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• Inaugural Alaska IT Awards aims to highlight accomplishments of state's unique industry - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  01-11-2016 22:25
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Inaugural Alaska IT Awards aims to highlight accomplishments of state's unique industry
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  The inaugural Alaska IT Awards Gala this Friday will highlight the state's accomplishments in the information technology (IT) industry. Organizers of the event say it's about time those who've spearheading the way were awarded for their efforts in ...
  
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• Georgia men plotted attack on Alaska aurora research facility to 'release souls,' detective says - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-11-2016 18:40
  
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  Georgia men plotted attack on Alaska aurora research facility to 'release souls,' detective says
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  Two men arrested last week in southern Georgia were planning to attack an aurora research facility owned by the University of Alaska Fairbanks around which conspiracy theories of mind control have long swirled, investigators said. Television station ...
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• Largest US fuel pipeline closed after work crew triggers blast - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-11-2016 18:11
  
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  Largest US fuel pipeline closed after work crew triggers blast
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  Flames shoot into the sky from a gas line explosion in western Shelby County, Alabama, late Monday. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry. Colonial Pipeline Co's main gasoline line, a crucial supply source for the U.S. East Coast, will be shut for at least several ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Air flight grounded after e-cig batteries ingnite

  01-11-2016 03:20
  
  
  Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage on Sunday were delayed over five hours after a passenger’s backpack started burning. Batteries for an e-cigarette are the likely culprit.
  Listen Now(Photo courtesy of Alaska Airlines and Virgin Airlines)Flight 67 had just made a scheduled stop in Ketchikan at 3:30 Sunday afternoon, and about half the passengers had deplaned when the incident occurred.
  Andrew Hames was seated just a few rows behind the passenger.
  “And I
  
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• Miller irks GOP by sending one its old flyers bashing Murkowski

  01-11-2016 03:17
  
  
  The Joe Miller campaign obtained 2010 GOP flyers and sent them, with a few modifications. (Image provided by Miller campaign)In another sign that this is a strange election year, the U.S. Senate campaign of Libertarian Joe Miller is mailing leftover flyers the Alaska Republican Party printed in 2010, but didn’t send. The flyers are critical of the incumbent, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. In 2010, she was the candidate the party was trying to defeat in the General Election. Now, though, Murkowski is
  
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• Miller irks GOP by sending old flyers bashing Murkowski

  01-11-2016 03:17
  
  
  The Joe Miller campaign obtained 2010 GOP flyers and sent them, with a few modifications. (Image provided by Miller campaign)In another sign that this is a strange election year, the U.S. Senate campaign of Libertarian Joe Miller is mailing leftover flyers the Alaska Republican Party printed in 2010, but didn’t send. The flyers are critical of the incumbent, Sen. Lisa Murkowski. In 2010, she was the candidate the party was trying to defeat in the General Election. Now, though, Murkowski is
  
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• Fairbanks community mourns fallen officer

  01-11-2016 02:55
  
  
  Fairbanks is mourning the loss of a police officer. Thirty four year old Sergeant Allen Brandt, who was shot earlier this month, died Friday of complications following surgery to remove shrapnel from one of his eyes. Community members gathered for a candlelight vigil Friday night to honor and remember the 11 year FPD veteran.
  Listen NowHundreds gather in front of Fairbanks Police station for a candlelight vigil Friday night to honor Sargent Allen Brandt, who died Friday. (Photo by Dan Bross
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Oct. 31, 2016

  01-11-2016 02:54
  
  
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  Listen NowAlaska Air flight grounded after e-cig batteries ingnite
  Robert Woolsey, KCAW – Sitka
  Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage on Sunday were delayed over 5 hours after a passenger’s backpack started burning. Batteries for an e-cigarette are the likely culprit.
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• PFD automatic voter registration could increase turnout but cost is unknown

  01-11-2016 02:39
  
  
  Zoe Kitchel canvassing for the PFD voter ballot initiative. (Photo by Emily Kwong)On November 8, Alaskans will vote on Ballot Measure No. 1, which would automatically register eligible individuals to vote when they apply for a PFD, unless they opt out. Through mid-October, the campaign in favor of the initiative had spent over $1 million, despite the lack of formal opposition. But would the initiative actually improve voter turnout?
  Listen NowIn order to vote in Alaska, a person needs to registe
  
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• What is an ‘independent’ candidate this election?

  01-11-2016 02:27
  
  
  Secrecy folders for ballots and “I Voted” stickers at a polling place in the State Office Building for early and absentee voting, Aug. 15, 2016. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)If you’ve felt like there are a lot more candidates in this year’s state elections running as independents: you are not alone.
  Listen NowRaces up and down the ticket in Alaska have candidates dropping party affiliations all together. And, of course, Governor Bill Walker ran and won as an independe
  
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• Longtime Anchorage Costume store closes doors after Halloween

  01-11-2016 02:15
  
  
  Dooleys Tuxedos and Costumes which will be closing after Halloween 2016 Photo by Wesley Ear;y, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Anyone hoping to pick up a last minute costume will only have Monday, Oct. 31 at 8 pm to pick up a costume at Dooley’s Costume and Tuxedo store in Anchorage. The local shop will close its doors for good after decades of existence in Alaska.
  Listen Now44-year-old Starla Heim is the owner of Dooley’s Tuxedos and Costumes in Anchorage. She’s been wor
  
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