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• DATA VIZ: Alaska ranks number one in gun death rates - KTUU.com - KTUU.com

  12-01-2017 23:19
  
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  DATA VIZ: Alaska ranks number one in gun death rates - KTUU.com
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  A new CDC study says Alaska was leading the nation in firearm death rates in 2015, with some of the highest gun ownership and 'weak' gun control.and more »
  
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• Alaska Seeds for Change growing opportunity for homeless teens - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  12-01-2017 22:14
  
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  Alaska Seeds for Change growing opportunity for homeless teens
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  Inside what was once a cabinet-making business in Spenard, people can find warm, moist air, purple-tinted lights and rows of lettuce, kale, basil and chervil. But there's another thing growing there — hope. As the name for the program suggests, Alaska ...
  
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• Why Alaska saw a small rise in population for 2016 - KTUU.com - KTUU.com

  12-01-2017 19:43
  
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  Why Alaska saw a small rise in population for 2016 - KTUU.com
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  New numbers released by the Department of Labor show a very small rise in population growth in 2016.
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• Alaska seafood is radiation free - The cordova Times

  12-01-2017 19:15
  
  Alaska seafood is radiation free
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  State testing of seafood samples, in conjunction with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, reaffirms that the quality and health of Alaska seafood has not been impacted by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. In a statement issued on Jan. 9, the ...and more »
  
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• Tapeworm from Asian waters identified in Southcentral Alaska salmon - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-01-2017 18:14
  
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  Tapeworm from Asian waters identified in Southcentral Alaska salmon
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  Scientists have found a parasite from Asian salmon in North American fish, according to a newly released study on samples taken from Southcentral Alaska conducted with help from state officials. The study, appearing in February's issue of the journal ...
  Ahead of Print -Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America - Volume 23, Number ...CDCall 24 news
  
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• Severe cold temperature snap to hit Fairbanks and interior Alaska - KTUU.com

  12-01-2017 18:08
  
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  Severe cold temperature snap to hit Fairbanks and interior Alaska
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  The temperatures predicted by the National Weather Service could reach down to 50 degrees below zero in some areas.and more »
  
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• Minnesota adventurer narrowly escapes disaster on Alaska mountain - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  12-01-2017 14:29
  
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  Minnesota adventurer narrowly escapes disaster on Alaska mountain
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  Lonnie Dupre of Grand Marais made this self-portrait near a camp on his attempt to climb Alaska's Mount Hunter. (Courtesy of Lonnie Dupre photo). By Sam Cook / Forum News Service |. PUBLISHED: January 12, 2017 at 7:26 am | UPDATED: January 12, ...
  
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• Alaska needs options for its natural gas - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-01-2017 05:09
  
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  Alaska needs options for its natural gas
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  Some Alaskans look askance at Gov. Bill Walker's continued quest for a gas pipeline, particularly one led by the state. It hardly seems like the thing to do, given our multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Walker points out, rightly, that finding markets ...and more »
  
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• Extreme cold to move across Alaska in coming week - Alaska Public Radio Network

  12-01-2017 04:29
  
  Extreme cold to move across Alaska in coming week
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  Rick Thoman is climate science and services manager at the National Weather Service's Fairbanks office. (Photo courtesy of ACCAP. Alaskans aren't too surprised when the weather is cold…in January….but National Weather Service Climate Science ...
  
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• Extreme cold to move across Alaska in coming week

  12-01-2017 04:28
  
  
  Rick Thoman is climate science and services manager at the National Weather Service’s Fairbanks office. (Photo courtesy of ACCAPAlaskans aren’t too surprised when the weather is cold…in January….but National Weather Service Climate Science manager for Alaska, Rick Thoman says we’re going to see some extreme cold move in over much of Alaska. Potentially 60 below over the western half of the state, but how far will temps drop? Thoman says…it’s complicat
  
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• Homer students to compete in state robotics championship

  12-01-2017 04:27
  
  
  As part of the competition, the middle-schoolers program their Lego robot to perform a series of missions on a tabletop arena.
  (Photo courtesy of Marj Dunn)This winter, a group of middle schoolers at West Homer Elementary are putting aside hockey sticks and skis in favor of a more unusual team sport: building robots.
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  The group of 10 sixth graders calls themselves the “Brickheads.” They competed against more than 20 teams from across the state at the First Lego League Robot
  
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• Anchorage homeless services coordinating to meet winter needs

  12-01-2017 04:24
  Anchorage social service agencies are coordinating efforts to provide safe shelter for people experiencing homelessness, and strategies are already in place to deal with the upcoming extreme cold spell.
  “A lot of great partnership is happening this winter when it comes to insuring that men and women experiencing homelessness have some where to go,” said Lisa Caldeira, director of the Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage.
  She said the 240-bed facility and its 20-person overflow shelte
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017

  12-01-2017 04:17
  
  
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  Arizona senator on a pork hunt targets Kodiak
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  Alaska’s congressional delegation cheered last year when the Missile Defense Agency awarded an $80 million contract to the Kodiak missile launch facility. But in the U.S. Senate this week, the contract wa
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2017

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  Arizona senator on a pork hunt targets Kodiak
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  Alaska’s congressional delegation cheered last year when the Missile Defense Agency awarded an $80 million contract to the Kodiak missile launch facility. But in the U.S. Senate this week, the contract wa
  
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• Why this Alaska glacier is surging ahead of the others?

  12-01-2017 03:43
  
  
  Two glaciers cascade off Denali. (Photo courtesy of the National Parks Service)Geologic changes typically move slow. But one glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve could be moving at a decidedly un-glacial pace. Scientists think it’s doing something only a small amount of glaciers do, an event called “surging.”
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  The Traleika glacier last surged around 60 years ago and experts think it’s on track to do it again.
  “It’s just exciting to see the na
  
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• Only homeless shelter in Kodiak fights through the cold

  12-01-2017 03:32
  
  Francis Brother Shelter in Kodiak is the only shelter available to members of the homeless population, and therefore the only escape from the town’s recent nighttime drops in temperature.
  Brother Francis director Monte Hawver said the key to keeping everyone alive during cold winter nights is flexibility. He said the current policy is that if a person has been at the shelter for 30 days, they must be sober to use the shelter facilities. But, if the weather is bad enough, the night supervis
  
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• Alaska delegation looks to build road from King Cove to Cold Bay

  12-01-2017 03:29
  
  Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan introduced legislation that would authorize construction of the single lane, non-commercial, gravel road between King Cove and the all-weather airstrip in Cold Bay.
  The bill would allow for an equal value land exchange between the state and federal governments to build the road within the 206-acre corridor. The Department of Interior under the Obama administration blocked the road’s construction, citing the sensitive habitat protected in that wilder
  
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• Sitka’s Green Lake Dam back in service

  12-01-2017 03:26
  
  After 84 days out of commission, the Green Lake Dam is up and running again. The dam works in tandem with the Blue Lake Dam to provide hydropower to Sitka. (Photo by Rebecca Danon/KCAW)On Jan. 7, the Green Lake dam was fully restored to service. The city is no longer using diesel fuel.
  The dam was shut down in October when part of the intake gate, which controls water into the powerhouse, failed during a routine inspection. The part – a hydraulic cylinder that raises and lowers the ga
  
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• Before and after photos of Bogoslof Island show big changes after recent eruption

  12-01-2017 03:16
  
  (Photo by Chris Waythomas, AVO-USGS)New photos show the dramatic effect of volcanic explosions on Bogoslof Island. The Eastern Aleutian island is home to a volcano that has been erupting since mid-December. Now, the tiny island is even smaller and it’s shaped like a hook.
  Chris Waythomas, of the U.S. Geological Survey, said the photos also show ash on the island.
  “There’s ash draping over everything,” Waythomas said. “There’s a layer of fine muddy-looking ash
  
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• WIIN and NDAA make an Arctic deep draft port more likely

  12-01-2017 03:13
  
  Nome’s small dock harbor. (Photo by Francesca Fenzi/ KNOM)Two new pieces of legislation are coming together to pave the way for a possibility of an Arctic deep draft port in the state. The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) both contain independent sections regarding a start to the port process.
  Senator Dan Sullivan said that’s intentional.
  “You know, sometimes you do that thinking that maybe one of thes
  
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• Trump’s VA pick came to Alaska in 2015

  12-01-2017 03:11
  On Wednesday, president-elect Donald Trump announced his nominee for the next cabinet secretary to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Dr. David Shulkin currently serves as the Undersecretary for Health in the VA, making him the organization’s third-in-command.
  In August of 2015, when Shulkin was just a few weeks into the job, he came to Alaska as part of an official field hearing in Eagle River hosted by Rep. Sen. Dan Sullivan. At the time, Shulkin said the VA was facing issues that
  
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• Arizona senator on a pork hunt targets Kodiak - Alaska Public Radio Network

  12-01-2017 02:34
  
  Arizona senator on a pork hunt targets Kodiak
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  Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday. (Photo from the Office of Jeff Flake). Alaska's congressional delegation cheered last year when the Missile Defense Agency awarded an $80 million contract for work at the Kodiak Island missile ...and more »
  
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• Arizona senator on a pork hunt targets Kodiak

  12-01-2017 02:33
  
  Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Jeff Flake)Alaska’s congressional delegation cheered last year when the Missile Defense Agency awarded an $80 million contract for work at the Kodiak Island missile launch facility. But in the U.S. Senate this week, the contract was at the top of one Republican senator’s pork list.
  Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has taken the mantle as the Senate’s pork-buster-in-chief by publ
  
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• Red Cross of Alaska opens 23 cases in Savoonga after winter storm

  12-01-2017 02:13
  
  Savoonga. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur, KNOM – Nome)23 cases have been opened by the American Red Cross of Alaska after their visit to the community of Savoonga last week.
  In a release Monday, January 9th, the Red Cross said that out of the twenty-three open cases, one home was listed as “destroyed,” while 22 homes were noted as having “major” damage. That determination means repairs will need “significant financial investment.”
  The Red Cross state
  
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• Tanker truck spills 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel after crash near Paxson

  12-01-2017 01:35
  
  Responders deployed absorbent material and containment equipment in an attempt to remove the spilled diesel fuel and prevent it from spreading further.
  (Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)The driver of a diesel-fuel tanker truck lost control of his rig Monday and wrecked in a remote spot on the Richardson Highway south of Paxson, spilling some 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel. And now, officials with a Fairbanks-based trucking company and the state are trying to figure
  
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• Interior could see 50 below in expected Alaska cold snap - Alaska Dispatch News

  12-01-2017 01:16
  
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  Interior could see 50 below in expected Alaska cold snap
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  A mass of Arctic air is expected to make the temperatures plummet in Interior and Western Alaska this weekend, and the cold may also extend to the Southcentral region, depending on how conditions develop. A map posted by the National Weather Service ...
  
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