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• The sun will set in Barrow, Alaska, on Friday; its next sunrise is in ... - USA TODAY

  17-11-2016 22:03
  
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  The sun will set in Barrow, Alaska, on Friday; its next sunrise is in ...
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  The sun will set in Barrow, Alaska, on Friday. And it won't rise again until Jan. 22, 2017.
  Cold Octobers May Be Gone Forever in Alaska's Arctic | TakePartTakePartall 3 news articles »
  
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• The sun will set in Barrow, Alaska, on Friday; its next sunrise is in January - USA TODAY

  17-11-2016 22:03
  
  The sun will set in Barrow, Alaska, on Friday; its next sunrise is in January
  USA TODAY
  The sun will set in Barrow, Alaska, on Friday. Why is this news? Because it won't rise again until Jan. 22, 2017. Located about 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the USA's northernmost city endures about two sunless months each winter, known as the ...
  
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• Alaska lawmaker plans appeal in dividend case - KTUU.com

  17-11-2016 21:53
  
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  Alaska lawmaker plans appeal in dividend case
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  A state senator who challenged Gov. Bill Walker's cut to the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend this year plans to appeal a judge's decision that found that Walker acted within his authority. Sen. Bill Wielechowski of Anchorage said it was always expected ...
  Judge tosses legal challenge to Walker's PFD vetoAlaska Dispatch News
  Judge: Walker had authority to cut Alaska dividend amount; senator plans appealFairbanks Daily News-Miner
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• Winter outlook calls for continued warmth across most of Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  17-11-2016 20:20
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Winter outlook calls for continued warmth across most of Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Don't be misled by the light scattered snow in Anchorage on Thursday morning, the state is expected to have above average temperatures and below average precipitation for most of winter. The Climate Prediction Center released its latest winter outlook ...
  
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• Fauntleroy reopens south of Alaska after gas-leak response at construction site - West Seattle Blog (blog)

  17-11-2016 19:42
  
  West Seattle Blog (blog)
  Fauntleroy reopens south of Alaska after gas-leak response at construction site
  West Seattle Blog (blog)
  9:46 AM: We're on the way to check out a Seattle Fire response at Fauntleroy/Alaska that's closed some traffic lanes, according to what we've heard on the scanner (real-time 911 is down, so the nature of the call isn't visible). Avoid the area for now ...
  
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• Alaska moose locked antlers in a fight, then froze together in a slough - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-11-2016 19:22
  
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  Alaska moose locked antlers in a fight, then froze together in a slough
  Alaska Dispatch News
  These two moose froze to death in what would be their final battle. (Jeff Erickson via The Washington Post). The sight of hulking moose isn't uncommon around Unalakleet. But Brad Webster had never seen moose like this before. Webster, a social studies ...and more »
  
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• 1 dead in head-on collision on Glenn Highway in Sutton - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-11-2016 16:06
  
  1 dead in head-on collision on Glenn Highway in Sutton
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  One man was killed and another severely injured Wednesday night when their pickup trucks collided on the Glenn Highway in Sutton, Alaska State Troopers said. A dispatch on the crash at Mile 63 of the Glenn, which troopers responded to just before 6:30 ...and more »
  
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• Coconino High's Jalisa Ingram signs with University of Alaska Anchorage - Arizona Daily Sun

  17-11-2016 12:37
  
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  Coconino High's Jalisa Ingram signs with University of Alaska Anchorage
  Arizona Daily Sun
  Coconino High School's Jalisa Ingram (9) hits through defenders during a match against Lee Williams earlier this season. prev. next. All the hard work on and off the court has paid off for Jalisa Ingram, who on Wednesday at Coconino High signed her ...
  
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• Alaska environmental groups readying for uncertain future under Trump - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  17-11-2016 08:47
  
  Alaska environmental groups readying for uncertain future under Trump
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  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. FAIRBANKS — It's been a week since the election of Donald Trump, and donations are streaming in to groups that protect ...and more »
  
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• Alaska baseball players learn from the best - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  17-11-2016 08:30
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska baseball players learn from the best
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  It's tough enough to get the major leagues, but to get on the right path, it helps to hear from someone who's done it. KTVA's John Thompson visited with Houston Astros pitching coach Brent Strom on Sunday during the seventh-annual professional coaches ...and more »
  
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• Next milestone for Alaska's young pot industry: paying taxes - Fox Business

  17-11-2016 08:24
  
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  Next milestone for Alaska's young pot industry: paying taxes
  Fox Business
  This photo taken Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, shows Kelly Mazzei, revenue audit supervisor for the state of Alaska tax division, posing with a deposit safe intended for marijuana businesses to pay their taxes in cash. It's ...and more »
  
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• Finding home in the tundra: Professor Gary Freeburg's journey to Alaska - The Breeze

  17-11-2016 06:50
  
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  Finding home in the tundra: Professor Gary Freeburg's journey to Alaska
  The Breeze
  With only $60 in his pocket, Gary Freeburg began an expedition to Alaska. Faced with bears, freezing temperatures and complete isolation, he entered the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and returned with art. “My grandfather said [to me], 'This is Mt.
  
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• Alaska senator's 'personal vacation' is actually a trip to India with a state-funded organization - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-11-2016 05:52
  
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  Alaska senator's 'personal vacation' is actually a trip to India with a state-funded organization
  Alaska Dispatch News
  An Alaska state senator who earlier this week said his current trip to India was a "personal vacation" is actually on an official visit with an organization subsidized by the state. A day after he told a reporter that his whereabouts were "none of your ...
  
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• Alaska Republicans hire executive director to manage operations - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-11-2016 05:05
  
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  Alaska Republicans hire executive director to manage operations
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  The Alaska Republican Party has hired an executive director to manage its day to day operations, as spokesperson Suzanne Downing steps down. Josh Walton, a former legislative aide, replaces Downing as the party's sole full-time political staffer.
  
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• Apartments for Anchorage's long-term homeless open near downtown - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-11-2016 04:50
  
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  Apartments for Anchorage's long-term homeless open near downtown
  Alaska Dispatch News
  After living in his car for a couple years, Bernardo Fernandez is delighted to have an apartment at the new RurAL CAP 325 East Third Avenue permanent supportive housing facility downtown. He said he was the first resident to move in. (Erik Hill ...
  
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• Tension lingers over handling of investigation into linked homicides

  17-11-2016 04:45
  
  Anchorage Police Department Chief Chris Tolley addresses the media at the department’s West Anchorage training facility. (Photo by Josh Edge/Alaska Public Media)A day after news broke that five Anchorage murders are linked to the same gun used an attack on a police officer over the weekend, questions remain about how officials responded to public concerns in the months before. Law enforcement had very little evidence connecting the homicides and walked a fine line between recruiting t
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016

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  Tension lingers over handling of investigation into linked homicides 
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  A day after news that five Anchorage murders are linked to the same gun used in an officer involved shooting over the weekend, questions remain about how officials responded t
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2016

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  Tension lingers over handling of investigation into linked homicides 
  Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage
  A day after news that five Anchorage murders are linked to the same gun used in an officer involved shooting over the weekend, questions remain about how officials responded t
  
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• NOAA determines that Iliamna Lake harbor seals are not endangered

  17-11-2016 03:00
  
  NOAA Fisheries announced today that after review, they view the listing of Pacific harbor seals in Iliamna Lake as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act as not warranted. The State of Alaska concurs with this decision.
  Julie Speegle is the spokesperson for NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region.
  “We found that to be a distinct population segment, the species must be both discreet and significant to the taxon to which it belongs,” Speegle said. “After carefu
  
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• Sockeye Fire trial to begin at end of November

  17-11-2016 02:56
  
  The Sockeye Fire which devastated Willow in 2015 (Photo courtesy of the Mat-Su Borough)Two Alaskans charged with starting the destructive Sockeye wildfire over a year ago will face trial starting in late November.
  According to Palmer assistant district attorney Eric Senta, trial proceedings start Nov. 29 at the state courthouse in Palmer.
  The state of Alaska is seeking an acknowledgement of criminal negligence and an acceptance of responsibility on the part of the two defendants.
  Greg Imig and A
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Alaska's “relentless” streak of warm temperatures - Alaska Public Radio Network

  17-11-2016 02:56
  
  Ask a Climatologist: Alaska's “relentless” streak of warm temperatures
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  Weather stations in Alaska have logged an “unprecedented” run of above-normal temperatures, says climatologist Brian Brettschneider. (Graphic courtesy of ...and more »
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Alaska’s “relentless” streak of warm temperatures

  17-11-2016 02:54
  
  Weather stations in Alaska have logged an “unprecedented” run of above-normal temperatures, says climatologist Brian Brettschneider. (Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)According to an announcement this week from the World Meteorological Organization, 2016 is on track to be the warmest year ever. If current trends continue, it would be the third straight year of record-breaking heat.
  That trend has been particularly noticeable in Alaska, where two thirds of major weather statio
  
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• Emmonak struggles to rebuild water systems following fire

  17-11-2016 02:51
  
  The City of Emmonak remains without its sewer and water after a fire.  Efforts are underway to improve the situation.
  On Tuesday night, the Emmonak City Council approved a proposal to start repairs on its crippled sewage treatment plant, which caught fire Monday.
  The Council approved $20,000 to fix the roof of the plant, a step which has to be done before replacing a burned out pump, which is what caused the fire. City Manager Martin Moore said this cannot wait.
  “The immediate problem
  
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• Walker names Anchorage lawyer as new chief of staff

  17-11-2016 02:42
  
  Gov. Bill Walker named a new chief of staff Wednesday, bringing in Anchorage lawyer Scott Kendall to replace Jim Whitaker, effective Dec. 2.
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reporter Matt Buxton speaks to Jim Whitaker, outgoing chief of staff for Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, shortly before Walker’s inauguration in 2014. Whitaker will move from being chief of staff to senior adviser on major projects on Dec. 2. Scott Kendall will replace him. (Creative Commons photo by James Brooks)Kendall said 
  
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• Advocates fear cutting Bethel’s Sex Offender Treatment Program could mean more victims

  17-11-2016 01:37
  State budget cuts have reduced Bethel’s Sex Offender Treatment Program to a fraction of its former self. The program’s staff has gone from three members with a combined experience of almost 40 years to one member with four months experience. Now board members, former employees and advocates are saying the change is too much too soon. They fear recidivism will increase, costing the state more money down the line and damaging Yukon-Kuskowkwim Delta communities along the way.
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• Northern moose migration corresponds with early snow-melt and increased vegetation

  17-11-2016 01:19
  Moose and other species have advanced north with warming temperatures. University of Alaska Fairbanks assistant professor of water and environmental research Ken Tape said movement of boreal species into far northern Alaska has corresponded over the last century with earlier snow-melt and river ice out.
  Speaking during an Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy webinar Tuesday, Tape explained that earlier breakup has allowed increased growth of vegetation.
  ”It’s not just a hy
  
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• Fairbanks school to change controversial name

  17-11-2016 01:18
  
  A North Pole school will get a new name. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of education approved a measure Tuesday night to rename Badger Road Elementary. The road and the school are named after a North Pole area pioneer who pleaded guilty to child rape a century ago. Members of the community claim, however, that the name has long since transcended any connection to the man.
  Badger Road Elementary School
  (Photo by Robyne, KUAC – Fairbanks)Local farmer Harry Badger
  
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