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• Appeals Panel Sides With Agency on Alaska Timber Project - U.S. News & World Report

  23-05-2017 22:38
  Appeals Panel Sides With Agency on Alaska Timber Project
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  A divided federal appeals court panel has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service "chose jobs over wolves" in approving a logging project in southeast Alaska but was within its authority to do so. | May 23, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon ...and more »
  
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• House passes bill intended to curb opioid overdose deaths

  23-05-2017 21:58
  
  Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, D-Anchorage, speaks in support of House Bill 159, which is intended to reduce opioid overdose deaths. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)The House passed a bill Monday intended to reduce the number of deaths from overdoses of prescription opioids.
  House Bill 159 would cut the number of days’ supply of opioid pills in a single prescription. The vote in favor was 25-8.
  Anchorage Democratic Rep. Ivy Spohnholz said the bill builds on recommendatio
  
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• Alaska House calls for more stringent measures on vessels in ... - KTOO

  23-05-2017 21:40
  
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  Alaska House calls for more stringent measures on vessels in ...
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  Canadian Coast Guard ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 2009. As Arctic marine traffic ...and more »
  
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• Alaska House calls for more stringent measures on vessels in Bering Sea - KTOO

  23-05-2017 21:40
  
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  Alaska House calls for more stringent measures on vessels in Bering Sea
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  Canadian Coast Guard ship Louis S. St-Laurent makes an approach to the Coast Guard cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 2009. As Arctic marine traffic increases, several northwest Alaska communities have joined forces to establish a new waterway ...and more »
  
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• Search for fugitive with history of standoffs prompts Fairbanks store lockdown - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-05-2017 21:18
  
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  Search for fugitive with history of standoffs prompts Fairbanks store lockdown
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  Fairbanks police are seeking Michael W. Bracht, 40, on parole violations after his vehicle was tracked to a Fred Meyer store on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (From FPD). A man previously arrested in a 2014 standoff and currently wanted on parole violations ...and more »
  
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• Bird-smuggling case nets Alaska man - Ocala.com - Ocala

  23-05-2017 19:16
  
  Bird-smuggling case nets Alaska man - Ocala.com
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  A man caught up in a bird-smuggling scandal that stretched from Alaska to Williston has pleaded guilty.Heinrich Springer of Anchorage, Alaska entered a guilty ...and more »
  
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• Bird-smuggling case nets Alaska man - Ocala

  23-05-2017 19:16
  
  Bird-smuggling case nets Alaska man
  Ocala
  A man caught up in a bird-smuggling scandal that stretched from Alaska to Williston has pleaded guilty. Heinrich Springer of Anchorage, Alaska entered a guilty plea Tuesday to conspiring to smuggle wildlife and other protected species, transporting ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Air Wants to Grow -- Wall Street Would Prefer a Higher Dividend - TheStreet.com

  23-05-2017 19:11
  
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  Alaska Air Wants to Grow -- Wall Street Would Prefer a Higher Dividend
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  Alaska Air (ALK) wants to grow, securing its position as the premier West Coast airline. Wall Street generally prefers stock buybacks and higher dividends to growth. The dichotomy was clear on Tuesday, during Alaska CEO Brad Tilden's appearance at a ...
  
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• Samples wanted: Alaska officials seek subsistence anglers for king ... - KTUU.com

  23-05-2017 18:38
  
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  Samples wanted: Alaska officials seek subsistence anglers for king ...
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  Alaska officials are looking for subsistence anglers to help gather samples of king salmon.
  Alaska officials seek subsistence anglers for king salmon study ...Fairbanks Daily News-Minerall 3 news articles »
  
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• Alaska officials who promoted inclusivity seek to bar an effort to ... - KTUU.com

  23-05-2017 18:06
  
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  Alaska officials who promoted inclusivity seek to bar an effort to ...
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  Three leaders of an Alaska fishing community who sponsored a resolution to promote inclusivity after President Donald Trump's election have asked a judge to ...
  Alaska judge expected to rule on recall effortKTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  The Latest: Alaska judge refuses to block recall voteThe Daily Progressall 9 news articles »
  
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• Rain, strong winds forecast for Southcentral Alaska through ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-05-2017 17:41
  
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  Rain, strong winds forecast for Southcentral Alaska through ...
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  A storm system will send "multiple waves of rain" and high winds across Southcentral Alaska starting overnight Tuesday, according to the National Weather ...
  Widespread rain, wind in the forecast for southcentral Alaska ...KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaskaall 3 news articles »
  
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• Alaska Officials Seek Subsistence Anglers for King Salmon | Alaska ... - U.S. News & World Report

  23-05-2017 15:28
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  Alaska Officials Seek Subsistence Anglers for King Salmon | Alaska ...
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  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Alaska officials are looking for subsistence anglers to help gather samples of king salmon.and more »
  
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• Alaska Harbor Fire Razes 2 Boats, Damages 1 - U.S. News & World Report

  23-05-2017 14:57
  Alaska Harbor Fire Razes 2 Boats, Damages 1
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  A fire in a Southern Alaska harbor has left two fishing vessels destroyed and a third heavily damaged. | May 23, 2017, at 8:48 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Alaska Harbor Fire Razes 2 Boats, Damages 1 ...and more »
  
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• An Alaska man tried to take his life. But the bullet passed through him and killed his girlfriend. - Washington Post

  23-05-2017 11:55
  
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  An Alaska man tried to take his life. But the bullet passed through him and killed his girlfriend.
  Washington Post
  Victor Sibson does not remember what happened the night he put a gun to his head, he told police. Shortly after 2 a.m. April 19, the 21 year-old Anchorage man held a handgun to his left temple as he stood in the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, ...
  Man survived suicide attempt, but bullet killed girlfriend, Alaska prosecutor saysChicago Tribune
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• Alaska House approves measure limiting opioid prescriptions ... - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  23-05-2017 06:14
  
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  Alaska House approves measure limiting opioid prescriptions ...
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  On Monday, the Alaska House passed a bill to limit initial opioid prescriptions to a seven-day supply. House Bill 159 is part of a push from Governor Bill Walker's ...and more »
  
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• Progressives make voices heard at Sullivan town hall

  23-05-2017 04:46
  
  Red cards, signaling disagreement, often predominated at Sen. Sullivan’s town hall in Anchorage May 20. (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media)U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan held a town hall meeting in Anchorage Saturday, one of only a few he’s held on road system since the election of President Trump. Hundreds packed into the Bartlett High School auditorium they were frequently vocal.
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  This was not the kind of crowd Sullivan was used to.
  “I can’t tell if those are
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 22, 2017

  23-05-2017 03:55
  
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  Progressives make voices heard at Sullivan town hall 
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan held a town hall meeting in Anchorage Saturday, one of only a few he’s held on road system since the election of President Trump. Hundreds packed into Bartlett High Sch
  
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• As states tighten restrictions on ivory, Skagway carvers worry about the future

  23-05-2017 03:04
  
  Bruce Schindler carves a piece of mammoth ivory using a dental tool. (Abbey Collins)Restrictions on the ivory industry are multiplying in the U.S., causing concern for artists in Alaska. Alaska Native carvers do have a degree of protection under federal law. But, non-Native carvers who only work with fossilized ivory are not shielded in the same way. In Skagway, where thousands of cruise visitors stop each summer, there is a small but significant group of ivory carvers and sellers who are worrie
  
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• A tourist's guide to navigating Alaska's marijuana market - Alaska ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-05-2017 03:04
  
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  A tourist's guide to navigating Alaska's marijuana market - Alaska ...
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  Here's what to do (and not to do) if you're a traveler wanting to partake in legal pot.and more »
  
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• Trump budget slashes EPA funding, opens Alaska refuge to drilling - The Hill

  23-05-2017 02:59
  
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  Trump budget slashes EPA funding, opens Alaska refuge to drilling
  The Hill
  President Trump is proposing deep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), federal energy research and public lands oversight in his 2018 budget, the White House announced Monday. The administration's budget document also includes a ...
  document prepared by the AdministrationNational Association of Clean Air Agencies
  EPA Administrator Announces New Directive to Prioritize Superfund Cleanups | U.S
  
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• Hilcorp will assess Cook Inlet gas line after “permanent” fix

  23-05-2017 02:33
  
  Hilcorp’s Anna Platform in Upper Cook Inlet, where workers felt an impact before observing several oil sheens. (Photo courtesy Cook Inletkeeper)Hilcorp operation managers were in Kenai Friday to speak at an Alliance luncheon. Cook Inlet Offshore Operations Manager Stan Golis updated the pro-oil industry group on recent oil and gas leaks.
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  Golis said repairs to a gas pipeline that supplies heat and power to two oil platforms should be complete. That leak was initially stopped in A
  
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• Food security meeting seeks input

  23-05-2017 02:11
  
  Local residents are growing all kinds of vegetables. Photo by Kavelina Torres, APRN-Anchorage.Alaska is one of five states with the most insecure food resources in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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  One reason? Only a small percentage of Alaska’s food is produced in-state. That’s why state and federal officials are trying to get a better idea of how much food Alaskans actually raise and grow.
  And it’s with that goal in mind that the Matanusk
  
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• State asks for mule deer sightings due to concern about spread of moose winter tick

  23-05-2017 01:57
  
  Mule deer like these in Oregon have been spreading into Alaska over the past few decades. Wildlife experts worry they may be carrying the winter moose tick, which has devastated moose populations in Canada and the Lower 48. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking for the public’s help in reporting sightings of mule deer around the Interior. The deer isn’t indigenous to Alaska, but Fish and Game experts believe the species has been slowly sprea
  
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• House passes bill banning wolf harvest in northeast Denali Park

  23-05-2017 01:28
  
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  (Photo by Kent Miller, Denali National Park)The Alaska House has passed a bill banning wolf harvest on a section of state land bordering Denali National Park.
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  HB 105 prohibits wolf hunting and trapping on the park’s northeastern edge, where a few Denali wolves are harvested each year. The Alaska Board of Game has refused to reinstate a no-wolf kill area, since scrapping a previous buffer zone in 2010. Bill sponsor Representative Andy Josephson of Anchorage told lawma
  
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• Rally urges lawmakers to preserve state education funding

  23-05-2017 01:03
  
  More than 100 people gathered in Anchorage’s Cuddy Midtown Park on Saturday, May 20, 2017 to urge lawmakers to preserve education funding. (Photo by Josh Edge/Alaska Public Media)More than 100 people, many clad in rain jackets, braved a cool, overcast Saturday morning and gathered in midtown Anchorage’s Cuddy Midtown Park, urging lawmakers to support public education funding.
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  The senate is proposing a $65 million cut to education, while the house wants a slight increase.
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• PBS airing live nature special from Alaska this summer - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  23-05-2017 00:48
  
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  PBS airing live nature special from Alaska this summer
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  NEW YORK (AP) — PBS is collaborating with the BBC on a special live event this summer where cameras will try to catch bears, wolves, eagles and other wildlife in their natural habitat in Alaska. "Wild Alaska Live" will air over three nights on PBS on ...and more »
  
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• New road and landowner collaboration key to harvesting young growth Tongass timber

  23-05-2017 00:31
  
  The U.S. Forest Service is also looking at harvesting young growth on Kosciusko Island in the Southeast region. (Photo by Henry Hartley/Wikimedia Commons)After new federal plans were set in motion last year, old growth logging in Alaska’s national forests is on its way out. Still, the feds have to make some timber sales available in the Tongass. And so, the U.S. Forest Service is in the early stages of planning one of its first young growth sales since the switch, just outside of Ketchikan
  
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