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• Two Rivers man killed in vehicle-moose collision - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2017 23:28
  
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  Two Rivers man killed in vehicle-moose collision
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  A Two Rivers man was killed early Sunday when the car he was driving collided with a moose on Chena Hot Springs Road, east of Fairbanks, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers were called to the scene at 1:26 a.m., according to a dispatch posted online.and more »
  
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• Cook Inlet oil producer delays planned exploration until tax dust settles - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2017 22:52
  
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  Cook Inlet oil producer delays planned exploration until tax dust settles
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  An independent oil and gas producer has told federal regulators it is delaying exploration drilling at an untapped Cook Inlet prospect for a year because of potential legislative changes to the state's oil production tax system. In a three-sentence ...
  
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• A meaty issue: Trading moose for mice hunting - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2017 22:52
  
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  A meaty issue: Trading moose for mice hunting
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  I bring this up because many Alaskans eat wild game. Beginning in 1994, the Alaska Legislature mandated Alaska's wildlife be managed primarily to produce meat. The intensive management law requires the Alaska Board of Game to ensure that populations ...
  
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• 2 totem poles at Alaska salmon hatchery honor natives - STLtoday.com

  07-05-2017 21:25
  
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  2 totem poles at Alaska salmon hatchery honor natives
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska salmon hatchery honored its founder's wishes by adding two totem poles. Douglas Island Pink and Chum in Juneau held a Saturday ceremony, The Juneau Empire reported (http://bit.ly/2qGb1fa ). The poles honor the raven ...
  2 Totem Poles at Alaska Salmon Hatchery Honor Natives | Alaska ...U.S. News & World Reportall 4 news articles »
  
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• Alaska Ferry Has Steel Defects in Engine Room, Officials Say - U.S. News & World Report

  07-05-2017 20:10
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  Alaska Ferry Has Steel Defects in Engine Room, Officials Say
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  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Marine Highway System ferry will not depart in May as scheduled. The Ketchikan Daily News reported (http://bit.ly/2qGs2pG ) Saturday that the Tustumena ferry was found with extensive steel defects in its engine room.
  Red Flag Warning issued for Eastern Alaska Range » KTVA 11KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 2 news articles &raqu
  
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• Earthquakes hit Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Aleutian Islands - KING5.com

  07-05-2017 19:36
  
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  Earthquakes hit Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Aleutian Islands
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Earthquake Center reports that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula region of Alaska at 8:25 p.m. local time Saturday. Officials say the moderate quake was felt in the Anchorage area but no damage ...
  Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes Southcentral AlaskaAlaska Dispatch News
  5.2M earthquake felt widely across Southcentral AlaskaKTUU.com
  4.9 Magnitude Quake Hits Ala
  
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• Upcoming conference emphasizes Native education in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  07-05-2017 19:29
  
  Upcoming conference emphasizes Native education in Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An upcoming cultural education conference will focus on Native students in Alaska. CoastAlaska News reports (http://bit.ly/2phcB2z ) the Our Cultural Landscape conference to be held in June will give educators a better ...
  
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• A citizen effort to document and collect Alaska bird carcasses - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2017 19:14
  
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  A citizen effort to document and collect Alaska bird carcasses
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  Carol Harding (left) and Janet Klein, both COASST volunteers, work through a step-by-step process as they attempt to identify a dead seabird washed up on the tip of Homer Spit on March 16, 2017. (Clark Fair). HOMER — Janet Klein was first to spot the ...
  
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• How we can make Alaska a more respectful and caring place - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2017 18:29
  
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  How we can make Alaska a more respectful and caring place
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  The truth is that we humans have incredible potential that we often fail to live up to. We are imperfect, but always aspire to improving ourselves as people. A freshman legislator in the Alaska House of Representatives has demonstrated to this ...
  
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• After Years' Long Push, Fracking Has Quietly Arrived in Alaska - DeSmog (blog)

  07-05-2017 15:53
  
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  After Years' Long Push, Fracking Has Quietly Arrived in Alaska
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  Hydraulic fracturing's horizontal drilling technique has enabled industry to tap otherwise difficult-to-access oil and gas in shale basins throughout the U.S. and increasingly throughout the world. And now “fracking,” as it's known, could soon arrive ...
  
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• Spying the geology of Alaska | Sundays | newsminer.com - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  07-05-2017 08:43
  
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  Spying the geology of Alaska | Sundays | newsminer.com
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  FAIRBANKS — Are you tired of playing the same “I spy” game with your family as you drive to the Chitina River for fishing or to the Alaska Range for.and more »
  
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• Spying the geology of Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  07-05-2017 08:43
  
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  Spying the geology of Alaska
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — Are you tired of playing the same “I spy” game with your family as you drive to the Chitina River for fishing or to the Alaska Range for a weekend getaway? Spice up the road trip with new points of interest from geoscience students and ...and more »
  
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• Night Music: May 6, 2017

  07-05-2017 08:00
  Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if blank artist or unkown)AlbumLabelSong Duration
  8:00 – 9:00
  Call of the WildVictor FeldmanBest of Victor FeldmanNOVA 8922-25:16
  Elbow RoomVictor Feldman / ConlonBest of Victor FeldmanNOVA 8922-25:39
  You Send MeRachelle Ferrell / CookeFirst InstrumentBlue Note CDP 7243 8 27820 2 55:06
  You Don’t Know What Love IsRachelle Ferrell / CookeF
  
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• Alaska lawmaker under fire after 'free trip' abortion claim | WREG.com - wreg.com

  07-05-2017 03:41
  
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  Alaska lawmaker under fire after 'free trip' abortion claim | WREG.com
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  We have folks who try to get pregnant in this state so that they can get a free trip to the city, and we have folks who want to carry their baby past the point of being ...
  Alaska Lawmaker Under Fire After 'Free Trip' Abortion ClaimU.S. News & World Report
  An Alaska Politician Believes Women Get Abortions For The Free TravelGOOD Magazine
  Alaska State Rep Says Women Get Abortions for the 'Free Trip
  
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• Sitka man charged with murder in girlfriend's death - Alaska Dispatch News

  07-05-2017 03:40
  
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  Sitka man charged with murder in girlfriend's death
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  Reuben Yerkes, 39, of Sitka, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. (Courtesy: Sitka Police Department). A 39-year-old man walked into the Sitka Police Department lobby around 3 a.m. Saturday and said he had killed his girlfriend, according ...and more »
  
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