GCI To Offer One Gig Internet Service By 2015
Anchorage based General Communications, Inc. [GCI] plans to deploy the state's first one gigabit Internet service by January of 2015.
Company officials say the move is in line with FCC requests to make faster broadband speeds available to consumers. The communications company, in moving toward one Gig service, is strengthening its position as the state's foremost communications provider
New Ambassador To China Could Trigger Senatorial Domino Effect
In Washington D.C., the buzz around the Capitol is that the White House is going to nominate Montana Senator Max Baucus to be ambassador to China. His departure with a year left on his term would trigger a domino effect in the Senate, advancing a few Democrats to key positions, and that could have big implications for Alaska.
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Alaskan Brewing Company Reacts To ‘Wastebook’ Listing
Republican Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn’s annual “Wastebook” released Tuesday purports to document cases of wasteful federal spending.
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Government Requests Proposals For Emergency Food Systems
Earlier this month, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs put out a “request for proposals”—or RFP—for contracts to set up an emergency food system. The plan is to stockpile food for 40,000 people at two separate locations in the state.
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Tanana Chiefs Conference Gets Lead Role In Tribal Foster Care
Tanana Chiefs Conference President Jerry Isaac and the head of the Health and Social Services Commissioner signed an agreement yesterday that will give TCC the lead role in managing foster care for tribal children.
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Cook Inlet Production Up, But Energy Concerns Not Over
According to the state’s Department of Revenue, Cook Inlet production increased by 13 percent last year. Up-and-coming companies, like Hilcorp, spent $300 million this year on their investments, including drilling 10 new wells and working over more than 70 old ones. So does the Cook Inlet Renaissance mean that Southcentral’s energy woes are over?
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Eagle Wreaks Havoc Inside Unalaska Ship Supply Store
Alaska Ship Supply had an unwelcome customer for about three hours Wednesday night -- a bald eagle, which flew in a loading door around 6 p.m. and refused to leave. The juvenile bird flapped around the store for about three hours before state troopers and employees were able to get it out.
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Two Sitka Hunters Injured As Boat Strikes Cliff
Two Sitka hunters sustained serious injuries Tuesday evening, after their boat struck a cliff in Kakul Narrows, about 25 miles north of town. Both men have been hospitalized, one in Seattle.
Industry: Southeast Alaska Divers Not Yet Affected By China’s Shellfish Ban
An industry representative says Southeast geoduck clam divers have not been affected by China’s recent ban on West Coast shellfish import since they haven’t been fishing recently.
Making Its Mark: Local Distillery Celebrates One Year Selling Spirits
Tucked a few miles off the highway in Sterling is one of the newest players in the burgeoning Alaskan craft spirits industry.
How to Make Perfectly Poached Eggs
I don't know if a Sunday has ever gone by without my dad eating poached eggs. I've never really been one for traditional breakfast meals and much prefer cereal with berries and yogurt.
But, after 30 years, I decided it is time I get on the grown-up breakfast bandwagon.
See the recipe. 
Will Smaller Capital Budgets Mean Fewer Jobs?
During the recession, Alaska lawmakers spent record amounts on infrastructure as a way of putting people to work. They even went as far as calling their capital budgets "job bills." But with less tax money coming in, the days of fat capital budgets are coming to an end. Should Alaskans be worried about what that means for the state unemployment rate?
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Coast Guard Crew Member Dies After Injury During November Rescue
A Coast Guard petty officer has died after being injured during a rescue in the Eastern Aleutians in November.
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Federal Regulation Of State Waters Ruling Being Appealed
Federal court rulings supporting the National Park Service regulation of state owned waters in parks are being appealed. A recent ruling turned down Anchorage moose hunter John Sturgeon’s challenge, of a Park Service ban on hovercraft on the Nation River inside Yukon Charley National Preserve.
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Mat-Su Troopers Getting New Crime Suppression Unit
Alaska State Troopers will be increasing work to reduce property crimes in the Matanuska Valley soon. Trooper Captain Hans Brinke, says the new Crime Suppression Unit will the area from Palmer to Valdez. The new unit starts on January 1, and will include one sergeant and three troopers.
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Professor Sees Link Between Bullying, Substance Abuse
Studies show bullying is linked to a host of problems: vandalism, poor performance and absenteeism at school and work, increased school dropout and job turnover, anxiety, depression, and suicide. Now an Anchorage professor sees a link between bullying and substance abuse.
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CNN To Spotlight Alaska’s High Rape Numbers
CNN will examine Alaska’s struggle with sexual assault and domestic violence in its Change The List project, propelling the issue to the national stage. The news agency sent a reporter to the state to start exploring the problem.
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5 Things To Know About The New Southeast Radiation Oncology Center
The new Southeast Radiation Oncology Center in Juneau celebrated its grand opening last week. The clinic near Bartlett Regional Hospital will treat cancer patients from Juneau and Southeast Alaska, who previously had to travel to Anchorage, Seattle or another large city to get radiation treatment.
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Japan Airlines Announces Flights To Fairbanks
Japan Airlines has announced a full schedule of flights to Fairbanks this winter. In its10th year offering winter service to Fairbanks, the carrier is planning 18 round trips beginning this Sunday, and running through April 3rd.
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Ketchikan Police Make Multiple Arrests For Alleged Meth, Heroin Sales
The Ketchikan Police Department announced multiple drug-related arrests Tuesday, with four arrests the result of one investigation into a group of Oregon residents who were suspected of selling methamphetamine and heroin in Ketchikan.