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• Sitka man with Juneau ties charged with murder

  08-05-2017 22:45
  
  Reuben Yerkes. (Photo courtesy Sitka Police Department)A Sitka man formerly of Juneau was charged with first degree murder Saturday, after telling police he killed his girlfriend during an argument.
  39-year-old Reuben Yerkes is being held in custody at the Sitka Jail on $500,000 bail. He was arraigned on the murder charge during a teleconference at noon Friday. On-call weekend magistrate Elaine Jack of Angoon presided over the phone.
  Sitka police found Yerkes in the lobby at 3:02 a.m., stat
  
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• Tundra May Be Shifting Alaska to Put Out More Carbon Than It Stores, Study Says

  08-05-2017 22:00 via nytimes.com
  Researchers focused on warmer weather that keeps the tundra from freezing until later, allowing processes that release carbon dioxide to continue longer.
  
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• Algo Nuevo May 07, 2017

  08-05-2017 21:29
  
  Here’s the Sunday, May 07, 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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  Europa
  Santana
  The Best o
  
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• Tundra May Be Shifting Alaska to Put Out More Carbon Than It ... - New York Times

  08-05-2017 21:00
  New York Times
  Tundra May Be Shifting Alaska to Put Out More Carbon Than It ...
  New York Times
  The tundra about 35 miles north of Nome, Alaska. A new study suggests that the state, with its huge stretches of tundra and forest, may be shifting from a net sink, ...
  Alaska tundra has become a carbon emitter rather than carbon sink, study findsAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska tundra source of early-winter carbon emissionsHarvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  Runaway melt: Alaska permaf
  
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• Top state ferry manager resigns

  08-05-2017 20:24
  
  Alaska Marine Highway System Capt. Mike Neussl addresses the 2016 Southeast Conference in Juneau. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)The man overseeing the Alaska Marine Highway System is leaving his post.
  Listen now
  Capt. Mike Neussl said he’s departing for personal, not professional reasons. He needs to leave the state for a while to care for an ailing family member. He said he’ll miss his co-workers, but not the long hours.
  “It’s an important job and I
  
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• Northern Opportunity – Alaska’s Economic Strategy

  08-05-2017 19:29
  
  Wikimedia commons photo by Pen WaggenerAlaska is in a recession…again. There’s a lot of hand wringing about the state’s fiscal future but beyond simply bridging the current funding gap, what can and should a diversified economy look like? A new 5-year economic strategy developed with state and private sector business leaders focuses on addressing Alaska economic future.
  HOST: Lori Townsend
  GUESTS:
  Ethan Tyler -manager – dept of Commerce, Community and Economic Devel
  
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• 4 earthquakes hit Alaska in less than 48 hours - CBS News

  08-05-2017 18:34
  
  CBS News
  4 earthquakes hit Alaska in less than 48 hours
  CBS News
  PLEASANT VALLEY, Alaska -- The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state on Sunday -- the fourth to hit Alaska over the weekend. The center says the earthquake had an epicenter 27 miles north ...
  Earthquake hits central Alaska, raising weekend count to 4Chicago Sun-Times
  Earthquake hits central Alaska, third to hit during weekendKTUU.com
  Series of earthquakes off Al
  
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• Alaska Groups Work to Ensure Shellfish Are Safe to Eat - U.S. News & World Report

  08-05-2017 16:10
  Alaska Groups Work to Ensure Shellfish Are Safe to Eat
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska groups are increasing efforts to make sure shellfish are clean enough to be eaten. | May 8, 2017, at 12:31 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Alaska Groups Work to Ensure Shellfish Are Safe to Eat ...and more »
  
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• Earthquake Hits Central Alaska, Third to Hit During Weekend - U.S. News & World Report

  08-05-2017 08:15
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  Earthquake Hits Central Alaska, Third to Hit During Weekend
  U.S. News & World Report
  The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state. | May 8, 2017, at 2:06 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Earthquake Hits Central Alaska, Third to Hit During Weekend ...
  Earthquakes hit Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Aleutian IslandsKING5.com
  Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes Southcentral AlaskaAlaska Dispa
  
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• Bee supplier says airline won't ship more bees to Alaska after packages damaged - KTUU.com

  08-05-2017 04:16
  
  KTUU.com
  Bee supplier says airline won't ship more bees to Alaska after packages damaged
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Hundreds of beekeeprs in Alaska may not be receiving their orders of bees. According to a bee supplier out of Washington, two boxes of bees broke while in transit on Alaska Airlines and the company was told the airline would not be ...and more »
  
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• After years of decline, Alaska mining appears to be on the upswing - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-05-2017 03:27
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  After years of decline, Alaska mining appears to be on the upswing
  Alaska Dispatch News
  A geologist's pick rests near a weathered piece of high-grade graphite on the surface of the deposit at Graphite One Resources' prospect, the Graphite Creek project, near Nome. (Dave Hembree / Graphite One (Alaska) Inc). After several years of decline, ...
  
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• Berkowitz administration proposes making emergency cold-weather shelters year-round - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-05-2017 02:50
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Berkowitz administration proposes making emergency cold-weather shelters year-round
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage officials are considering expanding availability of Bean's Cafe as an overnight shelter in all seasons, as part of an effort reduce camping and centralize services. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). The cold-weather practice of opening ...
  
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• Founder of Alaska's most famous reindeer farm dies at 76 - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-05-2017 02:12
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Founder of Alaska's most famous reindeer farm dies at 76
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Denise Hardy is working toward keeping the Reindeer Farm in Butte operational after her father Tom Williams passed away last month. Williams founded the well-known Reindeer Farm in 1987, on the dairy farm that he grew up on in the 1950s. (Bill Roth ...
  
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• Local government was a growth industry in Alaska in 2016. Wait, what? - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-05-2017 01:59
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Local government was a growth industry in Alaska in 2016. Wait, what?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The latest employment statistics released by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development weren't pretty, indicating the state has shed thousands of jobs over the past year, largely in oil, construction, state government and professional ...
  
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• Harvesting Alaska: UAF Experiment Farm continues thanks to USDA grant - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  08-05-2017 01:56
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Harvesting Alaska: UAF Experiment Farm continues thanks to USDA grant
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  The University of Alaska Fairbanks Experiment Farm is a staple of sustainable food production in Alaska. For 100 years, it has provided vital information to gardeners and farmers about how livestock and plants perform in Alaska's harsh climates ...
  
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