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• New House majority boosts Southeast lawmakers’ power

  14-11-2016 23:49 via ktoo.org
  
  
  The new bipartisan House majority caucus includes Juneau’s Sam Kito III, far left, Juneau’s Justin Parish, second from the left, Sitka’s Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, center, and Ketchikan’s Dan Ortiz, second from the right. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO/APRN)
  After years in the legislative minority, all Southeast representatives are in positions of power.
  The new bipartisan House majority and Republican-led Senate majority have named regional lawmakers to chair six committ
  
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• Gone fishing with the Boy Scouts of America annual auction

  14-11-2016 23:31
  
  Go fishing this weekend with the Boy Scouts of America and support your Alaska Scouts with an auction, raffles and a dinner.The organization’s annual auction will be fishing-themed this year, including some of the prizes like a halibut charter out of Homer. Or if bidders are looking for something more exotic, there’s a one-week trip for two to Hawaii.
  The money raised goes toward supporting the Scouts and the Great Alaska Council, such as helping the Scouts in Southeast Alaska to get
  
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• Family: ‘Deadliest Catch’ star injured in assault

  14-11-2016 23:19
  
  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – Authorities are investigating after a family member says one of the stars of the hit reality TV series “Deadliest Catch” was assaulted over the weekend.
  Josh Harris says on social media that his brother Jake Harris was beaten and severely injured Saturday night. The Everett Police Department says they received a report of “a male victim of an assault.”
  Police spokesman Aaron Snell told The Seattle Times the victim was found by a passer-by who c
  
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• Teacher of the Week: Thomas Pease

  14-11-2016 23:13
  
  Thomas Pease strives to get his students to be team players. He teaches language arts at Mears Middle School and structures his classroom to encourage interaction.
  “To be successful adults you have to learn to work together,” said Pease. “That’s a larger lesson I’d like my students to learn.”
  Pease is patient with his students and thoughtful in his interactions and explanations.
  “He really stands out as a teacher,” said September Sell, a seven
  
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• Video: Artifacts unearthed during TAPS construction remain relevant

  14-11-2016 23:01 via ktoo.org
  
  Underneath the Museum of the North in Fairbanks are rows upon rows of artifacts from across the state. One group of items, unearthed during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, still have a role to play in Alaska’s modern development process. Scott Shirar, Archeology Collection Manager, offers a behind the scenes look at the artifacts, while Assistant Field Manager Bill Hedman (Bureau of Land Management) discusses the challenge of organizing data that is over 40 years old
  
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• After powerful quake, tourists, residents (and cows) stranded in New Zealand

  14-11-2016 23:00 via ktoo.org
  
  After a powerful earthquake struck New Zealand on Sunday, several vital railroads and highways have been destroyed, stranding more than a thousand people in the affected region.
  At least two people died in the Sunday night earthquake, which was magnitude 7.8 and triggered a small tsunami.
  Since then, visitors and residents alike have also been grappling with a series of aftershocks — including several at magnitude 6.0 or higher.
  Stuart Cohen, reporting for NPR from Sydney, said military ai
  
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• Man charged in September beating of elderly Mountain View man

  14-11-2016 22:58
  
  An 18-year-old told Anchorage investigators he was “mad” when he brutally beat an elderly Mountain View man over the head with a hammer during a string of violent September robberies, according to a criminal complaint filed earlier this month.
  Shortly before 11 p.m., on Sept. 16, Donald Nelson called 911 and claimed several people were attempting to break into his Thompson Avenue home, according to the complaint. He told the 911 operator he didn’t know who the culprits were.
  Th
  
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• Bernie Sanders calls for ‘fundamental reassessment’ of Democratic Party

  14-11-2016 22:30 via ktoo.org
  
  In Bernie Sanders’ new book, Our Revolution, the Vermont senator tells the story of his life, his career and his run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
  He also spells out the programs he believes the country should adopt to combat such ills as inequality, discrimination and lack of opportunity, not to mention the burdens of college and health care costs.
  Sanders says he was not shocked by Donald Trump’s victory. But he says the election results show it is time for the Democr
  
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• Nephew in ‘Making a Murderer’ ordered released

  14-11-2016 21:36
  
  A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” has been ordered released from prison while prosecutors appeal.
  U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Monday ordered the release of Brendan Dassey. Duffin ruled in August that investigators tricked Dassey into confessing he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. The state has appealed that ruling.
  Dassey’s supervised
  
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• Anchorage gardener’s green thumb works overtime to plant tulip bulbs

  14-11-2016 21:29
  
  The scrape of a shovel and the labored grunts of Graeme Pincott are a sign of the season. The downtown Anchorage master gardener is hard at work, this time planting tulip bulbs.
  “We just had an awesome year with the dahlias,” said Pincott, an Anchorage stylist whose hair trimming skills extend to keeping weeds in check as well.
  Now that the dahlias are gone and the temperature has dropped below 40 degrees, planting tulips has become his pre-winter pastime.
  For more tha
  
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• Police warn Juneau man may be attempting to use stolen bank cards

  14-11-2016 21:04 via ktoo.org
  
  Juneau police are warning businesses of a wanted Juneau man who may be using stolen bank cards.
  According to a Juneau Police Department news release, William “Billy” Moy Jr., 23, is believed to have used and attempted to use stolen bank cards at about 10 businesses since Nov. 1.
  William “Billy” Moy Jr. is wanted in connection with stolen bank cards that have been used at about 10 Juneau businesses. Moy is also wanted on several arrest warrants. (Photo courtesy Juneau
  
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• Gwen Ifill, host of ‘Washington Week’, ‘PBS Newshour’, dies

  14-11-2016 20:28 via ktoo.org
  
  Gwen Ifill, one of the most prominent African-American journalists in the country, has died, multiple sources tell NPR. She was 61.
  Ifill, the host of PBS’ Washington Week, was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.
  Ifill was also the best-selling author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.
  In 2013, Ifill was named co-host of the PBS NewsHour. In an interview with The New
  
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• ‘Sobering’ center eyed for former Ketchikan youth facility

  14-11-2016 19:00 via ktoo.org
  
  The state has officially handed over control of the Ketchikan Regional Youth Facility, which closed this fall, the city council learned Thursday night.
  The detention facility was built to hold up to 10 juveniles.
  It had been underutilized in recent years and with state budget cuts, the Division of Juvenile Justice decided to close it.
  The building is on city of Ketchikan-owned property, and the terms of the lease stipulate that the property will revert to the city if the state stops op
  
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• Trump eyes oil billionaire, lawmaker for energy secretary

  14-11-2016 18:17
  
  An oil billionaire, a North Dakota lawmaker and a former Bush administration official are being considered to run Donald Trump’s Energy Department, according to transition planning documents obtained by The Associated Press.
  The documents, which are being closely scrutinized by energy lobbyists in Washington, also outline early policy priorities for a Trump administration. Topping the list is repealing the Clean Power Plan, an Obama administration effort to limit carbon pollution from coal
  
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• Fairbanks candlelight vigil protests Trump, promotes unity

  14-11-2016 17:14
  
  A candlelight vigil brought dozens of people to downtown Fairbanks to peacefully protest the election of Donald Trump.
  The Daily News-Miner reports that more than 60 people of various ages and backgrounds attended the vigil, which was meant to show unity after a divisive national election.
  Although the event was meant to support the many groups who felt targeted by the president-elect’s campaign trail rhetoric, most speakers focused on healing the divisions caused by the election.
  Steven A
  
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• 3 Mat-Su schools closed due to icy roads

  14-11-2016 16:20
  
  Some students will get to add an extra day to their weekend on Monday as the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School district has closed three schools due to icy road conditions.
  According to the school district’s website, the following schools are closed for Monday, Nov. 14:
  — Su Valley Jr/Sr High School— Trapper Creek Elementary— Talkeetna Elementary
  All others schools in the district are open and on time.
  The post 3 Mat-Su schools closed due to icy roads appeared first on KTV
  
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• Recent police shootings highlight need for more officers

  14-11-2016 06:31
  
  Two recent shootings that wounded Alaska police officers have renewed discussions about law enforcement staffing and its effect on not only officer safety, but public safety as well.
  In a press conference about the officer-involved shooting in Anchorage on Saturday, where the suspect was killed and one officer was wounded, police Chief Chris Tolley stated the community has not only helped support officers in spirit, but in reinforcements. 
  “We are so grateful to the public and th
  
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• Young girl struck by vehicle in South Anchorage, police say

  14-11-2016 04:42
  
  The scene of the crashAndy Nitchman/KTVA The scene of the crashAndy Nitchman/KTVA
  A young girl is in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle in south Anchorage Sunday night.
  Anchorage police said in a statement that they were notified of the collision just before 5:45 p.m. Someone reported a vehicle hit the girl near the intersection of 88th Avenue and Jewel Lake Road.
  “Police and medics responded and the female juvenile was transported to a local hospital in critical conditio
  
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• 10-year-old girl struck by vehicle in South Anchorage dies, police say

  14-11-2016 04:42
  
  The scene of the crashAndy Nitchman/KTVA The scene of the crashAndy Nitchman/KTVA
  Updated at 7:34 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14
  A young girl died shortly before midnight after she was struck by a Chevy Blazer in south Anchorage Sunday evening.
  The Anchorage Police Department confirmed early Monday that the 10-year-old victim of the collision died after being taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
  Anchorage police said in a statement Sunday that they were notified of the collis
  
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• American Airlines to visit Cold Bay to thank residents following emergency landing

  14-11-2016 03:54
  
  American Airlines is making a planned stop in the small community of Cold Bay to thank locals for welcoming passengers on a flight that made an unexpected landing there in October.
  A flight from Shanghai, China on its way to Chicago was forced to land in Cold Bay on Oct. 12 when an alert went off about a possible mechanical issue. The pilots, passengers and flight crew were stranded in Cold Bay for hours while another plane was sought to retrieve them and carry them on to their final destination
  
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• Juneau Afternoon-11-14-2016

  14-11-2016 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  Monday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton hosts.
  We’ll learn about becoming a certified nurse;
  Ben Huff will highlight an upcoming photography lecture and workshop at the SLAM;
  Amanda Filori will fill us in on an upcoming open mic for kids;
  We’ll learn about a showing of The Empty Chair documentary on 11/15.
  And Peter Metcalfe and Kathy Ruddy will tell us about 150 Reasons Why We Love Alaska
  That, Writers Almanac, Bird Note, music and more, live at 3 on KTOO-NEWS, repeated at 4
  
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• Celebrex arthritis drug safety study surprises heart experts

  14-11-2016 02:02
  
  Back in 2004, a popular arthritis drug called Vioxx was pulled off the market when studies showed daily long-term use could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
  “This was one of the most important safety events really in recent medical history,” Dr. Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic, one of the first researchers to link Vioxx to the life-threatening cardiovascular side effects, told CBS News.
  It also raised concerns about whether another, similar drug — cele
  
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