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Coming up this week, we have a couple stories from the recent North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting, hear the governor's plan to sell more fish to Europe, and find out how young fishermen can get a jump on learning the ropes.

The Coast Guard is confirming that the Cutter Healy will be used to break ice for a Russian tanker in the first-ever winter fuel delivery in Nome.

A series of high wind events in Anchorage over the past several days have meant power outages due to storm damage.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster aid has been made available to Alaska.

Mushing legend Jeff King is back in the game. In his first race since retiring following the 2010 Iditarod, the Denali Park musher posted a convincing come from behind victory in a big early season race this past weekend.

This week the Food Bank and Salvation Army, along with Marine Corps Toys for Tots held Neighborhood GIFT. The annual event drew nearly 5,000 families in need to six locations for holiday dinner fixings and toys.

The festivities of the holidays can serve as a bitter reminder to foster youth that they are separated from their own families.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough has awarded a contract to investigate expansion of local natural gas distribution. The $430,000 bid award to Northern Economics is for a two-fold study.

How do you improve Southeast Alaska’s economy? Business, government, and nonprofit group leaders met in Juneau earlier this month to share and refine their ideas.

Coast Guard Cutter Will Break Ice For Nome Fuel Delivery, Slower Internet Likely To Persist In Rural Alaska, Anchorage Storms Cause Widespread Electric Utility Damage, FEMA Makes Disaster Funds Available To Alaska, Jeff King Wins First Race Since Coming Out Of Retirement, GIFT Draws 5,000 In-Need Families, Rep. Gara Pushes For Laptop Donations For Foster Kids, Fairbanks Awards Contract To Investigate Local LNG Distribution Expansion, Leaders Look To Improve Southeast Economy

A major reform announced last month by the Federal Communications Commission promises to extend high-speed internet access to people in rural areas across the country.

The petition books for a ballot measure to restore Alaska's Coastal Zone Management program have hit the street.

Eight Ft. Wainwright based soldiers are charged in connection with the death of a fellow Stryker Brigade member.

Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued new, strict, regulations on mercury emissions from coal fired power plants.

A federal judge in Anchorage is expected to rule soon on the state of Alaska and the fishing industry’s legal move to roll back restrictions on the Atka Mackerel and Pacific Cod fishery due to start at the first of the year around Adak and in the Western Aleutians.

Governor Sean Parnell’s capital budget proposes improving eight Southeast boat harbors. They’re among dozens of regional projects in the administration’s public-works spending plan for the next fiscal year.

The holidays are upon us and several local non-profits are looking for some elves to help Santa deliver a little Christmas cheer to area families.

The unusually warm weather is expected to give way to more seasonal temperatures. National Weather Service meteorologist Don Aycock in Fairbanks says an upper level low moving down from the North Pole is forecast to spread frigid air into the interior by the holiday weekend.