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• Red Cross Alaska deploys 7 volunteers to assist with the California wildfires - KTUU.com

  08-12-2017 23:19
  Red Cross Alaska deploys 7 volunteers to assist with the California wildfires
  KTUU.com
  LOS ANGELES, California (KTUU) - Red Cross Alaska has deployed seven Alaskan volunteers over the last 48-hours to assist with the California wildfires, in the Los Angeles area. The volunteers are deployed for up to three weeks says Lisa Miller, the ...and more »
  
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• A natural rush: photographing Alaska (w/video) - Tampabay.com

  08-12-2017 23:13
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  A natural rush: photographing Alaska (w/video)
  Tampabay.com
  I really fell in love with photography as a teenager in the early 80's. I remember the defining moment as vivid as my recent first-time trip to Alaska. As many budding photo enthusiasts do, I gravitated to taking pretty, close-up photos of flowers. Who ...
  
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• Northern Alaska is warming so fast, it's faking out computers. - Grist

  08-12-2017 23:01
  Grist
  Northern Alaska is warming so fast, it's faking out computers.
  Grist
  The loss of near-shore sea ice near Utqiaġvik (Barrow) has been so abrupt, it's transformed the local climate. Open water in the Arctic causes a compounding warming effect and rapidly elevates temperatures — water is darker than ice and absorbs heat ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Airlines Will Let You Board Early If You Wear an Ugly Christmas Sweater - Travel+Leisure

  08-12-2017 18:36
  Travel+Leisure
  Alaska Airlines Will Let You Board Early If You Wear an Ugly Christmas Sweater
  Travel+Leisure
  You can wear your ugly Christmas sweater with pride this year. Especially if you're flying on Alaska Airlines. National Ugly Holiday Sweater Day (one of the more fun invented holidays) is December 15, and Alaska is celebrating by offering a perk to ...
  Alaska Airlines to offer early boarding for ugly holiday sweatersUSA TODAY
  If You Wear Your Ugly Christmas Sweater, Alaska Airlines Will
  
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• Road Crews Reopen Richardson Highway After Avalanche - U.S. News & World Report

  08-12-2017 18:06
  Road Crews Reopen Richardson Highway After Avalanche
  U.S. News & World Report
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State highway officials say the Richardson Highway has reopened north of Valdez. Road crews on Thursday worked to lessen additional avalanche hazards and removed snow from the road but more heavy snow and rain continued to ...and more »
  
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• Alaska man chases 4-wheeler thieves on his snowmachine, kicks ... - KTUU.com

  08-12-2017 17:53
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  Alaska man chases 4-wheeler thieves on his snowmachine, kicks ...
  KTUU.com
  Troopers in the small Alaskan town of St. Mary's arrested an alleged ATV thief after following tracks in freshly fallen snow for 18 miles. This, after one of the thieves was kicked off the back of the ATV by the owner, who was riding a snowmachine.and more »
  
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• 2-Vehicle Crash on Park Highway Kills 1 Person, Injures 2 - U.S. News & World Report

  08-12-2017 17:44
  2-Vehicle Crash on Park Highway Kills 1 Person, Injures 2
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska State Troopers say one person died and two were injured in a crash on the Parks Highway near Talkeetna. Dec. 8, 2017, at 11:44 a.m.. 2-Vehicle Crash on Park Highway Kills 1 Person, Injures 2. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post ...and more »
  
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• Alaska reported extreme snowfall rate of 10 inches per hour - Bangor Daily News

  08-12-2017 17:33
  Bangor Daily News
  Alaska reported extreme snowfall rate of 10 inches per hour
  Bangor Daily News
  Snow geese land on the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, April 19, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska. Imagine going into a movie theater to check out the latest science fiction flick and there is not a single flake of snow on the ground. A couple ...and more »
  
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• Alaska high school students caught selling marijuana gummy bears - The Cannabist

  08-12-2017 17:20
  The Cannabist
  Alaska high school students caught selling marijuana gummy bears
  The Cannabist
  High school students in Alaska were caught selling marijuana gummy bears to their classmates after their suspicious parents contacted district officials.and more »
  
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• Alaska chef Laura Cole makes her 'Top Chef' debut - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-12-2017 16:14
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska chef Laura Cole makes her 'Top Chef' debut
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Contestants in Top Chef Episode 1501, including Laura Cole, fifth from the right. (Photo by Paul Trantow / Bravo). Share on Facebook Facebook. Share on Twitter Twitter. Share via Email Email. Share on Tumblr Tumblr. Share on Reddit Reddit. Share on ...
  
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• Alaska Suffers Resurgence of Tree-Killing Beetle - U.S. News & World Report

  08-12-2017 16:08
  Alaska Suffers Resurgence of Tree-Killing Beetle
  U.S. News & World Report
  Kenai wildlife experts say the region is experiencing a resurgence of the spruce bark beetle, an insect with a history of causing tree deaths in south-central Alaska. Dec. 8, 2017, at 9:59 a.m.. Alaska Suffers Resurgence of Tree-Killing Beetle. Share ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Suffers Resurgence of Tree-Killing Beetle | Alaska News | US ... - U.S. News & World Report

  08-12-2017 16:08
  Alaska Suffers Resurgence of Tree-Killing Beetle | Alaska News | US ...
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  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Kenai wildlife experts say the region is experiencing a resurgence of the spruce bark beetle, an insect with a history of causing tree deaths in south-central Alaska.and more »
  
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• Exonerated Suspect in Unsolved Alaska Fishing Boat Mass Murder Breaks His Silence - PEOPLE.com

  08-12-2017 16:01
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  Exonerated Suspect in Unsolved Alaska Fishing Boat Mass Murder Breaks His Silence
  PEOPLE.com
  Thirty-five years have passed since the massacre of eight people on the fishing boat Investor first shocked the nation. For those whose lives were upended by the killings, the case remains a painful cloud that refuses to lift. For John Peel, the former ...
  
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• Olympic skier and volleyball coach claim spots in Alaska Sports Hall of Fame - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-12-2017 15:48
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Olympic skier and volleyball coach claim spots in Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Holly Brooks skis in the women's 10 K classic individual start race at the Olympics on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the Laura Cross-Country Ski Center in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (Nathaniel Herz / ADN archive 2014). Share on Facebook Facebook ...
  Arctic Winter Games among 2018 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inducteesFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  2018 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame cla
  
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• Olympic skier and volleyball coach claim spots in Alaska Sports Hall ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  08-12-2017 15:48
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Olympic skier and volleyball coach claim spots in Alaska Sports Hall ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Also, a climber's ascent of the Seven Summits will be honored as a moment and the Arctic Winter Games will be enshrined as an event.
  Arctic Winter Games among 2018 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inducteesFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  2018 Alaska Sports Hall of Fame class announcedKTUU.comall 7 news articles »
  
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• The Energy 202: 'Large and unprecedented' Alaska oil sale falls flat as Congress readies Arctic refuge drilling - Washington Post

  08-12-2017 15:45
  Washington Post
  The Energy 202: 'Large and unprecedented' Alaska oil sale falls flat as Congress readies Arctic refuge drilling
  Washington Post
  THE LIGHTBULB. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), right, speaks as committee's ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) looks on during a hearing on Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in ...and more »
  
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• In Alaska, an Insane Snowfall in 90 Minutes - Newser - Newser

  08-12-2017 14:00
  Newser
  In Alaska, an Insane Snowfall in 90 Minutes - Newser
  Newser
  Valdez, Alaska, is among the snowiest places in the US, receiving some 300 inches of snow per year, or a little less than an inch per day on average. But even 10 inches of snow falling in a single hour... Science News Summaries. | Newser.and more »
  
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• In Alaska, an Insane Snowfall in 90 Minutes - Newser

  08-12-2017 14:00
  Newser
  In Alaska, an Insane Snowfall in 90 Minutes
  Newser
  (Newser) – Valdez, Alaska, is among the snowiest places in the US, receiving some 300 inches of snow per year, or a little less than an inch per day on average. But even 10 inches of snow falling in a single hour is unprecedented there. Well, it was ...and more »
  
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• Senate confirms Alaska's Balash to Interior Department - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  08-12-2017 10:41
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Senate confirms Alaska's Balash to Interior Department
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  FAIRBANKS — The Senate officially confirmed two of President Donald Trump's environmental nominees Thursday. One of them is Alaska's own Joe Balash as assistant secretary for land and minerals management at the Interior Department. Balash, a former ...
  Senate votes 'aye' on Balash | Alaska Public MediaAlaska Public Radio Networkall 7 news articles »
  
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• Oil Drillers Give Cold Shoulder To Alaska Bidding Round - OilPrice.com

  08-12-2017 10:00
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Oil Drillers Give Cold Shoulder To Alaska Bidding Round
  OilPrice.com
  U.S. officials said a lease sale including newly offered lands from Arctic Alaska for oil drilling did not draw very many bids, according to a Reuters report. Seven bids were received in total, encompassing roundly 80,000 acres, which translates to ...
  Drilling foes see NPR-A bids, request redo on ANWR estimateAlaska Public Radio Network
  Bidding Begins In Alaska Oil Reserve DrillingPatch.comall 14 n
  
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• How would the salmon ballot initiative impact development in Alaska ... - Alaska Public Radio Network

  08-12-2017 04:13
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  How would the salmon ballot initiative impact development in Alaska ...
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Stand for Salmon ballot initiative would put in place a much tougher vetting process for projects affecting salmon habitat in Alaska. (Flickr photo by faungg). A ballot initiative aimed at protecting Alaska's salmon habitat is kicking up a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Dinner Factory enters Goldman Sachs small businesses program - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

  08-12-2017 02:32
  Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
  Alaska Dinner Factory enters Goldman Sachs small businesses program
  Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
  For 11 years, Linnea Cummings, lower left, has been running the Alaska Dinner Factory in Anchorage. Submitted photo. Dinner Factory Linnea Cummings. Submitted photo. prev. next. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. WASILLA — For 11 years, Linnea ...
  
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• The Latest: Alaska House Speaker Takes Issue With Senator - U.S. News & World Report

  08-12-2017 02:28
  U.S. News & World Report
  The Latest: Alaska House Speaker Takes Issue With Senator
  U.S. News & World Report
  The speaker of the Alaska House says state Sen. David Wilson crossed a line by using a news conference to "chastise" people who came forward as witnesses after allegations of inappropriate behavior by Wilson toward a female House aide surfaced. Dec. 7 ...
  Alaska lawmaker says probe clears him of wrongdoing claimsSFGateall 10 news articles »
  
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• How Do You Recruit More Young Alaska Native Nurses? Start By Giving Them A Stethoscope. - KYUK

  08-12-2017 02:18
  KYUK
  How Do You Recruit More Young Alaska Native Nurses? Start By Giving Them A Stethoscope.
  KYUK
  From left to right: Kwigilingok junior Brea Paul, Bethel Regional High School senior Caitlyn Twito, and Tuntutuliak junior Katya John use their new stethoscopes to listen to the lungs of a health training mannequin. Credit Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK ...and more »
  
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• How did this Alaska wildlife refuge migrate into the GOP tax bill? - PBS - PBS NewsHour

  08-12-2017 02:03
  PBS NewsHour
  How did this Alaska wildlife refuge migrate into the GOP tax bill? - PBS
  PBS NewsHour
  Part of the GOP tax overhaul tax bill that has not gotten a lot of attention is the possibility of opening up a pristine and long-protected part of Alaska to oil extraction. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is 19 millions acres of rich ecosystem ...
  Tax bill moves oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic refuge one step closerFox News
  Alaska's Rep. Young named to House-Senate committee on tax billFairba
  
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• How did this Alaska wildlife refuge migrate into the GOP tax bill? - PBS NewsHour

  08-12-2017 02:03
  PBS NewsHour
  How did this Alaska wildlife refuge migrate into the GOP tax bill?
  PBS NewsHour
  Part of the GOP tax overhaul tax bill that has not gotten a lot of attention is the possibility of opening up a pristine and long-protected part of Alaska to oil extraction. The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge is 19 millions acres of rich ecosystem ...
  Tax bill moves oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic refuge one step closerFox News
  US Would Expedite Permit Reviews for Drilling in Alaska's Arctic RefugeBloo
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Jet stream pattern keeps Alaska warm, Lower 48 cold - Alaska Public Radio Network

  08-12-2017 00:55
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Ask a Climatologist: Jet stream pattern keeps Alaska warm, Lower 48 cold
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Alaska is likely to stay warm this month, while much of the Lower 48 experiences a cold snap. It's a flip-flop of the expected weather pattern that's not uncommon, especially in winter. Brian Brettschneider, with our Ask a Climatologist segment, says ...
  
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• Alaska Lawmaker Says Probe Clears Him of Wrongdoing Claims - U.S. News & World Report

  08-12-2017 00:19
  U.S. News & World Report
  Alaska Lawmaker Says Probe Clears Him of Wrongdoing Claims
  U.S. News & World Report
  An Alaska state senator is calling for the public release of a report and video that he says clear him of wrongdoing after allegations of inappropriate behavior toward a female House aide surfaced. Dec. 7, 2017, at 6:10 p.m.. Alaska Lawmaker Says Probe ...
  Video shows Sen. Wilson didn't harass staff member, he saysAlaska Public Radio Networkall 7 news articles »
  
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