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• Alaska blue crew XO fired - Navy Times - NavyTimes.com

  25-07-2017 23:07
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  Alaska blue crew XO fired - Navy Times
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  Lt. Cmdr. Bryan P. Watson has been fired as the blue crew executive officer of the ballistic missile submarine Alaska, Navy officials said Tuesday.and more »
  
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• Reassigned climate official worries “nobody home” on village relocation

  25-07-2017 22:51
  Joel Clement thinks his job reassignment was retaliation. (Photo courtesy of Joel Clement)In June, the Washington Post reported that dozens of senior officials in the Department of the Interior would be reassigned to new jobs. Now, one of those officials is speaking out. Joel Clement was part of a working group, focused on village relocation and coastal resilience in Alaska. He thinks he was targeted for his views on climate change.
  Clement was a director at the Office of Policy Analys
  
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• Capital budget compromise unlikely to restore PFDs, address oil and gas tax credits

  25-07-2017 22:46
  Alaskans wait in line to file their Permanent Fund dividend applications in downtown Anchorage in March 2016. (Photo: Rachel Waldholz, APRN)The Legislature will return to Juneau on Thursday to vote on a capital budget that senators and House members have agreed to.
  Soldotna Republican Sen. Peter Micciche said the bill is unlikely to address the most contentious issues: Permanent Fund dividends and oil and gas tax credits.
  “Clearly those are going to be the most difficult issues that have t
  
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• EPISODE 6 • When the lights went out – Alaska’s great recession

  25-07-2017 21:59
  Less than ten years after oil started flowing, Alaska’s economy cratered. The recession was quick and deep. Ten banks failed, real estate values plummeted and tens of thousands of people fled the state. It was Alaska’s great recession, 20 years before the rest of the country went through almost the same thing.
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 24, 2017

  25-07-2017 04:00
  
  
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  Lawmakers to meet in Juneau this week to vote on capital budget
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  The Legislature will return to Juneau on Thursday to vote on a capital budget that senators and House members have agreed to.
  Washington man pleads not guilty to murder, theft in Ketchikan doctor’s death
  
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• Marine debris won’t stop, but neither will those cleaning it up

  25-07-2017 03:08
  
  
  Marine debris neatly organized before it’s rebagged and weighed. (Photo by Aaron Bolton / KBBI News)Millions of pounds of plastic debris washes up on the Gulf of Alaska’s remote shores each year. It washes up faster than it can be collected and clean-up efforts cost millions. That can seem overwhelming for volunteers who are out there year after year, cleaning the same beaches. But, one man doesn’t let that discourage him in the slightest.
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• 2 Haines food entrepreneurs are finalists in Southeast business contest

  25-07-2017 03:03
  
  
  Two Haines entrepreneurs are finalists in a regional business competition. The Path to Prosperity program offers support to small businesses and startups in Southeast Alaska. The contest is a partnership between Spruce Root Inc. and The Nature Conservancy. This year, Path to Prosperity is focused on local food.
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  “Right now we are prepping for our upcoming lunch hour,” Sarah Jaymot said on a recent weekday morning. “So we’re making sure all our specials
  
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• Behind the scenes of Wild Alaska Live

  25-07-2017 02:57
  The BBC and PBS are teaming up on a special series of live, prime-time nature programs showcasing Alaska’s wildlife to tens of millions of people around the world. The first Wild Alaska Live show premiered Sunday.
  Listen nowAbout 30 cameras from the Tongass National Forest to Katmai National Park will pipe live shots to a temporary production village set up near Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier.
  “We have a lot of equipment and we have cables running all over the place with these rem
  
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• Washington man pleads not guilty to murder, theft in Ketchikan doctor’s death

  25-07-2017 02:28
  
  
  Jordan Joplin leaves the courtroom in the Ketchikan State Building after he pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree murder. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)A 32-year-old Washington state man pleaded not guilty Monday to first- and second-degree murder charges related to the March 16 death of Ketchikan surgeon Dr. Eric Garcia.
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  Jordan Joplin arrived at the Ketchikan courthouse in handcuffs, ankle chains and a yellow jumpsuit, accompanied by an Alaska State Trooper.
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• ‘Mayor’ Stubbs the Cat passes away at 20

  25-07-2017 01:18
  Stubbs, often referred to as the “Mayor of Talkeetna.” Stubbs passed away late last week. (Photo courtesy of the Spone Family.)Stubbs the cat passed away in the overnight hours between Thursday and Friday, according to his owners.
  For nearly two decades, Stubbs, so named due to his lack of a tail, was a regular sight for locals and visitors at Nagley’s General Store and the West Rib Pub and Grill. In that time, he went from being a store cat to receiving the title of “May
  
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• Personal use king crab fishery in Juneau area to open for 5 days

  25-07-2017 01:07
  Red king crab (Photo via Alaska Department of Fish & Game)It’s been six years since it was legal to haul a pot full of red or blue king crab up out of Juneau area waters and take them home for a crab dinner.
  The Department of Fish and Game said in a Friday news release that the summer personal use red and blue king crab fishery will open for five days: Thursday, July 27, through Monday, July 31. The order is for Section 11-A, which includes Gastineau Channel, Stephens Passage
  
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• Strong winds sweep through Interior

  25-07-2017 01:01
  High winds swept across the Interior late yesterday, causing downed trees and numerous power outages. Golden Valley Electric Association crews worked overnight to make repairs affecting hundreds of customers from Fairbanks to Delta Junction. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Brader attributed the high winds to a deep low pressure system in northwest Alaska that created a strong pressure gradient across the state Sunday.
  ”At the airport, the peak gust we had was 36 miles an hour,&r
  
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