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• WATCH: Bear Cam at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska - WXIA-TV

  02-08-2017 23:33
  WXIA-TV
  WATCH: Bear Cam at Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska
  WXIA-TV
  KREM 2 is excited to announce a partnership with Explore.org to bring viewers of the Inland Northwest a bear camera that live streams 24/7 from Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The Explore.org philanthropic mission is to connect humanity to ...
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• University of Alaska Fairbanks intern looks at nucleotides as health supplement - KTOO

  02-08-2017 23:12
  KTOO
  University of Alaska Fairbanks intern looks at nucleotides as health supplement
  KTOO
  Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation in the body,and have ...
  
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• Changing climate pushes polar bears toward more dangerous interactions with humans

  02-08-2017 22:51
  As melting sea ice forces polar bears onto dry land, interactions with humans are becoming more common and potentially more dangerous. (Creative Commons photo by Christopher Michel/Flickr)For Halloween in 2014, the kids in the village of Arviat in the Canadian Arctic had to trick-or-treat indoors. In the community center, they had a warm place to show off their costumes, but more importantly, they were safe from three polar bears outside.
  That night, a polar bear and her two yearlings spent thre
  
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• On-time performance dips as Alaska Air integrates Virgin - Alaskajournal.com

  02-08-2017 22:48
  On-time performance dips as Alaska Air integrates Virgin
  Alaskajournal.com
  A Virgin America plane taxis past an Alaska Airlines plane waiting at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Alaska Airlines saw its on-time performance fall in the first half of the year while integrating Virgin America into its company after ...
  
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• Alaska Startup Week inspires entrepreneurs to buck state's gloomy outlook - Anchorage Press

  02-08-2017 22:41
  Alaska Startup Week inspires entrepreneurs to buck state's gloomy outlook
  Anchorage Press
  July marked the fourth straight year Alaska's GDP has declined, making this the longest downturn in the state's history. Professional and Business Services, Oil & Gas, Construction, and State Government sectors have been hit the hardest and continue to ...
  
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• Sun Sets in Barrow, Alaska, For First Time in Nearly 3 Months - The Weather Channel

  02-08-2017 22:23
  The Weather Channel
  Sun Sets in Barrow, Alaska, For First Time in Nearly 3 Months
  The Weather Channel
  The opposite will occur this winter, when the sun won't rise for about two months from mid-November through late January. Early Wednesday morning, the sun set briefly in Barrow, Alaska – something that hadn't occurred there in nearly three months. At 1 ...and more »
  
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• Closed process on capital budget draws criticism

  02-08-2017 21:56
  House page Laib Allensworth places copies of the capital budget on lawmakers desks in the Capitol on July 27. Rep. Dean Westlake, D-Kotzebue, reads in the background. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO)When the state Legislature passed the capital budget on Thursday last week, it ended a negotiating process that largely occurred behind closed doors. That’s often the case for legislation that requires the Senate and the House to work out their differences.   
  The Alaska House a
  
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• Big finds, bitter clashes and NEPA: The tale of Trans-Alaska - E&E News

  02-08-2017 21:00
  E&E News
  Big finds, bitter clashes and NEPA: The tale of Trans-Alaska
  E&E News
  The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, built to carry Prudhoe Bay oil from the North Slope to the Valdez marine terminal. Margaret Kriz Hobson/E&E News. First in a series. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The story of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is the stuff of ...
  
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• Construction of Alaska Police Training Facility Almost Done - U.S. News & World Report

  02-08-2017 20:08
  Construction of Alaska Police Training Facility Almost Done
  U.S. News & World Report
  Construction at an Alaska police training facility is nearing completion, and project managers say it should open this fall. Aug. 2, 2017, at 1:58 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Construction of Alaska Police Training Facility ...and more »
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: August is Alaska's rainiest month - Alaska Public Radio Network

  02-08-2017 19:57
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Ask a Climatologist: August is Alaska's rainiest month
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  August is the wettest month in Alaska. But just how rainy is it in different parts of the state? We put that question to climatologist Brian Brettschneider. He said the amount of rain in August varies a lot depending on where you are in the state ...
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: August is Alaska’s rainiest month

  02-08-2017 19:56
  (Graphic courtesy of Brian Brettschneider)August is the wettest month in Alaska. But just how rainy is it in different parts of the state?
  We put that question to climatologist Brian Brettschneider. He said the amount of rain in August varies a lot depending on where you are in the state.
  Interview Transcript:
  Brian: So we are entering peak wet season in Alaska. For a large part of the state, August has the highest monthly precipitation total.
  Annie: Where in the state is it the wettes
  
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• Alaska Man Charged With Murder in Death of Off-Duty Officer - U.S. News & World Report

  02-08-2017 16:00
  Alaska Man Charged With Murder in Death of Off-Duty Officer
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska State Troopers say a man has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge in the weekend shooting of an off-duty police officer after the suspect and victim drank heavily through the night in the community of Napaskiak and got into a fight. Aug.and more »
  
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• National Geographic Quest sets sail for adventure and exploration in southeastern Alaska - Los Angeles Times

  02-08-2017 15:01
  Los Angeles Times
  National Geographic Quest sets sail for adventure and exploration in southeastern Alaska
  Los Angeles Times
  This week a new ship joined the cold rush to Alaska: Lindblad Expedition's National Geographic Quest set sail for the first time on an eight-day cruise through the Inside Passage. The Quest is one of an increasing number of ships exploring the 49th state.
  
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• It's Always Sunny In Alaska (Sometimes): What's It Like To Be Stationed There? - DoD Live

  02-08-2017 14:44
  DoD Live
  It's Always Sunny In Alaska (Sometimes): What's It Like To Be Stationed There?
  DoD Live
  When you're waiting to find out where your next duty station is, you've probably got a lot going through your mind. What you're probably not thinking about is buying mood lights, blackout curtains or cleats for traction. These are all things that ...
  
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• Seismic Zone Off Alaska Could Trigger Massive Earthquake and Tsunami - Live Science

  02-08-2017 13:07
  Live Science
  Seismic Zone Off Alaska Could Trigger Massive Earthquake and Tsunami
  Live Science
  A so-called seismic zone off the coast of Alaska could trigger deadly tsunamis like the one that caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, a new study finds. Identifying other seismic zones — a region high in seismic activity such as ...
  Alaska At Risk for Dangerous Earthquake, Tsunami Similar to 2011 Event That Killed 20000 in Japan, Researchers SayThe Weather Channelall 5 news ar
  
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• Aggressor F-16C Appears At Red Flag Alaska In SR-71 Blackbird Like Paint Scheme - The Drive

  02-08-2017 12:19
  The Drive
  Aggressor F-16C Appears At Red Flag Alaska In SR-71 Blackbird Like Paint Scheme
  The Drive
  The aggressor's flat black with red highlights paint job is like nothing we have seen before on an F-16. By Tyler RogowayAugust 2, 2017. The War Zone · 18th AGRS · Adversary · aggressor · Aggressor Squadron · Alaska · Eielson AFB · exercises · F-16 ...and more »
  
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• Transgender activist looks to connect trans men in the 49th state

  02-08-2017 04:35
  
  
  Malcolm Ribot (Photo courtesy of Cathy Gillis)Malcolm Ribot is a transgender man from Illinois who’s been traveling around the U.S. for the past nine months helping trans men connect with one another. When his journey started, he just wanted to meet some of his many social media followers. He soon realized his network could support people as they go through gender transition and increase the visibility of the trans community. Now he’s in Alaska — his 49th state. Ribot said on o
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017

  02-08-2017 04:06
  
  
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  Premera says ACA premiums to drop 22%
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  Finally, a bit of good news about Alaska’s health care marketplace: Premera says premiums on the government-run exchange will decrease in 2018 by 22 percent. This is despite uncertainty about what the Trump admin
  
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• Less mercury found in Beaufort Sea polar bears — that’s not necessarily a good thing

  02-08-2017 04:01
  
  
  Polar Bears (Photo by Atwell Gerry, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Warming in the southern Beaufort Sea is leading to some surprising biological changes for the region’s polar bears. But recent findings related to the bears’ health warns of other challenges coming down the line.
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  When scientists go into the field to study the Beaufort Sea polar bears, they collect samples from the sedated bears. A little tuft of fur is flown all the way from the Arctic to a lab on the east
  
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• Premera says ACA premiums to drop 22%

  02-08-2017 03:42
  
  
  Photo of U.S. Capitol by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public MediaFinally, a bit of good news about Alaska’s health care marketplace: Premera is projecting premiums will decrease in 2018 by about 22 percent, for people who buy their own insurance through the government-run exchange. This news comes despite uncertainty about whether Congress will still try to change the Affordable Care Act, and what action the Trump administration might take as it administers Barack Obama’s signature health
  
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• No commercial fishing on Kuskokwim this year

  02-08-2017 03:13
  
  
  For the second year in a row, there will be no commercial fishing on the Kuskokwim.
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  Larry Lang, owner of the processing vessel Akutan, said the bank will not lend him the money needed to buy silver salmon this summer.
  Lang was the only buyer registered with the state to purchase Kuskokwim salmon this year. He was scheduled to anchor in Kuskokwim Bay this week.
  The last time there was a commercial opening on the Kuskokwim in 2015, 396 fishermen participated.
  
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• With cut after cut, state food safety inspections stretch years apart

  02-08-2017 03:08
  
  
  The food safety permit for the Timberline Bar and Grill in Juneau hangs on its wall on Saturday. With fewer inspectors conducting fewer inspections, some restaurants go years between inspections. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)Salmon patties sizzle on a grill at The Salmon Spot, a new addition to Juneau’s many downtown seasonal food stands. Its license hangs just above a box of plastic gloves.
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  With food inspectors available in town, navigating the permits and getting open for busin
  
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• Feds look to relinquish mineral rich Interior lands to the state

  02-08-2017 03:02
  
  
  A tract of potentially mineral rich land northeast of Fairbanks is recommended for transfer from federal to state hands. The 709-acre parcel near Fox and the Ft. Knox Gold Mine is being relinquished by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, near where the agency operates a satellite downlink facility. The Bureau of Land Management recently completed an environmental assessment of impacts of relinquishing the property.
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  “We have found no potential for significant imp
  
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• Ekwok substance use recovery program teaches subsistence skills to fight addiction

  02-08-2017 02:55
  The Ekwok community arrives for the graduation ceremony Friday. (Avery Lill/ KDLG)Behind the Ekwok Lodge, the smells of soured salmon and pig muck hang in the air. Despite the odor, Ben, whose name has been changed for privacy reasons, smiled shyly as he pointed out the nails in wooden boards that surround the pen. The nails stick out to deter bears.
  “We feed them fish and other left over foods. You hear their squeals because they’re being picked on.” Ben said as one pig let ou
  
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• Video: Pipeline boom and bust in rural Alaska

  02-08-2017 02:36
  Bob and Jeanne Sunder arrived in Copper Center nearly five decades ago. Their plan: buy a small grocery store, raise their four kids, and enjoy rural Alaska living. Little did they know, an army of workers would soon descend on their small town to help build the trans-Alaska pipeline.
  
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• 3 Interior Alaska towns just had their warmest month on record - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-08-2017 02:30
  Alaska Dispatch News
  3 Interior Alaska towns just had their warmest month on record
  Alaska Dispatch News
  For the Interior Alaska towns of Bettles, Tanana and McGrath, July was the warmest calendar month ever recorded, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday. Rick Thoman, climate science and services manager for the weather service in Alaska, said ...
  
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• State Sen. Gary Stevens files to run for lieutenant governor

  02-08-2017 02:08
  Sen. Gary Stevens addresses a joint session of the Alaska Legislature during debate about confirmations of the governor’s appointees, April 17, 2014. (Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)Longtime Kodiak resident Republican state Sen. Gary Stevens will run for lieutenant governor in 2018.
  Stevens has spent almost 18 years in the Alaska legislature. Before that, he was a familiar face in Kodiak’s local government. He’s served as mayor of both the Kodiak Island Borough and the city of
  
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• Premera expects big cut in health insurance premiums on Alaska's individual market - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-08-2017 01:45
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Premera expects big cut in health insurance premiums on Alaska's individual market
  Alaska Dispatch News
  WASHINGTON — Premera, the sole insurer in Alaska's individual insurance market, announced Tuesday that it expects rates to drop more than 20 percent in 2018, a major turnaround for the beleaguered market. Premera attributes the requested rate ...
  Health insurer files for a rate decrease in AlaskaKTUU.com
  Alaska health insurance exchange premiums are going down.
  
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• Alaska marijuana tax revenue jumps to over $500000 in June - Alaska Dispatch News

  02-08-2017 01:09
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska marijuana tax revenue jumps to over $500000 in June
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Forty cannabis growers paid taxes to the state of Alaska in June. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter. Share via Email Email. Share on Tumblr Tumblr. Share on Reddit Reddit. Share on LinkedIn LinkedIn.
  
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• Cruise-ship tourism will expand next summer

  02-08-2017 01:08
  A Holland America cruise ship sails up Juneau’s Gastineau Channel June 19, 2017. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)More tourists will come to Alaska next summer on cruise ships.
  Research by Wells Fargo Securities predicts about 6 percent growth from this summer’s number, which is 1.06 million passengers. The company projects growth from 5 to 10 percent in other markets around the world.
  The numbers are based on capacity, not tickets booked.
  Cruise Lines International Associati
  
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• Revenue commissioner resigns to serve ministry

  02-08-2017 00:36
  Department of Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck discusses a compromise budget package with reporters as Gov. Bill Walker listens in the cabinet room of the Capitol in Juneau in June. Hoffbeck announced his resignation Tuesday. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)Randall Hoffbeck announced Tuesday he’s resigning as Commissioner of Revenue on Aug. 17, in order to return to the ministry.
  The 59-year-old commissioner has often served as the governor’s point person on how to close the state&r
  
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