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• Longtime fishing guides and King Salmon residents buy Bear Trail Lodge

  10-04-2017 22:52
  
  Heath Lyon and Nanci Morris Lyon stand in the Bear Trail Lodge, which they now own.
  (Credit KDLG)The Bear Trail Lodge in King Salmon is now fully owned and operated by Nanci Morris Lyon and Heath Lyon. The couple has been guiding fishing trips in Bristol Bay for decades.
  In the 30 years that Morris Lyon has been guiding fishing trips in Alaska, she has become known by some as the pink lady on the river. someone gave her a pink hat with the slogan ‘Simply the best’ during her first ye
  
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• Recall effort underway for three Haines Assembly members

  10-04-2017 21:55
  
  Heather Lende, Tom Morphet and Tresham Gregg are targeted in the recall effort. (KHNS photos)A group of Haines residents is trying to recall half of the Borough assembly, including the two newest members.
  Resident Don Turner Jr., along with nine other people, signed three requests for recall petitions. They accuse Assembly members Tom Morphet, Heather Lende and Tresham Gregg of misconduct in office.
  Turner publically threatened a recall petition for Morphet after the assembly voted 4-2 to fire f
  
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• Algo Nuevo April 09, 2017

  10-04-2017 20:40
  
  Here’s the Sunday, April 09, 2017 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera —Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Samba Pa Ti
  Santana
  The
  
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• The high cost of substance abuse

  10-04-2017 20:36
  
  State officials discuss legislation aimed at curbing opioid abuse with reporters in the state Capitol on Monday. From left to right: Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth, Health Commissioner Valeria “Nurr’araaluk” Davidson, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, and Gov. Bill Walker. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)$3 billion. That’s the annual expense associated with alcohol and drug abuse in Alaska. The numbers were compiled in a new report for the Ala
  
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• Seeing Alaska by sea has its advantages, including bird's-eye views of wildlife and glaciers - Los Angeles Times

  10-04-2017 16:18
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Seeing Alaska by sea has its advantages, including bird's-eye views of wildlife and glaciers
  Los Angeles Times
  The word “epic” doesn't do Alaska justice. It's America's wild playground, with parks that are bigger than many U.S states. Its scenery is dramatic, its wildlife so plentiful that animals outnumber people. Alaska ranks as a top bucket-list choice for ...and more »
  
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• Seeing Alaska by sea has its advantages, including bird's-eye views ... - Los Angeles Times

  10-04-2017 16:18
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Seeing Alaska by sea has its advantages, including bird's-eye views ...
  Los Angeles Times
  Should you take an ocean cruise or a road trip? Mark McConnell, an Anaheim financial planner, did both. The scenery on the Alaska trip spurred him to take to ...and more »
  
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• Messages by Man Suspected of Murder Suggest Heavy Drinking - U.S. News & World Report

  10-04-2017 15:45
  Messages by Man Suspected of Murder Suggest Heavy Drinking
  U.S. News & World Report
  Prosecutors say the phone messages of a man suspected of kill another man in 2015 suggest he was drinking heavily before the incident. | April 10, 2017, at 9:40 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Messages by Man Suspected of ...and more »
  
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• University Student Injured at Alaska Snowmobile Race - U.S. News & World Report

  10-04-2017 15:27
  University Student Injured at Alaska Snowmobile Race
  U.S. News & World Report
  A university student is in the hospital after a side-by-side vehicle struck her all-terrain vehicle from behind at a snowmobile race. | April 10, 2017, at 9:18 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. University Student Injured at Alaska ...
  
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• Newfound Tusk Belonged to One of the Last Surviving Mammoths in Alaska - Live Science

  10-04-2017 12:33
  
  Live Science
  Newfound Tusk Belonged to One of the Last Surviving Mammoths in Alaska
  Live Science
  A prehistoric campfire and a number of archaeological treasures — including a large tusk of a mammoth, and tools fashioned out of stone and ivory — remained hidden for thousands of years in the Alaskan wilderness until researchers discovered them ...
  
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• Virgin's Purple Lights and Mood Music Win Alaska's Love - Bloomberg

  10-04-2017 11:02
  
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  Virgin's Purple Lights and Mood Music Win Alaska's Love
  Bloomberg
  As the two carriers become one, Alaska Air plans to infuse cabins, clubs, and check-in with Virgin America's sexy appeal. by. Justin Bachman. @justinbachman More stories by Justin Bachman. Mon Apr 10 2017 01:00:06 GMT-0700 (PDT). Alaska Airlines ...
  Alaska Air Won't Be Bailing Out Southwest Airlines and Delta in DallasMotley Fool
  Alaska, Delta Finish No. 1, 2 in New Airline Quality Rating While Overall Airline In
  
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• Alaska in the Crosshairs - Antiwar.com

  10-04-2017 06:02
  Alaska in the Crosshairs
  Antiwar.com
  In 2003, not long after the American invasion, Dahr Jamail, a youthful freelance journalist from Alaska, headed to Iraq. He wasn't then a reporter for anyone or, put another way, he was at that moment perhaps the most "unembedded" reporter on the face ...and more »
  
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• After years of stagnation, downtown Fairbanks springs back to life - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2017 05:49
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  After years of stagnation, downtown Fairbanks springs back to life
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Brett Swanson and Arlette Eagle-Lavelle, owner of Lavelle's Taphouse, show some of their product in downtown Fairbanks. (Rugile Kaladyte / Alaska Dispatch News). FAIRBANKS — Lavelle's Taphouse is unassuming from the street, tucked inside a small ...
  
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• Rural Alaska communities rely on this program for air travel. Now it might be going away. - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2017 03:58
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Rural Alaska communities rely on this program for air travel. Now it might be going away.
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Small planes land at Merrill Field in Anchorage against the setting sun on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (Bob Hallinen / ADN Archive). Air carriers and people in rural communities around Alaska say that President Donald Trump's proposal to gut a subsidy ...
  
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• Alaska Airlines Flight 3391 forced to make unplanned landing in Calif. - CBS News

  10-04-2017 03:48
  
  CBS News
  Alaska Airlines Flight 3391 forced to make unplanned landing in Calif.
  CBS News
  MODESTO, Calif. -- An Alaska Airlines flight headed from Sacramento to San Diego was forced to make an unexpected landing after a warning light indicated a possible fire in the plane's cargo area, authorities said. Alaska Airlines Flight 3391, which ...
  Passengers grateful Alaska Airlines jet landed safely in ModestoModesto Bee
  Alaska Airlines plane makes emergency landing in ModestoKCRA Sacramento
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• Widespread GCI outages caused by intentionally damaged cable, company says - Alaska Dispatch News

  10-04-2017 03:09
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Widespread GCI outages caused by intentionally damaged cable, company says
  Alaska Dispatch News
  GCI Store at Northern Lights Boulevard and C Street on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). A GCI internet and wireless outage that frustrated customers around the state late Saturday and Sunday was caused by an intentionally ...
  Communications Company GCI Tries to Fix Cable ProblemU.S. News & World Reportall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska State Trooper's patrol car damaged in Sunday morning incident - KTUU.com

  10-04-2017 00:31
  
  KTUU.com
  Alaska State Trooper's patrol car damaged in Sunday morning incident
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) An Alaska State Trooper's patrol car has about $2,000 in damages following a Sunday morning incident with a Ford F-150 pickup truck. According to the daily dispatch log, the patrol car was traveling north on the Glenn Highway ...and more »
  
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