State’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Properties Announced
The Alaska Association for Historic Preservation on Tuesday released its list of the state’s 10 most endangered historic properties for 2014.
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The Alaska Marine Advisory Tracks The Effectiveness Of Whale Pingers
As commercial fishing fleets head out on the water in Southeast Alaska this summer, some could run into problems with an expanding whale population. Whales can destroy nets and even become entangled in them. But a device being used regionally aims to prevent that. Marine mammal specialists are trying to determine its effectiveness and troubleshoot problems.
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Big Rule Change Comes To Yukon Quest
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race will have a new set of rules in 2015. Overall rest time has been decreased by two hours, but mushers will be required to make more mandatory stops along the 1000 mile trail.
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Subsistence Fishermen Say Commercial Chum Fishing Is Too Early
As the Kuskokwim River king salmon run comes to an end, the Department of Fish and Game is looking toward a commercial chum opening in the lower river Friday. But in a year with unprecedented Chinook restrictions and increased reliance on chum salmon, many middle river fishermen say it’s too early.
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Foundation Hears Funding Aims of Bering Strait Communities
The Rasmuson Foundation awarded more than $30 million in grants in 2013. But in the last few years only about one percent of that money has gone for projects in the Bering Straits Region. Foundation members traveled to small communities in the region last week to see what kinds of programs residents would like to see funded.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 9, 2014
Begich Co-Sponsors Bill Responding To Hobby Lobby Decision; State To Spend $500,000 To Furnish New Anchorage Office; Two Properties Up For Demolition To Make Way For KABATA; Fairbanks Borough Pursuing Drone Park; State’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Properties Announced; The Alaska Marine Advisory Tracks The Effectiveness Of Whale Pingers; Big Rule Change Comes To Yukon Quest; Subsistence Fishermen Say Commercial Chum Fishing Is Too Early; Foundation Hears Funding Aims of Bering Strait Communities
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Fisherman Dies After Falling Overboard Near King Cove
A crew member aboard a commercial fishing vessel died after being swept overboard near King Cove last weekend.
TODAY Show to Broadcast Live from Mendenhall Glacier
The NBC TODAY Show will broadcast live from the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center early Thursday morning. Juneau residents are invited to attend.
TODAY’s Natalie Morales will host a portion of the show from the visitor center pavilion from 3 to 6 a.m. to air live on the East Coast.
Chinese Icebreaker Set for Sixth Arctic Expedition
China’s icebreaking research vessel Xuelong, orSnow Dragon, will soon begin another summer in the arctic. Chinese state media Xinhua reports the Snow Dragon is set to leave its Shanghai base next week to embark on a sixth summer expedition to the North Pole.
Rustic Goat’s new parking lot draws community outcry but wins approval
The Rustic Goat, a new restaurant on Turnagain in West Anchorage, is getting a new parking lot. But the establishment and its plentiful customer base have stirred up mixed emotions in the neighborhood.
Palmer Farm School Provides Local Food Education For Youngsters
A dozen or so five- and six-year-olds are playing a game in the shade of a gnarled apple tree. The game involves a frog and a detective, somehow. The kids all are enjoying themselves, shrieking and laughing. It's all part of a summer program at Spring Creek Farm.
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Kodiak CommSta Killer Sentenced To 4 Consecutive Life Terms
The man convicted of a 2012 double murder at the Kodiak Coast Guard Base will spend the rest of his life in federal prison. Sixty-three-year-old James Wells was sentenced Tuesday to four consecutive life sentences in federal court in Anchorage.
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Helicopter Service To Diomede Halted Amid Contract Snag
Transportation to one of Alaska’s most remote communities has stopped, because of a contract delay that’s tying up funds.
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Merged Alaska Dispatch News Website Launches
The Alaska Dispatch and Anchorage Daily News websites Tuesday merged under a new name – Alaska Dispatch News. The new name will soon appear in the print edition as well.
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National Geographic Remaps Melting Arctic
A new National Geographic Atlas of the World is coming out this fall, and it’s already controversial.
The tenth edition of the world atlas depicts Arctic sea ice during a record-low year. Some scientists say that’s not representative.
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Study Says Wolf Deaths Have Implications For Pack
A new study indicates that the death of a wolf has implications for the rest of the pack, depending on the size of the pack and the dead wolf’s sex. The study is in response to the legal trapping of a breeding female that was part of a well-known wolf pack that was frequently spotted in Denali National Park.
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Southeast Housing Project Targeting Rural, Native Communities
What kind of housing will Southeast Alaska communities need in the future?
Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority is looking to answer that question with a housing needs assessment due out in September. The nonprofit says it will use the study to secure funds for housing projects, including some targeting rural and Native communities.
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Mushers Relieved As Kusko Fishing Restrictions Loosened
Dog mushers in remote Alaska are breathing a collective sigh of relief as fishing restrictions are being relaxed on the Kuskokwim River. Mushers along that Western Alaskan river feed their dogs fish because it’s nutritious and inexpensive. But this year, because of restrictions, they got a late start.
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Alaska News Nightly: July 8, 2014
Kodiak CommSta Killer Sentenced To 4 Consecutive Life Terms; Helicopter Service To Diomede Halted Amid Contract Snag; Merged Alaska Dispatch News Website Launches; National Geographic Remaps Melting Arctic; Study Says Wolf Deaths Have Implications For Pack; Southeast Housing Project Targeting Rural, Native Communities; Mushers Relieved As Kusko Fishing Restrictions Loosened; Dairy Farm Doubles As Educational Opportunity
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We Are A Puppetry Troupe
Geppetto's Junkyard is a group of 20 amateur puppeteers living in Haines, Alaska. Their performances cater to locals, and mostly to adults.
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