North Slope Mayor Investigated for Corruption
The North Slope Borough Assembly has voted to investigate allegations of ethics violations made against Mayor Charlotte Brower.
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Dirt-Bike Dermatology: For Army Medics, Real Specialty is Adaptability
Amid the Army's downsizing of forces in Alaska, the role of doctors int he military continues changing.
Accidental Overdose Suspected Cause of Wainwright Soldier’s Death
The 23-year-old specialist died while on leave visiting family in Florida.
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Anchorage Logs Three Outdoor Deaths Overnight
The Anchorage Police Department is investigating a spike in homeless deaths during one 12 hour period Monday night through Tuesday morning.
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Canned Salmon: A New Face on an Old Product
Despite the new ways of marketing and selling salmon, canned fish remains a major product in Bristol Bay. In 2013, 38 percent of the salmon coming out of the bay was put into cans. But they aren’t exactly flying off the shelves. A marketing maestro working with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to change that.
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Alaska Shoppers Greet H&M With Gusto
Hundreds waited in line Thursday for global fashion retailer H&M to open its new store in Anchorage. Even as the state feels the squeeze of low oil prices, Alaska shoppers are still keen to lay down their dollars on national brands.
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Bethel Democrat to Lead PNWER Arctic Caucus
Representative Bob Herron, a Democrat from Bethel was elected the chairman of the Arctic Caucus during the 25th summer summit of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, or PNWER.
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K-9 in training to combat Juneau’s heroin problem
Juneau Police have a new tool to sniff out a steady flow of heroin and other narcotics entering the city. It's been about 25 years since the department had a K-9 on staff.
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Ohio newspaper endorses Mt. McKinley name change
The longstanding Alaskan campaign to restore the name "Denali" to Mount McKinley got an unlikely endorsement today.
Murkowski brings in nearly $1.1M in latest quarter
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought in nearly $1.1 million toward her re-election bid during the latest fundraising period.
Some call for removal of Mississippi flag from Juneau street
A group of Juneau residents are petitioning to have the Mississippi state flag removed from a display of flags lining one of the city's main streets.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Short $1B, Icebreaker Advocates Consider Leasing, Sharing; State Raises Concerns Over Costs As Anchorage Hospitals Vie For More ER Beds; Barge Arrives To Courier Alaska's Marine Debris To the Lower 48; Ocean Acidification: A Grim Reaper For Wild Shellfish Stocks?; Walker OKs Further Work On The Juneau Access Project; UAF To Acquire HAARP Science Program
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Short $1B, Icebreaker Advocates Consider Leasing, Sharing
Nothing illustrates American disinterest in the Arctic as much as its tiny inventory of icebreakers. Alaska leaders, among others, say the country can’t assert its national interests, or see the economic benefits of a melting Arctic, without more icebreakers. But some now ask, why buy when you can lease?
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State Raises Concerns Over Costs As Anchorage Hospitals Vie For More ER Beds
State Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson is granting Providence Hospital in Anchorage permission to build eight new emergency room beds. The decision also denies Alaska Regional's plan to build the first freestanding emergency rooms in the state. The commissioner hopes the decision will help discourage inappropriate use of an expensive healthcare option.
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‘Gar-Barge’ Arrives To Courier Alaska’s Marine Debris To the Lower 48
A massive barge is docked in Kodiak this week, and that barge is more or less a huge floating trash can. It's en route to the Lower 48 with hundreds of tons of marine debris on board - debris that will be recycled once the barge arrives in Seattle.
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Ocean Acidification: A Grim Reaper For Wild Shellfish Stocks?
According to a recent NOAA study, Alaskan shellfish hatcheries risk becoming unsustainable by 2040 because of ocean acidification. Over the last week, we’ve heard how a hatchery in Oregon is dealing with changes in ocean chemistry and about groundbreaking genetic research on shellfish adaptability. But the big questions still remain- how far-reaching will the effects be and can we mitigate them before it’s too late?
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Administration OKs Further Work On The Juneau Access Project
The state Department of Transportation is moving forward with its environmental review of the Juneau Access Project. The governor’s state budget director wrote a memo last week giving the department the go-ahead to finish the document that lays out the state’s case for where the road should or shouldn’t be built.
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HAARP To Be Transferred To UAF
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will take ownership of Gakona's High Frequency Active Auroral Program, best known as HAARP.
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State Sides With Providence In Competition To Build New ER Beds
State Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson is granting Providence Hospital in Anchorage permission to build eight new emergency room beds. That's fewer than the hospital was hoping for. Providence submitted plans to build 14 new rooms, 10 that would have focused on pediatric patients.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Coast Guard Gears Up For Shell's Chukchi Season; Shellfish Genetics Could Be The Key to Climate Change Adaptation; Report: Heroin Use is Skyrocketing in Alaska; Education Lawsuit Heads Through Appeals Process; Knik Arm Project Gets A Tentative Green Light from Administration; Falling Debris From Decrepit Apartments Closes Juneau Park; City Considers Amending Land Use Code to Address Child Care Shortage; Nome Reindeer Ranch Cultivates A New Generation of Herders
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