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• Justice Department approves Alaska Airlines' acquisition of Virgin America - Los Angeles Times

  06-12-2016 23:42
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Justice Department approves Alaska Airlines' acquisition of Virgin America
  Los Angeles Times
  The Justice Department on Tuesday cleared the parent company of Alaska Airlines to buy Virgin America, but imposed some route-sharing conditions. The $2.6-billion purchase of Burlingame, Calif.-based Virgin America by Alaska Air Group, which will ...
  Settlement clearing Alaska-Virgin merger filed by Justice Dept. in federal courtUSA TODAY
  Alaska Air wins U.S. antitrust approval for Vir
  
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• Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska's darkest months - KTOO

  06-12-2016 22:13
  
  KTOO
  Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska's darkest months
  KTOO
  As the winter solstice approaches and daylight hours are short in Alaska, public safety, medical groups and other Alaska businesses are calling attention to pedestrian safety. Marcia Howell, executive director of the Alaska Injury Prevention Center ...
  
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• Police find Alaska pickup shot by owner to stop thief - KTOO

  06-12-2016 21:10
  
  Police find Alaska pickup shot by owner to stop thief
  KTOO
  ANCHORAGE — Police in Alaska have found a pickup whose windows were shot when the owner tried to stop a thief. Anchorage police said officers found the truck abandoned near east 20th Avenue. The pickup has lettering on the driver's door that says ...and more »
  
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• Police find Alaska pickup shot by owner to stop thief - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  06-12-2016 20:24
  
  Police find Alaska pickup shot by owner to stop thief
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Police in Alaska have found a pickup whose windows were shot when the owner tried to stop ...and more »
  
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• Coast Guard to begin hearings on Alaska Juris sinking - KXLY Spokane

  06-12-2016 19:53
  
  KXLY Spokane
  Coast Guard to begin hearings on Alaska Juris sinking
  KXLY Spokane
  The U.S. Coast Guard is holding a series of hearings in Seattle to determine what caused the flooding that sank a fishing vessel off Alaska's Aleutian Islands last year. The Seattle Times reports the 230-foot Alaska Juris sank in July 2015 after a ...
  
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• OPEC has saved Alaska before, but it won't this time - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 19:37
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  OPEC has saved Alaska before, but it won't this time
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The price of crude oil has shot up above $50 a barrel, following an agreement by OPEC oil ministers to reduce production and make the cartel great again. If no one cheats and the trend continues, $60 oil must be just around the corner, right? And won't ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights from Sea-Tac, blaming winter weather - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 18:57
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights from Sea-Tac, blaming winter weather
  Alaska Dispatch News
  SEATTLE — Citing winter weather, Alaska Airlines canceled about 35 more flights scheduled to depart Tuesday morning from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Company officials said the scheduling troubles began Monday, as snow began to fall ...
  Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of Seattle flightsKTUU.com
  Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights on Tuesday due to win
  
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• What's in a name? An Alaska town finds out. - High Country News

  06-12-2016 18:02
  
  High Country News
  What's in a name? An Alaska town finds out.
  High Country News
  The city of Barrow sheds its conquest-era name for one from Iñupiaq culture: Utqiaġvik. Griffin Hagle Opinion Dec. 6, 2016 Web Exclusive. Print; Share; Subscribe · Donate Now. Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do ...
  
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• Alaska State Troopers find teenage girl who reportedly ran away from home - KTUU.com

  06-12-2016 17:38
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska State Troopers find teenage girl who reportedly ran away from home
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - A teenage girl who reportedly ran away from home more than a week ago has been found and is safe. The Anchorage Police Department first asked for help finding 14-year-old Mary Rotzler on November 27, saying there was concern ...
  
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• In a first, Alaska releases oil-exploration data gathered in tax-credit program - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 17:25
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In a first, Alaska releases oil-exploration data gathered in tax-credit program
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In a first, Alaska officials have begun to release unique oil exploration data obtained at least in part through state tax credits, and they hope the information will attract new companies to prospect under-explored basins from the North Slope to Cook ...
  
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• Alaska Airlines cancels 35 flights from Sea-Tac - The Seattle Times

  06-12-2016 16:21
  
  The Seattle Times
  Alaska Airlines cancels 35 flights from Sea-Tac
  The Seattle Times
  Alaska airlines planes are deiced at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac Monday morning. Many flights were delayed or cancelled due to Monday morning's snowfall. It is expected to rain all day Monday and there is a chance of more... More.
  Brrrr! Beware icy roads after freezing temps overnight; Alaska Airlines canceling 35 flightsQ13 FOX
  Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights on Tuesday due to winte
  
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• Justice Department Close to Approving Alaska Air-Virgin America Deal - Wall Street Journal

  06-12-2016 14:40
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Justice Department Close to Approving Alaska Air-Virgin America Deal
  Wall Street Journal
  WASHINGTON—Antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department are close to granting approval for the $2.6 billion merger of Alaska Air Group Inc. and Virgin America Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. That approval could come as soon as ...
  Alaska Air to get antitrust approval for Virgin deal soon: sourceReutersall 4 news articles »
  
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• Navis N4 Terminal Operating System Deployed at Matson Terminals in Alaska - Business Wire (press release)

  06-12-2016 14:00
  
  Navis N4 Terminal Operating System Deployed at Matson Terminals in Alaska
  Business Wire (press release)
  OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world's leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, today ...and more »
  
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• In Yakutat, the extreme forces shaping Alaska converge - SitNews

  06-12-2016 09:46
  SitNews
  In Yakutat, the extreme forces shaping Alaska converge
  SitNews
  I once visited the fishing town of about 800 people and many dogs. My assignment was to write about scientists studying Hubbard Glacier, which slammed the door on Russell Fiord in summer 2002, creating the largest glacier-dammed lake in the world for a ...
  
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• 3 wounded in Spenard shooting - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 07:59
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  3 wounded in Spenard shooting
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage police said three people were shot Monday evening in Spenard during a loud fight between two groups of people on a cold night on West 30th Avenue. The "verbal altercation" escalated into a shooting, said Jennifer Castro, police spokeswoman.and more »
  
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• 3 wounded in Spenard gunfire - Alaska Dispatch News - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 07:59
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  3 wounded in Spenard gunfire - Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage police said three people were shot Monday evening in Spenard during a loud fight between two groups of people on a cold night on West 30th ...and more »
  
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• 3 wounded in Spenard gunfire - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 07:59
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  3 wounded in Spenard gunfire
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage police said three people were shot Monday evening in Spenard during a loud fight between two groups of people on a cold night on West 30th Avenue. The "verbal altercation" escalated into a shooting, said Jennifer Castro, police spokeswoman.and more »
  
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• Judicial Council traveling state to evaluate potential judges - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 07:49
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Judicial Council traveling state to evaluate potential judges
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Keep in mind the special circumstances of Bush Alaska and the kind of person who would mesh with places marked by hard living and poverty, where traditional languages often are spoken and people still live off the land and water. The Alaska Judicial ...
  
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• Byron Birdsall, renowned and prolific watercolor artist, dies at 78 - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 05:40
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Byron Birdsall, renowned and prolific watercolor artist, dies at 78
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Byron Birdsall, one of Alaska's most renowned watercolorists, died Sunday at his home on Whidbey Island at age 78. His wife, Billie, said the cause of death was heart failure. Birdsall was known for his watercolors depicting Alaska scenes, including ...
  Alaska arts community remembers painter Byron BirdsallKTUU.com
  Famed Alaska watercolorist Byron Birdsall dies at 78Fairbanks Daily
  
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• Anchorage slated to upgrade streetlights to 'smart grid' technology - Alaska Dispatch News

  06-12-2016 05:38
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage slated to upgrade streetlights to 'smart grid' technology
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage's city-owned electric utility is slated to outfit thousands of streetlights with LED bulbs and wireless controls that can dim or brighten the lights remotely or alert city officials to burned-out bulbs, signaling a push toward "smart ...
  
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• Crewman tells of harrowing escape from sinking Alaska Juris - The Seattle Times

  06-12-2016 05:36
  
  Crewman tells of harrowing escape from sinking Alaska Juris
  The Seattle Times
  In the start of a Coast Guard hearing on the sinking of the Washington-based trawler, a crewman talks about the moments after abandoning ship in July. Share story. Hal Bernton. By. Hal Bernton. Seattle Times staff reporter. The evacuation and rescue of ...and more »
  
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• Why the charter halibut RQE is good for Alaska - Juneau Empire (subscription)

  06-12-2016 04:37
  Why the charter halibut RQE is good for Alaska
  Juneau Empire (subscription)
  Alaska history is full of fishing stories, from fireside salmon consumption 11,000 years ago to the largest commercial landings in 2016. How, where and what we catch is an ever-developing story embedded in our bones. The newest chapter is guided ...
  
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• Alaska Jobs on a Decline - webcenter11

  06-12-2016 04:06
  
  Alaska Jobs on a Decline
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  During the first half of 2016, job losses in Alaska spread to most sectors of the economy. Average monthly employment in the first six months of 2016 was down 5,530 jobs, or 1.6 percent, compared to the first half of 2015. In Fairbanks, it was down 1.9 ...
  Alaska's job market in worst shape since the 80s recessionAlaskajournal.com
  State unemployment data shows the bleak reality of an oil crashAlaska Public Radio Networkall 5 news articles »
  
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• Assembly vote could re-make Anchorage taxi industry

  06-12-2016 03:48
  
  
  Big changes could be ahead for Anchorage’s taxi industry. During it’s meeting this Tuesday, the Assembly will vote on a measure that aims to eliminate the fixed number of cabs operating in the city, which would happen in a phased approach over the next few years.
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  “What the ordinance does is basically (end) the sort of monopoly the municipality has created around the number of taxi-cabs that are allowed to operate in the city, and moves towards a more open market
  
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• Bethel police say couple dies in residential fire - Alaska Public Radio Network

  06-12-2016 03:44
  
  Bethel police say couple dies in residential fire
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Police say the bodies of 41-year-old Charity Alexie and 37-year-old Hans Alexie were found after firefighters put out the fire early Saturday morning. Police believe they found body of missing Palmer teen. Ellen Lockyer, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage.and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 5, 2016

  06-12-2016 03:44
  
  
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  Bethel police say couple dies in residential fire
  Associated Press
  Police say the bodies of 41-year-old Charity Alexie and 37-year-old Hans Alexie were found after firefighters put out the fire early Saturday morning.
  Police believe they found body of missing Palmer teen
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• Alaska seeks federal money to help prevent individual health care market collapse - KTOO

  06-12-2016 03:13
  
  KTOO
  Alaska seeks federal money to help prevent individual health care market collapse
  KTOO
  The Alaska Division of Insurance plans to seek federal funding to offset its reinsurance program. The federal government is projected to save more than $50 million annually from the program, all of which the state is seeking. (Creative Commons photo by ...and more »
  
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• Galena to hold recall election for school board

  06-12-2016 02:47
  Galena City School District Board President Kim Kopp will have to stand for a recall election.
  The recall process began in September when former school board member Jenny Bryant, who resigned her seat on the school board over the summer, submitted an application to recall Kopp, accompanied by 10 signatures. The application was accepted by Galena City Clerk and City Manager Shanda Huntington, and Bryant went on to obtain 25 signatures on a recall petition, as required by city law.
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• State looks to federal government to help sustain insurance market

  06-12-2016 02:34
  
  Alaska’s state government has gained national attention for what it’s doing to keep its individual and family health insurance market from collapsing. Now the state is looking to the federal government to pay some of the cost of keeping down insurance price hikes.
  Insurance Division Director Lori Wing-Heier, in Juneau Jan. 29th, 2016 (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The state Division of Insurance plans to ask the feds to offset its costs for the Alaska Reinsurance Program.  The pr
  
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• Alaska minimum wage to rise to $9.80 starting Jan. 1 - KTUU.com

  06-12-2016 02:22
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska minimum wage to rise to $9.80 starting Jan. 1
  KTUU.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's minimum wage will rise by a nickel, to $9.80 an hour, beginning Jan. 1. Voters in 2014 approved increasing the minimum wage from $7.75 an hour. Under the measure, the minimum wage rose to $8.75 an hour in 2015 and to ...
  Minimum will go up a nickelJuneau Empire (subscription)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Community of Stebbins experiencing ‘water crisis’

  06-12-2016 02:01
  
  The community of Stebbins is currently experiencing a “water crisis”. It is unclear how long this will go on. (Photo by Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome)The community of Stebbins has been experiencing an ongoing “water crisis” since the community’s water line froze in late November.
  City Administrator Nora Tom said an alternative to using the frozen water line, is to use trucks with 2,000 gallon tanks to haul water from the local lake about five miles outside of tow
  
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• Are there head lice in Juneau schools? Yes, but …

  06-12-2016 01:56
  
   
  Luann Powers tries to check a student’s blood sugar in a classroom at Auke Bay Elementary School on Thursday. (Photo by Quinton Chandler, KTOO – Juneau)Luann Powers is the school nurse at Auke Bay Elementary School. She’s in a class checking on a student whose blood sugar is too low – which can be dangerous, unlike head lice.
  “Well, I guess when you think about bugs in your head, it’ll creep anybody out,” Powers said. “People are embarr
  
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• Energy audit aims to cut costs for fishermen

  06-12-2016 01:45
  
  Mike Gaffney connects the power quality analyzer to the fishing vessel’s electric panel. (Photo courtesy of Sustainable Southeast Partnership/Bethany Goodrich.)Commercial fishermen are largely at the whim of the seafood market. Prices can vary wildly, while operation costs stays the same — That is, until now. An energy audit aims to help Sitka’s fishermen increase their profit margins.
  It’s a sunny morning in Sitka. Usually Steve Fish — yes, that is his real name &m
  
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• Owner of stolen Alaska pickup spots truck, shoots windows - The Seattle Times

  06-12-2016 01:39
  
  Owner of stolen Alaska pickup spots truck, shoots windows
  The Seattle Times
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska woman shot the windshield of her own pickup in an attempt to stop a thief from driving off. Anchorage police say the truck was reported stolen Friday. The owner spotted it just before 1 p.m. Monday in a parking lot.and more »
  
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• Owner of Stolen Alaska Pickup Spots Truck, Shoots Windows - ABC News

  06-12-2016 01:36
  Owner of Stolen Alaska Pickup Spots Truck, Shoots Windows
  ABC News
  An Alaska woman shot the windshield of her own pickup in an attempt to stop a thief from driving off. Anchorage police say the truck was reported stolen Friday. The owner spotted it just before 1 p.m. Monday in a parking lot. Police say she approached ...and more »
  
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• Charting new courses: Student mariners prepare to navigate a warmer Arctic

  06-12-2016 01:26
  
  Glenn Burleigh practices piloting a tanker with a damaged rudder. (Photo by Zoë Sobel, Alaska’s Eergy Desk – Unalaska)In a windowless room at Maine Maritime Academy, Glenn Burleigh is standing calmly at the controls of a massive tanker. He is stuck, encased in a sea of ice, waiting for an icebreaker to break him free.
  When help arrives, the rescue doesn’t go as planned.
  “I think this is one of the situations where things do go wrong,” Burleigh said. “I se
  
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• State unemployment data shows the bleak reality of an oil crash

  06-12-2016 01:16
  
  
  Alaska’s Northstar Island in the Beaufort Sea, built of gravel six miles off the Alaska coastline. Alaska’s economy has been shedding oil and gas industry jobs with the heaviest losses in the North Slope Borough. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement)As oil prices dropped, Alaska’s jobs have dwindled.
  According to new data from the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the state’s oil and gas industry shed nearly 2,400 jobs
  
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• Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska's darkest months - Alaska Public Radio Network

  06-12-2016 01:13
  
  Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska's darkest months
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  As the winter solstice approaches and daylight hours are short in Alaska, public safety, medical groups and other Alaska businesses are calling attention to pedestrian safety. Listen Now. Marcia Howell, executive director of the Alaska Injury ...
  
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• Pedestrian safety highlighted in Alaska’s darkest months

  06-12-2016 01:13
  
  Bean’s Cafe at Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage. (Staff photo)As the winter solstice approaches and daylight hours are short in Alaska, public safety, medical groups and other Alaska businesses are calling attention to pedestrian safety.
  Marcia Howell, executive director of the Alaska Injury Prevention Center, said there are lots of things pedestrians can do to be safer while walking along Alaska’s roadways — including increasing visibility with bright-colored clothing
  
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• When is a minor charged as an adult in Alaska? - KTUU.com

  06-12-2016 00:33
  
  KTUU.com
  When is a minor charged as an adult in Alaska?
  KTUU.com
  Anchorage, ALASKA (KTUU) Alaska state law sets strict parameters for when a minor is charged in court as an adult and what it really comes down to is the type of crime and minor's age. "The critical age is 16 years old," says Clint Campion, Anchorage ...
  
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• Frigid Cold -30s and -40s Descend Into Alaska Despite a Record Warm Year-to-Date - The Weather Channel

  06-12-2016 00:05
  
  The Weather Channel
  Frigid Cold -30s and -40s Descend Into Alaska Despite a Record Warm Year-to-Date
  The Weather Channel
  If you're dreading the cold arriving this week, consider the frigid cold now enveloping Alaska and expected to last through much of the week in our 49th state. Temperatures Drop to The -40s Last Weekend In Alaska. First Arctic Blast of the Season ...
  
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