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• Alaska aviator comes under fire after remarks about Alaska Native ... - KTUU.com

  03-11-2016 23:47
  
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  Alaska aviator comes under fire after remarks about Alaska Native ...
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  Disparaging comments about Alaska Natives on Facebook have sparked a social media backlash and have prompted an apology.and more »
  
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• Story Time w/Aunt Phil: The creation of Alaska's first legislature - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  03-11-2016 23:21
  
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  Story Time w/Aunt Phil: The creation of Alaska's first legislature
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  With the general election next Tuesday, this week's Story Time with Aunt Phil shares a bit about Alaska's first election after it became a territory in 1912. As a possession, the people of the Last Frontier did not have much voice in their governance ...
  
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• Ex-Marine with ties to Alaska convicted of strangling pregnant lover - KTUU.com

  03-11-2016 23:18
  
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  Ex-Marine with ties to Alaska convicted of strangling pregnant lover
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  A former Marine who lived in Alaska was convicted on Thursday for the 2014 murder of his pregnant lover, 19-year-old Erin Corwin. Christopher Brandon Lee, 27, was found guilty of one felony count of first degree murder, according to the San Bernardino ...
  Accused killer Christopher Lee wants you to know why he killed Erin CorwinThe Desert Sunall 94 news articles »
  
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• Why Hillary Clinton Could Actually Win Alaska Over Donald Trump - Daily Beast

  03-11-2016 06:15
  
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  Why Hillary Clinton Could Actually Win Alaska Over Donald Trump
  Daily Beast
  Mitt Romney beat Barack Obama here by 14 percentage points four years ago, but Clinton is up a few points over Trump—who's just the wrong shade of red for Alaska. Charles Wohlforth. 11.02.16 10:00 PM ET. ANCHORAGE — Hillary Clinton winning Alaska ...and more »
  
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• Abortion ruling at center of justices’ retention battle

  03-11-2016 03:28
  
  Alaska Supreme Court Justices Joel H. Bolger, Peter J. Maassen , Craig Stowers and Daniel E. Winfree (left to right), listen as then-Chief Justice Dana Fabe delivers the 2014 State of the Judiciary Address. Bolger and Maassen face judicial retention elections. (Photo by Skip Gray, Gavel Alaska)Voters will decide whether to keep two Alaska Supreme Court justices on Election Day. Alaska Family Action, which described itself as focused on advancing biblical principles, opposes retaining the judges.
  
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• Mushers await release of documentary criticizing the sport

  03-11-2016 03:11
  
  
  Alaska mushers are waiting for the release of a Canadian-made documentary film that is purportedly damaging to sled-dog racing. Parts of the film were made with the help of Iditarod resources, yet early reports of the film’s content indicate it is actually an indictment against the sport.
  Listen NowIditarod teams race to overtake-one another heading-toward Cripple. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/KSKA)The film, Sled Dogs, was directed by an accomplished film producer and director, Fern Levitt.
  
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• Alaska’s top oil companies adjusting to low prices

  03-11-2016 03:09
  
  
  Arriving at ConocoPhillips Kuparuk River Unit, the temperature hovered around -7 degrees. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRNcThe big three oil majors that operate in Alaska — BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp. — all released third quarter earnings results in the past week.
  Listen NowThe financial reports are a window into how the companies are weathering the dramatic decline in oil prices. And you don’t need a business degree to know it’s a rough time to be an oil company.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016

  03-11-2016 03:08
  
  
  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 NowAbortion ruling at center of justices’ retention battle
  Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  Voters will decide whether to keep two Alaska Supreme Court justices on Election Day. Alaska Family Action, which describes itself as focused on advancing biblical principles, opposes retaining
  
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• ‘Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge’ speaks in Anchorage about suicide prevention

  03-11-2016 01:55
  
  Retired Sgt. Kevin Briggs is known as the Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge. For years he patrolled the iconic San Francisco landmark and spoke with people who were considering suicide. He’s in Anchorage this week training local law enforcement and community members some of the skills he developed talking people off the edge. Briggs says when police respond to calls of people considering suicide, they need to approach the situation much differently than other types of calls.
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• Search continues for downed pilot in Lake Clark National Park

  03-11-2016 01:45
  
  Neacola Moutains (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)It’s been five days since Anchorage pilot David McRae’s plane went down in Lake Clark National Park last Friday. With a window of slightly better weather Wednesday morning, the Alaska Air National Guard continued search efforts by helicopter and C-130. Friend and fellow pilot Glen Alsworth from nearby Port Alsworth has been monitoring the search for McRae closely, which he says has been constantly hampered by foul weather.
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Arctic sea ice at record low for the season

  03-11-2016 00:23
  
  (Image courtesy of National Snow and Ice Data Center)This late in the fall, Arctic sea ice should be forming near the community of Utqiagvik , which until recently was know as Barrow. Instead, the ocean is open for hundreds of miles.
  Utqiagvik also shattered its record for the highest average temperature for October.
  Brian Brettschneider is a climatologist in Anchorage who closely tracks Alaska climate data and trends. Alaska’s Energy Desk is checking in with him regularly as part of the s
  
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