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• Undercover operation leads to meth arrests in Unalaska

  23-12-2016 23:29
  
  Unalaska’s police department is cracking down on methamphetamine.
  A press release revealed for three months, officers have worked to identity local distribution networks using confidential informants and undercover officers.
  During the operation, officers obtained methamphetamine from eight individuals.
  In a two-day sweep, five people were arrested. Another individual was in police custody on unrelated charges. The department expects to make two additional arrests.
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• She Went To Alaska To Photograph Polar Bears In Snow, But Found ... - Huffington Post

  23-12-2016 21:44
  
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  She Went To Alaska To Photograph Polar Bears In Snow, But Found ...
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  Photographer Patty Waymire traveled to Alaska's Barter Island from late September to early October with an express purpose: To take pictures of polar bears in ...and more »
  
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• Bogoslof volcano erupts again, sends up another ash plume - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 21:37
  
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  Bogoslof volcano erupts again, sends up another ash plume
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  Aerial photo taken May 10, 1994, looking south at Bogoslof Island, which is the summit of a largely submarine stratovolcano located in the Bering Sea 31 miles behind the main Aleutian volcanic arc. The island, due to energetic wave action and frequent ...
  Alaska's Bogoslof volcano in Aleutian Islands erupts againFox News
  For 2nd day, Alaska volcano eruption sparks aviation alertKTUU.com
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• State and Feds clash over new method of transferring lands to Alaska - KTUU.com

  23-12-2016 18:16
  
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  State and Feds clash over new method of transferring lands to Alaska
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The federal government announced this week it will be leaving a long-held Memorandum of Understanding with the state and changing the way it transfers lands promised to Alaska nearly 60 years ago. Despite protests from the Alaska ...
  
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• In icy Alaska, footwear options abound to say upright - U.S. News & World Report

  23-12-2016 09:50
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  In icy Alaska, footwear options abound to say upright
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  In this Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2016, photo, runners and dogs jog on a trail at Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska. With ice present on city streets for up to seven months per year, most walkers and runners use footwear that has built-in studs or ...and more »
  
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• In icy Alaska, footwear options abound to say upright - News & Observer

  23-12-2016 08:16
  
  News & Observer
  In icy Alaska, footwear options abound to say upright
  News & Observer
  In this Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo, a display shows the bottom and back of boots at the KickSpike store in Anchorage, Alaska. Activate the green button on the back of the boot heel and 7mm steel cleats pop out. Kick the button again and the cleats ...and more »
  
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• The Delta-Alaska mileage plan tie-in is over. Here's what it means for Alaskans. - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 07:39
  
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  The Delta-Alaska mileage plan tie-in is over. Here's what it means for Alaskans.
  Alaska Dispatch News
  But in a knight-takes-bishop move, Alaska Airlines and Delta jointly announced the end of their code-share and mileage plan tie-in. This was not unexpected, as the two airlines are engaged in the battle for Seattle. For example, Delta is the "official ...and more »
  
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• Circus acrobats, games, ice menorah planned for Alaska's biggest Hanukkah celebration - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 05:24
  
  Circus acrobats, games, ice menorah planned for Alaska's biggest Hanukkah celebration
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  Jerry Green lights a candle on an ice menorah during a kindling ceremony at the Chanukah Arts Festival and Family Expo in the Egan Center on Dec. 21, 2008. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News file). In one form or another, a community celebration of ...and more »
  
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• With caseload up, Fairbanks hospital struggles with sexual assault staffing - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 04:39
  
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  With caseload up, Fairbanks hospital struggles with sexual assault staffing
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Fairbanks' only civilian hospital says its forensic nurses have been overwhelmed by a jump in sexual assault cases in 2016, and that it will be cutting back on those services in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, forensic nurses will no longer be on-call ...
  
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• Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017

  23-12-2016 04:07
  
  
  Caelus Energy’s Smith Bay rig. Caelus CEO Jim Musselman says tax credits are needed to help develop the find. (Image courtesy Caelus Energy)When Governor Bill Walker released his state budget last week, the phrase “oil and gas tax credits” was notably absent from the announcement. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be a hot topic this year. Lawmakers in the new House Democratic majority say the current oil and gas tax credit structure is unsustainable, and they’re
  
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• Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-12-2016 04:06
  
  Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  When Governor Bill Walker released his state budget last week, the phrase “oil and gas tax credits” was notably absent from the announcement. But that doesn't mean it won't be a hot topic this year. Lawmakers in the new House Democratic majority say ...and more »
  
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• Congress votes to send millions of dollars to rural Alaska for water infrastructure - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 04:06
  
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  Congress votes to send millions of dollars to rural Alaska for water infrastructure
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  WASHINGTON — New infrastructure legislation passed by Congress this month could send millions of dollars to rural Alaska to fund water infrastructure upgrades. The funding will help residents who still use "honey buckets" in their homes in the Bush by ...
  Alaska Considers Blocking Obama's Drilling BanDaily Caller
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• Congress voted to send millions of dollars to rural Alaska for water infrastructure - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 04:06
  
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  Congress voted to send millions of dollars to rural Alaska for water infrastructure
  Alaska Dispatch News
  WASHINGTON — New infrastructure legislation passed by Congress this month could send millions of dollars to rural Alaska to fund water infrastructure upgrades. The funding will help residents who still use "honey buckets" in their homes in the Bush by ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016

  23-12-2016 04:06
  
  
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  Oil industry prepares to fight to keep tax credits alive in 2017
  Elizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Anchorage
  When Governor Bill Walker released his state budget last week, the phrase “oil and gas tax credits” was notably absent from the announcement. But that doesn’t mean i
  
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• Alaska, British Columbia detail transboundary mine pact

  23-12-2016 03:52
  
  
  Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott opens the first teleconferenced meeting of a bilateral working group on transboundary mines Dec. 16. Shown are, from the left, Meghan Topkok, First Alaskans Institute; Barbara Blake, senior adviser to Mallott; Mallott; and David Rogers and Jackie Timothy, Department of Fish and Game. (Photo courtesy Governor’s Office.)Alaska and British Columbia are working out details of how they will handle transboundary mine concerns. They’re figuring out how to coordinate t
  
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• AK State Troopers say cuts may force them out of urban areas

  23-12-2016 03:49
  
  
  Alaska State Troopers. (File photo by Monica Gokey, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)This week Governor Bill Walker released his version of next year’s budget, and the community of Whittier contracted with its big city neighbor to the North on a deal to provide law enforcement for an Anchorage suburb.
  The seemingly unrelated events may shape things to come.
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  On Dec. 21, the city of Anchorage finalized a three-year contract with the small city of Whittier to provide poli
  
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• YK Delta sees its first marijuana applications - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-12-2016 03:07
  
  YK Delta sees its first marijuana applications
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Two businesses in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are applying for the region's first marijuana store licenses: The Green Tree LLC in Bethel, located at 260 C Osage Avenue, and Kuskokwim Enterprises, LLC in Aniak, located at 3 Slough View Drive.and more »
  
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• Y-K Delta sees its first marijuana applications

  23-12-2016 03:06
  
  Two businesses in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are applying for the region’s first marijuana store licenses: The Green Tree LLC in Bethel, located at 260 C Osage Avenue, and Kuskokwim Enterprises, LLC in Aniak, located at 3 Slough View Drive.
  Both businesses are in the first week of their three-week required public notice period. The notice informs the public of the businesses’ intent to apply and allows the public to submit comments or objections to their local government, the applican
  
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• HEA members vote against deregulation

  23-12-2016 03:05
  
  (Image Courtesy of HEA)Homer Electric Association members voted overwhelmingly against deregulation, and the cooperative will remain under the oversight of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. About 70 percent of voters said they wanted the RCA, the agency which oversees public utilities in Alaska, to continue the practice. HEA officials made the announcement Dec. 21.
  Mike O’Meara, an HEA rate-payer and outspoken critic of deregulation, said members sent a clear me
  
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• Sullivan finds traction, moves up in Senate - Alaska Public Radio Network

  23-12-2016 03:00
  
  Sullivan finds traction, moves up in Senate
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  When new members of Congress take the oath of office on Jan. 3, Sen. Dan Sullivan will give up an unsought distinction: The Alaska Republican will no longer be last in Senate seniority, number 100 out of 100. Seniority is a big deal in the Senate.and more »
  
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• Sullivan finds traction, moves up in Senate

  23-12-2016 02:59
  
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, in his Washington, D.C. office. (Photo by Liz Ruskin)When new members of Congress take the oath of office on Jan. 3, Sen. Dan Sullivan will give up an unsought distinction: The Alaska Republican will no longer be last in Senate seniority, number 100 out of 100.
  Seniority is a big deal in the Senate. It can determine where your office is, which committees you sit on and, often, when you get to speak at a hearing. Sullivan says it didn’t bother him being dead las
  
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• As Iditarod has expanded, so have communications along the trail - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-12-2016 02:03
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  As Iditarod has expanded, so have communications along the trail
  Alaska Dispatch News
  SPONSORED: When phones were unavailable, reporters covering the race used to file handwritten stories delivered by bush plane. Author: Stephen Kruschwitz; Updated 15 minutes ago. Some things about Iditarod will never change: the cacophony of ...
  Man sentenced in attacks in Alaska's Iditarod racePetersburg Pilotall 3 news articles »
  
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• Story Time w/Aunt Phil: Ham radios in Alaska - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  23-12-2016 01:06
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Story Time w/Aunt Phil: Ham radios in Alaska
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Christmas messages today fly across the internet and cell phones, as people wish loved ones a happy holiday season. But before the Internet and cell service became synonymous with instant communication, Alaska's remote villages relied on a military ...
  
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• Klein new community rep for Alaska senators - KRBD

  23-12-2016 00:22
  
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  Klein new community rep for Alaska senators
  KRBD
  Chere Klein has been hired as the new Ketchikan representative for Alaska's Congressional Delegation in the U.S. Senate. Klein will be the liaison for constituents in Ketchikan and other communities in southern Southeast Alaska, according to a Thursday ...
  
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