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• Girlfriend of Alaska Teen Allegedly Killed for Smoking Friend's Weed ... - PEOPLE.com

  13-12-2016 22:03
  
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  Girlfriend of Alaska Teen Allegedly Killed for Smoking Friend's Weed ...
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  The last time Victoria Danielle saw boyfriend David Grunwald alive, he dropped her off at her Palmer, Alaska, home. It was Nov. 13, a Sunday evening, and ...
  Alaska lives lost in more ways than oneAlaska Dispatch News
  Teens plead not guilty in Alaska murder caseJuneau Empire (subscription)
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• Girlfriend of Alaska Teen Allegedly Killed for Smoking Friend's Weed: He Was an 'Old-Fashioned' Gentleman - PEOPLE.com

  13-12-2016 22:03
  
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  Girlfriend of Alaska Teen Allegedly Killed for Smoking Friend's Weed: He Was an 'Old-Fashioned' Gentleman
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  The last time Victoria Danielle saw boyfriend David Grunwald alive, he dropped her off at her Palmer, Alaska, home. It was Nov. 13, a Sunday evening, and David had plans to hang out with friends later that evening. Victoria never saw David again. That ...and more »
  
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• After Alaska flop, Shell's search for oil moves closer to home - Alaska Dispatch News

  13-12-2016 18:52
  
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  After Alaska flop, Shell's search for oil moves closer to home
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  LONDON – In the waters off Malaysia, Royal Dutch Shell is finding gas quickly and cheaply to replenish depleting fields where only a few years ago geologists had lost hope of discovering any new reserves. The Anglo-Dutch group is combining the latest ...and more »
  
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• Pope picks bishop from Alaska to lead Diocese of Dallas - Dallas News

  13-12-2016 18:43
  
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  Pope picks bishop from Alaska to lead Diocese of Dallas
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  In a move North Texas Catholics have been awaiting since August, Pope Francis named Juneau's Bishop Edward J. Burns as bishop of the Dallas Catholic Diocese on Tuesday. The 59-year-old has served in Alaska since 2009 and the year before was ...
  Bishop in southeast Alaska appointed to Dallas dioceseKRGVall 16 news articles »
  
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• After Alaska flop, Shell's search for oil moves closer to home | Reuters - Reuters

  13-12-2016 18:34
  
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  After Alaska flop, Shell's search for oil moves closer to home | Reuters
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  In the waters off Malaysia, Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) is finding gas quickly and cheaply to replenish depleting fields where only a few years ago geologists ...and more »
  
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• Blood Bank of Alaska sells old building to Southcentral Foundation - Alaska Dispatch News

  13-12-2016 04:24
  
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  Blood Bank of Alaska sells old building to Southcentral Foundation
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  The former Blood Bank of Alaska building on Laurel Street, pictured on Monday, has been sold to the Southcentral Foundation for $2.4 million. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). The Blood Bank of Alaska announced Monday that it had sold its former ...
  
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• Anchorage pushing for port, more flexible finances from Legislature

  13-12-2016 04:11
  
  Members of the Berkowitz administration meeting with the Assembly in September. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)In a departure from big wish lists of the past, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s legislative request has only one capital budget project. The administration is also pushing for a number of law changes designed to give local governments more financial flexibility.
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  Berkowitz submitted his legislative program to the city’s Assem
  
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• Man indicted for January Point Woronzof murders - Alaska Public Radio Network

  13-12-2016 03:49
  
  Man indicted for January Point Woronzof murders
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  An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old year old man in a double homicide at Anchorage's Point Woronzof in January of this year. Lake Clark search-and-recovery for missing plane stalled by ice fog. Dave Bendinger, KDLG – Dillingham.and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, Dec. 12, 2016

  13-12-2016 03:43
  
  
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  Man indicted for January Point Woronzof murders
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  An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old year old man in a double homicide at Anchorage’s Point Woronzof in January of this year.
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• Beth Kerttula returns to Juneau with message: Time to plan for ocean’s future

  13-12-2016 03:15
  
  Former state Rep. Beth Kerttula served as the National Ocean Council director for two years. She said marine planning is important. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau)Former Juneau state Rep. Beth Kerttula returned to Alaska this summer after two years serving the White House as director of the National Ocean Council.
  In this position, she helped two regions write the country’s first marine plans and worked on some issues particularly important to Alaskans.
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• New Fairbanks program looks to speed up international travel

  13-12-2016 03:11
  
  Interior Alaska residents have easier access to a federal program that expedites international travel. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has opened a Global Entry Enrollment Office at Fairbanks International Airport. CBP Assistant area port director Jerry McGee said the program smooths and speeds entry into the US.
  “We can drive across, you’ll have an expedited lane to utilize for enrollees,” McGee said. “If you travel internationally via airplane, you will have a specific k
  
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• Funding for new Craig harbor will have to wait

  13-12-2016 03:06
  
  Craig, Alaska (Photo courtesy of Tongass National Forest)A bill on its way to the president’s desk authorizes most of the money needed to build a new boat harbor in Craig. But the funding itself will wait for future congressional action.
  The legislation includes about $29 million for the harbor in Prince of Wales Island’s largest city.
  Craig City Administrator Jon Bolling said that’s the cost of planning and installing large breakwaters.
  “They’re high-cost items,&rd
  
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• Man indicted for January Point Woronzof murders

  13-12-2016 02:55
  
  21-year-old Jamal Hall was indicted for the two murders at Point Woronzof on January 28, 20916. He is also wanted by Anchorage Police for a robbery at an Anchorage Walgreens. (Photo courtesy of Anchorage Police Department)An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old year old man in a double homicide at Anchorage’s Point Woronzof in January of this year.
  The Anchorage District Attorney’s office announced four charges of murder in the first and second degree against Jamal Hall th
  
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• MAPP releases results of Community Health Needs Assessment

  13-12-2016 02:12
  
  (Image courtesy of MAPP)The southern Kenai Peninsula’s health improvement coalition, MAPP, released the results of its most recent three-year survey on Dec. 9.
  MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) gathers data every three years as part of its Community Health Needs Assessment.
  The MAPP framework was originally developed by the Centers for Disease Control and adapted to the communities of the southern Kenai Peninsula. The goal of the program is to identify ways to
  
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• Few changes made in final Tongass forest plan decision

  13-12-2016 01:54
  
  Part of the Tongass National Forest in April 2008. (Creative Commons photo by Xa’at)The Tongass Land Management Plan amendment, a 16-year transition toward young-growth logging, was finalized Friday. Tongass Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart signed the record of decision after considering objections from environmental and industry groups. Some have applauded the decision and others are unsatisfied. But regardless of sides, not much has changed in the Forest Service’s move away from
  
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• Lake Clark search-and-recovery for missing plane stalled by ice fog

  13-12-2016 01:18
  
  Husband Scott Blom and the two youngest Blom children, Zach and Katilyn, were lost last week when their plane went down, apparently in Lake Clark. (Photo courtesy the Blom family)Boat operations have been suspended and aircraft grounded by bad weather with no more signs of a single-engine plane presumed to have crashed in southwest Alaska.
  Efforts have stalled in Lake Clark as poor weather is preventing aircraft from continuing the search for the Piper PA-28 Cherokee.
  “We are dea
  
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• Woman arrested in Alaska accused of stealing more than $357,000 ... - Chicago Tribune

  13-12-2016 01:10
  
  Woman arrested in Alaska accused of stealing more than $357,000 ...
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  A Chicago woman accused of stealing more than $357,000 from her former employer in Niles was arrested in Alaska on Nov. 30, police said. Tatiana Lopez, 49 ...and more »
  
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• Pedestrian and bike friendly community planning

  13-12-2016 00:15
  
  Working to make community streets safer for pedestrians, bicycle riders and public transit users can revitalize neighborhoods, boost the economy and help residents get more exercise. It also keeps the air cleaner. These ideas are increasingly being built into long range traffic and community design plans and it’s not just a concept for warm climate cities. We’ll discuss new ways of designing transportation plans for trails and roads.
  HOST: Lori Townsend
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