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• YK Delta villages receive federal energy grants

  04-07-2017 23:38
  
  Kwigillingok is one of four Alaska Native villages receiving federal funds to improve energy efficiency this year. (2017 LKSD Film Academy Students)Alaska Native villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are getting Federal funds to help improve energy efficiency. The effort is also a way for villages to start reducing energy costs.
  At the end of May, the federal Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs announced that four Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta villages were among the 19 American Indian tribes an
  
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• Anchorage police find 2 bodies behind garage of Hillside Drive home - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-07-2017 05:53
  
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  Anchorage police find 2 bodies behind garage of Hillside Drive home
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Anchorage police say a death investigation is underway after two bodies were found in a wooded area behind the garage of a home on Hillside Drive. Officers discovered the bodies in the 11000 block of Hillside Drive, near the end of lower O'Malley Road, ...and more »
  
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• Deadly toxin shuts down some Southeast Alaska oyster farms - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-07-2017 04:47
  
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  Deadly toxin shuts down some Southeast Alaska oyster farms
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Some oyster farmers in Southeast Alaska are closed for business due to high levels of paralytic shellfish poison, or PSP, found in the mollusks. The toxin, created when the Alexandrium algae bloom produces the chemical saxitoxin, can be consumed by ...
  
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• Deadly toxin shuts down some Alaska oyster farms - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-07-2017 04:47
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Deadly toxin shuts down some Alaska oyster farms
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Some oyster farmers in Southeast Alaska are closed for business due to high levels of the paralytic shellfish poison, or PSP, found in the mollusks. The toxin, created when the Alexandrium algae bloom produces the chemical saxitoxin, can be consumed by ...
  
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• Statue of man behind Alaska deal goes up across from Capitol - The Seattle Times

  04-07-2017 04:03
  
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  Statue of man behind Alaska deal goes up across from Capitol
  The Seattle Times
  A statue of William Seward is unveiled in a plaza across from the Alaska state Capitol on Monday, July 3, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The statue commemorates the 150th anniversary of the agreement under which the U.S. bought... (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) ...
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 3, 2017

  04-07-2017 03:55
  
  
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  Bucking Trump, Senate FAA bill leaves controllers in place
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  President Trump wants to privatize air traffic control across the country. But the U.S. Senate’s Commerce Committee passed an aviation bill last week that does not include it.
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• Brain injury survivors use mask-making to shed light on hidden trauma

  04-07-2017 03:54
  
  
  A brain injury survivor shows her mask at Access Alaska. (Annette Alfonsi / Unmasking Brain Injury)On a recent afternoon, seven people are using colorful paints, feathers, strings and beads to decorate masks inside Access Alaska, a support center for people with disabilities. Retired Air Force Sgt. John Main is busy sketching designs. He’s methodical, coordinating colors with a list of emotions written on a separate sheet of paper.
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  Like everyone else at this event, Main suf
  
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• Anchorage library system adopts 'no porn' policy after debate - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-07-2017 03:39
  
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  Anchorage library system adopts 'no porn' policy after debate
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  The book stacks at the Loussac Library in a 2016 file photo. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter. Share via Email Email. Share on Whatsapp Whatsapp. Share on Tumblr Tumblr. Share on Reddit ...and more »
  
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• Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts - Alaska Public Radio Network

  04-07-2017 03:13
  
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  Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts
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  Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, speaks at a press availability shortly after calling the Alaska Legislature into the second special session of the year in June. Walker signed the operating budget on Friday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska ...
  
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• Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts

  04-07-2017 03:12
  
  
  Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, speaks at a press availability shortly after calling the Alaska Legislature into the second special session of the year in June. Walker signed the operating budget on Friday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed the state operating budget Friday without vetoing any of it.
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  The portion of the budget directly controlled by the Legislature includes $4.9 billion.
  The budget includes $760 million for Perman
  
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• Bucking Trump, Senate FAA bill leaves controllers in place

  04-07-2017 03:10
  
  
  Juneau International Airport (Photo by James Brooks)President Trump wants to privatize air traffic control across the country. But the U.S. Senate’s Commerce Committee passed an aviation bill last week that does not include privatization.Listen now
  Committee Chairman John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said he’s not convinced.
  “I remain open-minded about moving the FAA’s ATC function into a not-for-profit, non-governmental body,” Thune said. “But I also app
  
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• 'Volatile' Bogsolof Volcano Erupts Again in Alaska | The Weather ... - The Weather Channel

  04-07-2017 02:57
  
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  'Volatile' Bogsolof Volcano Erupts Again in Alaska | The Weather ...
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  A remote Alaska island volcano north of the Aleutians has grown four times larger because of 36 eruptions. Alaska Island Grows With Eruptions ...
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• 'Volatile' Bogsolof Volcano Erupts Again in Alaska - The Weather Channel

  04-07-2017 02:57
  
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  'Volatile' Bogsolof Volcano Erupts Again in Alaska
  The Weather Channel
  A remote Alaska island volcano north of the Aleutians has grown four times larger because of 36 eruptions. Alaska Island Grows With Eruptions. Large Waterspout Towers Over Lake. Girl Kisses Glass, Lion Goes Berserk. Shark Fight Draws a Crowd ...and more »
  
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• Audiogram: What environmentalists won by losing the pipeline battle

  04-07-2017 02:56
  
  National environmental groups fought hard to stop the pipeline. Ultimately they failed. But along the way they turned a new, obscure statute into the environmental process almost every large construction project must meet.
  
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• What environmentalists won by losing the pipeline battle | MIDNIGHT OIL: Episode 03

  04-07-2017 02:48
  
  National environmental groups fought hard to stop the pipeline. Ultimately they failed. But along the way they turned a new, obscure statute into the environmental process almost every large construction project must meet.
  
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• Statue of Man Behind Alaska Deal Goes up Across From Capitol - U.S. News & World Report

  04-07-2017 02:37
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  Statue of Man Behind Alaska Deal Goes up Across From Capitol
  U.S. News & World Report
  A small crowd filled the plaza across from the Alaska state Capitol on Monday for the unveiling of a statue of William Seward. July 3, 2017, at 8:48 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Statue of Man Behind Alaska Deal Goes up Across ...and more »
  
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• UAF research vessel begins ecosystem study in Bering and Chukchi Seas

  04-07-2017 02:24
  
  (KNOM file photo)The University of Alaska Fairbanks has begun a new, comprehensive ocean ecosystem study on the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
  From June 9th to 28th, the crew of the research vessel Sikuliaq collected preliminary data through observations of marine mammals, birds, weather conditions and much more. It was the first “research cruise” of its kind funded by UAF; while the Sikuliaq has sailed in sub-Arctic waters before, the June sailing was its “m
  
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• Alaska Farm to School receives USDA grant, will focus efforts on Bristol Bay - Alaska Public Radio Network

  04-07-2017 02:17
  
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  Alaska Farm to School receives USDA grant, will focus efforts on Bristol Bay
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  Many schools around Bristol Bay have already demonstrated interest in buying local produce. Last year, Dillingham City School District bought greens from Belleque Family Farm, a hydroponic farm in Dillingham. (Avery Lill/ KDLG). The Alaska Division of ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Farm to School receives USDA grant, will focus efforts on Bristol Bay

  04-07-2017 02:15
  
  Many schools around Bristol Bay have already demonstrated interest in buying local produce. Last year, Dillingham City School District bought greens from Belleque Family Farm, a hydroponic farm in Dillingham.
  (Avery Lill/ KDLG)The Alaska Division of Agriculture this month received a $100,000 federal grant to strengthen the Farm to School program, which aims to get locally sourced food into schools. Jodie Anderson is the state Farm to School coordinator. The USDA grant will fund her position and
  
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• Partying Under the Midsummer Arctic Sun, Unless You’re a Worm

  04-07-2017 02:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “White nights” and sun that barely sets near the Arctic Circle are an occasion to celebrate for some living things. But a night crawler might want to stay in its burrow.
  
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• Is having a special week in Seattle enough to make Alaska herring cool again? - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-07-2017 01:48
  
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  Is having a special week in Seattle enough to make Alaska herring cool again?
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Herring unagi served at FareStart restaurant in Seattle for Alaska Herring Week during the week of June 19-25, 2017. (Zachary D. Lyons / Alaska Herring Week). Wait 1 second to continue. Last week in Seattle, one kind of Alaska fish was served in dozens ...
  
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• Motives of armed Northway suspect unclear after fatal police shooting

  04-07-2017 01:45
  
  There was a funeral service in the village of Northway on Friday for a man shot by police in Fairbanks earlier this month. 21-year-old Mathew Colton Stover of Northway died in a confrontation with FPD officers in a field next to Fairbanks Correctional Center on June 19th. Questions remain about Stover’s motivation and what happened with police.
  Police say Mathew Stover fired first at officers, who went to the area after receiving a report of a masked man with a rifle in the parking lot of
  
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• Loussac Library closing for two weeks for new front entrance, reorganization - Alaska Dispatch News

  04-07-2017 01:28
  
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  Loussac Library closing for two weeks for new front entrance, reorganization
  Alaska Dispatch News
  The new entrance begins to take shape as window openings are framed at the Loussac Library on Dec. 7, 2016, in Midtown. Following completion of renovations, the library will feature a pedestrian plaza leading to a ground-floor entryway. (Erik Hill ...
  
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• Young drives King Cove road through committee

  04-07-2017 01:16
  
  A new bill to create a road for King Cove is advancing in the U.S. House. Like many before it, this bill would authorize a land trade to acquire an 11-mile corridor through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, in Southwest Alaska. Congressman Don Young told his colleagues on the House Natural Resources Committee the road would save lives by connecting King Cove to the all-weather airport in Cold Bay when there’s a medical emergency.
  “Just put yourself in that position, as you sit he
  
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• Sullivan asks to nix August recess

  04-07-2017 01:11
  
  Congress is now on recess until July 9 in honor of Independence Day but some members are looking ahead and asking to cancel their August break.
  Alaska’s Dan Sullivan is among a group of 10 Republican senators who have asked Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to cancel, or at least curtail, the traditional month-long August break so they can make headway on conservative goals. The senators cite the need to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, fund the government, deal with the debt ceil
  
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• You Could Win a Seat On Alaska Airlines' Great American Eclipse Flight in August - Willamette Week

  04-07-2017 00:56
  
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  You Could Win a Seat On Alaska Airlines' Great American Eclipse Flight in August
  Willamette Week
  But the airline is offering a prize of two seats in a contest starting July 21. By Josh O'Rourke |. Published 3:54 PM. Updated 4:03 PM. On August 21, while most Oregonians will be viewing the total eclipse from the safety of land, Alaska Airlines is ...
  
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• Alaska Airlines is Planning a Great American Eclipse Flight and You're Probably Not Invited - Willamette Week

  04-07-2017 00:56
  
  Willamette Week
  Alaska Airlines is Planning a Great American Eclipse Flight and You're Probably Not Invited
  Willamette Week
  But the airline is offering a prize of two seats in a contest starting July 21. (Alaksa Airlines). By Josh O'Rourke |. Published 3:54 PM. Updated 3:54 PM. On August 21, while most Oregonians will be viewing the total eclipse from the safety of land ...
  
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• Shareholder unrest shapes Shee Atiká meeting

  04-07-2017 00:48
  
  A movement to vote in independent directors and remove CEO/President Ken Cameron is gathering steam online and on the ground. Shareholders made protest signs in advance of the annual meeting last month. (Photo courtesy of Shee Atiká Shareholders Facebook page)Tension between a Native village corporation and its shareholders has reached a boiling point. Shee Atiká called Sitka police to their annual meeting, saying threats had been made against staff and the board. But shareholders
  
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• Alaska authorities warn public about wounded bear - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  04-07-2017 00:21
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Alaska authorities warn public about wounded bear
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Authorities in Alaska are warning people about a brown bear that was shot and wounded in a camping area near a softball complex. Valdez police say a 39-year-old Fairbanks man, David Avery, fired two rounds at the bear with a ...and more »
  
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• Pollock skins to dog treats coming soon - Alaskajournal.com

  04-07-2017 00:19
  Pollock skins to dog treats coming soon
  Alaskajournal.com
  Nearly all of the first 500 pounds of pollock skin-based dog treats have been taste-tested around Kodiak. (Photo/Courtesy/Alaska Sea Grant). University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Chris Sannito picked up where others had left off in perfecting a ...
  
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