote-bag with a
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016

  27-10-2016 03:49
  
  
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  Listen NowLawmakers juggle ideas on alternatives to Walker’s PFD cut
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Few citizens love the fact that Governor Bill Walker vetoed half the money for Permanent Fund dividends this year – including Walker. Walker said the PFD cut is necessary as part of a comprehensive fisca
  
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• US Senate candidates debate Arctic issues in Barrow

  27-10-2016 03:35
  
  Barrow file photo by Steven KazlowskSen. Lisa Murkowski and three challengers debated today in Barrow, in what is said to be the first U.S. Senate debate to take place above the Arctic Circle.
  Independent Margaret Stock repeatedly came out against Republican candidates and policies. Stock says under Republican leadership, the country won’t be able to pay for icebreakers, ports and other Arctic infrastructure.
  “If you have a political party that is dedicated to austerity and cutting t
  
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• Lawmakers juggle ideas on alternatives to Walker’s PFD cut

  27-10-2016 03:23
  
  
  Few citizens love the fact that Governor Bill Walker vetoed half the money for Permanent Fund dividends this year – including Walker.
  Listen NowGov. 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)Walker said the PFD cut is necessary as part of a comprehensive fiscal plan he’d like the Legislature to adopt.  Two senators would like to rev
  
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• Defense Secretary halts Pentagon recall of bonuses from California National Guard service members

  27-10-2016 03:12
  
  
  Secretary of Defense Ash Carter released a statement Wednesday halting the Pentagon’s collection of bonuses wrongfully paid to national guard members.
  Listen NowOutrage spread after the LA Times revealed the California National Guard had been recalling millions of dollars from thousands of service members who took re-enlistment bonuses during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Guard said the payments were illegal when they were made, and over the last few years has ga
  
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• A week after return to duty, Fairbanks police Chief back on leave

  27-10-2016 02:42
  
  
  Fairbanks city police Chief Randall Aragon is on administrative leave again. A week after outgoing Mayor John Eberhart returned Aragon to duty, newly sworn in Mayor Jim Matherly reversed the order Tuesday and put the chief back on paid leave. Matherly said the decision is because an independent investigation into whether or not a private security business operated by the chief constitutes a conflict of interest, is still pending.
  Listen Now”It’s my responsibility to see the repo
  
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• Glacial fjords home to surprise coral, but maybe not for long

  27-10-2016 02:22
  
  
  Most people wouldn’t expect coral to thrive in Southeast Alaska. But it exists in the silty waters of glacial fjords. Now scientists are wondering if the coral, which serves as important fish habitat, could be in danger from an invisible threat — ocean acidification.
  Listen NowBob Stone holds a 50 year old red tree coral. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau)Inside a lab at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Juneau headquarte
  
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• Fairbanks Four’s plight inspires musician’s latest composition

  27-10-2016 01:17
  
  Members of the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Symphony and Choir, conducted by Houston Symphony associate conductor Robert Franz, perform the world premiere of “Mass for the Oppressed” on July 30 in the UAF Davis Concert Hall. (Photo courtesy of UAF)The Fairbanks Four’s release from prison last year inspired virtuoso Emerson Eads to compose a piece titled “Mass for the Oppressed.” Eads has lined up some impressive talent to perform the piece next month, and he&rsquo
  
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• Whittier Tunnel closed after rocks fall, repairs underway

  27-10-2016 00:24
  
  
  The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel to Whittier. (Flickr Creative Commons photo by Travis)Fallen rocks in the Whittier Tunnel caused the Alaska Department of Transportation to temporarily close the thoroughfare, cutting off road and rail links to the community.
  Listen NowDOT spokeswoman Shannon McCarthy said two rocks fell inside the tunnel.
  “Like four feet by four feet at the largest,” McCarthy said. “But still, those can be fairly heavy and we don’t want those falling do
  
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