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Physician assistants say proposed rules could spell disaster for rural Alaska health care

Those speaking out against the regulations include PAs, physician, and health care administrators.
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Line One: Treating and detecting breast cancer

Breast cancer is a complex and wide-ranging class of cancer, with many different types, treatments, and detection methods, but as with any cancer, it’s best to catch it as early as possible. October is breast-cancer awareness month, but monitoring for the signs and preventing risk is a year-round job. On this Line One host Dr. Jillian Woodruff and her guest discuss screening for, and treating, breast cancer.

Line One: Parenting through technology addiction

Social media and technology are everywhere in today’s day and age, but more than ever, young people are getting access to these earlier and earlier in life. Excessive social media use in children can have long-lasting impacts on their mental, behavioral, and even physical health. How can parents prevent their children from becoming technology-addicted, and what can be done for those who already are? On this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton explores these questions and more with a technology addiction specialist.
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Ketchikan City Council candidate gets protective order against another candidate

A judge approved Judy Zenge's request for an order against Brian Buchman, after an Aug. 30 altercation outside a Ketchikan mall Zenge manages.
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Alaska’s new marine highway runs afoul of environmental group

The Center for Biological Diversity plans to sue a federal agency over a new marine highway in Alaska, saying it violates the Endangered Species Act.
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Homer angler reels in blue-fleshed fish

Joe Chmeleck, owner of The Lodge at Otter Cove, says that this isn’t the first time he’s caught one of these vivid rock greenlings.
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Federal manager for Yukon River highlights resiliency in the face of salmon crashes

Holly Carroll, who spent the summer as the face of federal salmon fishing restrictions on the Yukon River, says she values keeping communications open.
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Senators take up a stopgap spending bill, but Murkowski is doubtful it can prevent a shutdown

"It's really hard to get hard work done when people cannot talk to one another. And that's what we're seeing in the House," Sen. Murkowski said.
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U.S. military pay in question, including thousands in Alaska, as government shutdown approaches

Alaska’s three members of Congress say they support interim measures as negotiations continue on a long-term funding bill.
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North Korea expels Travis King, U.S. soldier who allegedly sought refuge there

Travis King, a 23-year-old American soldier who crossed into North Korea in July, is back in U.S. custody now, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
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Alaska State Troopers arrest 2 men in roadside fake-gold scam

The men were arrested in Fairbanks. Troopers warn that more suspects may remain at large.
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A 50-year situation: The market dynamic between fishing fleets and processors in Bristol Bay

Gunnar Knapp, who spent decades studying Bristol Bay’s salmon markets, discusses the pricing relationship between fleets and processors.
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Three Bears buys 6 more retail properties in the Interior and Unalaska

The Wasilla-based grocery and retail chain is hustling to convert new acquisitions while continuing work on other projects.
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Washington prepares for the shutdown that was never supposed to happen

Congress is just days away from a possible government shutdown with few solutions being discussed.
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Scientists found fewer positive cases of bird flu in Alaska this year

State and federal officials are reporting that the number of bird flu cases, particularly the highly pathogenic kind, are continuing to trend downwards.
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‘Too hot’ for salmon: How climate change is contributing to the Yukon salmon collapse

Researchers say climate change is playing a big role in the collapse, which has left thousands of people along the river without access to the salmon they depend on. 
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Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s defiance in voting case

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to block enforcement of an Alabama voting rights decision that the high court issued just months ago.
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As climate change and high costs plague Alaska’s fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade

Alaska's aging fishing industry has high barriers to entry and increasing unpredictability as human-caused climate change alters marine habitats.
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Alaska Permanent Fund improves after money-losing year but withdrawals still exceed earnings

The corporation’s earnings need to average 5% plus the rate of inflation to be sustainable; over the past five years, the corporation hasn’t done that.
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Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week

Images captured by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist were incorporated into clothing, showing how brittle new sea ice contrasts with less-abundant old ice.