Third Fatal APD Shooting This Year
The third person this year, has been shot and killed by Anchorage police.
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President Declares Disaster For Spring Flooding
President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster for spring flooding in parts of Alaska.
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More Hot Weather, Thunderstorms Expected To Spark More Wildfire Activity
More hot weather in the Interior and the prospect of thunderstorms are likely to result in more wildfire activity. There are currently 86 active wildfires burning statewide. Fourteen of those are staffed. The Alaska Division of Forestry is monitoring two outside of Tok and the Chisana River fire south of the Alaska Highway is now at about 30,000 acres.
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Search Continues For Man Who Allegedly Fired On Troopers Near Big Lake
Tuesday morning, Alaska State Troopers tried to stop a driver on Big Lake Road in the Mat-Su Valley’s Big Lake area.
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Access Alaska Gets New Accessible Building
A non-profit that serves Alaska's seniors and people with disabilities has a new home that is universally accessible - that means anybody with any disability can work at or visit their office.
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Claman Jumps Into West Anchorage House Race
Another Anchorage politician has filed to run for office in 2014. Former Anchorage Assemblyman, Matt Claman, confirms that he will be running for the District 19 seat in the Alaska House of Representatives in 2014. That's the seat that Lindsey Holmes now holds.
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Perfect Skillet Chicken
There is something in your kitchen that you've been neglecting. Perhaps you received it as a wedding present. Or its been passed down to you from your grandmother's grandmother's grandmother. Or maybe you've been living without one all this time.
The cast iron skillet.
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The Senate passed a key procedural hurdle to immigration reform this evening.
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Minimum Wage Initiative One Step Closer To Ballot
Another ballot proposition has made it to the signature-gathering phase. Today, Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwelll certified an initiative that would raise the minimum wage to $9.75 an hour.
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Fire Danger Remains High Across State
Weather forecasts across the state are calling for continued hot and dry weather and fire danger statewide remains significant. Five hotshot crews have been flown to Fairbanks from Oregon.
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Anchorage Homeowners Prepare for Wildfires
It’s been hot and dry for the past few weeks, and red flag warnings for extreme fire danger are in effect in many parts of the state. For over a decade, the Anchorage Fire Department has been running Firewise, a national effort to help homeowners improve their property’s chances of surviving a wildfire. But without additional grant funding, that program could end after this summer.
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Galena Businesses, Schools Evaluate Losses
While residents of Galena continue working to clean up and assess the damage to their homes from last month’s flood, the community’s businesses and schools are also evaluating what they’ve lost.
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Some Residents Fighting AHFC’s Decision To Go Smoke Free
Government subsidized senior public housing will go totally smoke-free in August. The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation will implement no-smoking rules in residents’ apartments, forcing smokers outside to common areas. But some folks at Juneau’s Mountain View Apartments are fighting back.
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New Bike Share Program Comes To Fairbanks
A ribbon cutting ceremony last week marked the beginning of a new bike share program in Fairbanks.
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ANSEP Program Garners Awards, Recognition
A University of Alaska program is winning awards and recognition for its success in preparing students for careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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On 70th Anniversary Of Battle, Memorial Placed On Attu
Seventy years ago, American forces recaptured the Aleutian Island of Attu from the Japanese, in the only ground battle fought on U.S. soil during the war. The fighting, which ended on May 30, 1943, took a heavy toll on both sides, but the battle is often forgotten by the history books. Earlier this month, in an effort to remember both the soldiers and the 44 Unangan villagers who lost their homes on the island, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service installed a memorial on Attu.
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Few Options For Alaskans On Affordable Care Act Marketplace
Only two health insurers have applied to be part of Alaska's federally run health insurance marketplace. The marketplaces are required under the Affordable Care Act and will allow individuals and small groups to compare health plans and qualify for subsidies to help pay for them.
Two New Wildfires Reported Over Weekend
Alaska's wildfires continue to burn, with two new ones reported northwest of Kantishna, in the heart of Denali National Park. The Chisana Creek fire in Wrangell Saint Elias National Park is not being fought, but authorities plan to set up a headquarters in Beaver Creek, Canada to keep watch on it.
Anti-Pebble Operative Launches Campaign Against Oil Tax Referendum
Earlier this week, activists fighting a tax cut on oil companies requested a meeting with police. They said their opponents were harassing people circulating referendum petitions, and that if this kept up, it could make it harder for the repeal proposition to get on the ballot. Now, it's come out that the person behind the opposition effort is actually a well-known political operative who's been promoting an initiative of his own.
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With Seven Maps, Many Options Before Redistricting Board
In the coming weeks, the Alaska redistricting board will be reviewing seven different political maps, on top of a handful that have been submitted by third-party groups.
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