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All news stories, regardless of topic (local, statewide + national news stories, as well as Talk of Alaska, Alaska News Nightly, Alaska Insight, Alaska Economic Report). Some news stories may also have other categories marked, which will also put them on a subpage. Not all news stories will fall into a subpage.

Book Makes Case For US, Canada Merger

The United States and Canada are friendly neighbors with many common cultural and business interests. A new book suggests that partnership should be formalized. The title: Merger of the Century - Why Canada and America Should Become One Country, succinctly defines the premise. Author and dual citizen Diane Francis says because Canada has vast, undeveloped resources but scant population and military, it needs the U.S. to help develop and protect what America also needs. Download Audio

Tree Buried By Volcanic Eruption Could Reveal Seismic Secrets

You probably already know about mountain ash trees. They’re all over Southeast, known for their red berries that attract flocks of birds. Here’s a story about a different kind of ash tree, one recently discovered in a big pile of volcanic debris. Download Audio

Metlakatla Man Receives 60 Years To Serve For Murder

On Thursday, a Ketchikan judge sentenced 30-year-old William Buxton to serve 60 years in jail for the murder of his aunt, Leona Meely, during an argument a little more than a year ago at the family’s home in Metlakatla.

1 Injured, No Deaths In Ketchikan Halloween Shooting

A 31-year old Ketchikan man was taken to the hospital late Thursday night after a dispute that left him with a gunshot wound in the arm.

Protecting Palmer Farmland in Perpetuity

Today we’re exploring farmland in Palmer. The Alaska Farmland Trust was formed about eight years ago in an effort to preserve agricultural land across the state. Their work is creating conservation easements on Alaska farms, which will provide benefits to the land owner, but more importantly will guarantee the land won’t ever be developed. Read more.

I Am A Metalhead

An Alaska metal veteran and an up-and-coming young band assess the Alaska metal scene, and the misconceptions about most metalheads. http://youtu.be/c6RmIg4ZFNY

How Long Will The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Be Viable?

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is the 800-mile long backbone of the state’s energy infrastructure. It’s built to transport up to 2 million barrels of oil per day, but these days it carries only about a quarter of that. Download Audio

ML&P Rates Going Up

Anchorage Municipal Light and Power Bills are about to go up. The rate hike is due to construction of a new power plant. Bills started going up Oct. 25 by $11 or $12 for the average residential customer. Download Audio

F/V Arctic Hunter Runs Aground Near Unalaska

A fishing vessel ran aground outside Unalaska early this morning. The Arctic Hunter, a 93-foot crab boat, was leaving town to start a fishing trip when it wrecked around 3:45 a.m. Download Audio

Murkowski, Young Criticize Shared Beringian Heritage Program Plan’s Transparency

The idea of a shared park between Russia and the United States has – in recent years – been discussed in levels as high as the White House. In 2010, then U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke about it at a meeting in Russia. The National Park Service on Monday released the most recent draft of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries. The release has drawn criticism from Alaska’s senior leaders in DC. Download Audio

Murkowski Meets With FEMA About Galena Flooding Response

Sen. Lisa Murkowski met this week with federal officials investigating FEMA’s response to this year’s flooding in Galena. The flood left more than half of Galena’s homes uninhabitable. Murkowski says the agency seemed unprepared for a community off the road system and failed to recognize the shortness of the Alaska building season. Download Audio

Crews Clear Huge Alaska Landslide From Road

Crews at Denali National Park in Alaska have cleared a landslide from a road that is a major tourist destination each summer. Download Audio

Anchorage Has Warmest October In Nearly A Century

Anchorage just experienced its warmest October in nearly a century, while Fairbanks had its third-warmest October on record. Download Audio

Calista Board Sanctions 6 Board Members For Ethics Violations

The Calista board is publicly censuring three current directors and three past directors for ethics violations. The infractions are related to improper use of stipends and per diem or falsifying meeting minutes. At its October meeting, the board set sanctions for the six individuals. There were a total of 11 directors investigated over a year-long period. Download Audio

Milken Family Foundation Surprises Juneau Principal With $25,000 Award

Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School principal Molly Yerkes has been honored with the national Milken Family Foundation Educator Award. Yerkes received the award before 430 students during a school assembly. Download Audio

300 Villages: Tyonek

This week, we're heading to Tyonek, an Athabascan community on Cook Inlet across from Anchorage. Pauline Standifer works for the Native Village of Tyonek. Download Audio

Seismic Activity And Tsunamis In Alaska

Alaska is the most seismically active place in America and one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet. There were numerous large earthquakes in the 1960s followed by a few decades of relative calm, but that's changed in recent years. It's not a matter of if, but when for the next big earthquake in Alaska. APRN: Tuesday, 11/5 at 10:00am Download Audio

AK: Road Trip

There aren’t many highways suitable for road-tripping in Alaska, but the ones we do have are dotted with plenty of interesting road-side attractions. Download Audio

ConocoPhillips Releases 3rd Quarter Earnings

Conoco Phillips has released its third quarter Alaska earnings. According to a release Thursday, the oil company earned adjusted earnings of $494 million in the third quarter of 2013.

BP Announces Divestment Plans, No Details

BP announced plans this week to divest $10 billion in assets before the end of 2015. But spokesman Robert Wine said by email he has received no guidance on where those assets might be, or which part of BP's business would be affected.