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Aerial Predator Control is always controversial. And now its being proposed for the Kenai Peninsula for the first time. Advocates say its necessary to boost moose hunting opportunities for Alaska residents. But conservation groups say predators aren't causing the problem. KSKA: Tuesday 11/1 at 10:00 am

An unusual whale washed up on a small beach near Homer recently. The dead whale was found on the beach in Little Tutka Bay. A team from the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward arrived to do a necropsy on the animal.

A Barrow writer is a finalist for the National Book Award. Debby Dahl Edwardson received the honor for her book, “My Name is Not Easy,” in the young adult fiction category.

Parnell Proposes New Way Forward With Gas Line, State Seeks Comments on Updated Suicide Prevention Plan, “Occupy Wallstreet” Movement Draws Alaskan to New York Park, Salmon Virus Fears Voiced, Caution Advised, Whale Washes Ashore Near Homer, Yuraq Diva Maryann Sundown Dies, Barrow Writer Receives Accolades for ‘My Name is Not Easy’

ConocoPhillips' is reporting $1.5 billion in net income through the third quarter from its exploration and production activities in Alaska.

The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has weighed in on health effects of fine particulate pollution. Atlanta based CDC officials were in Fairbanks last night for an air quality forum.

When Alaska Newspapers Incorporated went under, many residents in rural Alaska worried that it would be harder to get local news. Now, one man in Unalaska has decided to do something about this.

Experts Puzzling Over Mysterious Seal, Walrus Disease, Veterans Speak of VA Struggles, Journal of Commerce Investigates Executive Pay, Alaska Ranks First in Per Capita Gun Deaths, New News Blog Emerges in Unalaska, CDC Weighs in on Particulate Pollution Health Effects, ‘Occupy Fairbanks’ Protestors Unable to Camp in Veteran’s Memorial Park

Japan Airlines is increasing its flights to Alaska this winter. JAL is going from 12 last year to 18. That’s still short of the airline’s 2009 peak of 19 Alaska flights.

A revival of a form of traditional sacred music has found a toehold in Alaska.

Former UAA All-American David Registe won the bronze medal in the long jump at the Pan American Games on Tuesday, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Fairbanks Seeks to Dismiss Redistricting Lawsuit, State Denies Petition to Make Coal Mining in Chuitna River Watershed Off Limits, NTSB Concludes Investigation of F/V Katmai Sinking, Officials Push for Higher Penalties for Mislabeling Fish, Japan Airlines Increasing Alaska Flights, Federal Cuts Threaten Ferry Repairs, Postcard: Discovering Music Through Sacred Harp, Registe Wins Bronze at Pan-Am Games

The Service High School Cougars are the statewide football champions for large schools. The Cougars beat the South Anchorage Wolverines on Saturday for the First National Bowl trophy on a score of 37 to 23. It capped an undefeated season for the Cougars.

A relic of Alaska history has quietly disappeared. The old Richardson Roadhouse, originally built in 1916, is no longer.

A new reality show based in Alaska will debut next month. Commanding Officer of Kodiak Air Station Captain Bill Deal said people from the Weather Channel called him earlier this year with the idea for the aptly titled “Coast Guard Alaska.”

An auditor found that an Alaska National Guardsman accused of embezzling more than $220,000 had complete control over funds in a program intended to help Guard families.

Air Force Lieutenant General Dana Atkins, the senior military officer responsible for all military activities in Alaska, is retiring soon. Atkins has been in charge of the Alaska Command for three years.

A recent survey of domestic violence and sexual assault victimization rates for women in Juneau shows that 55 percent of adult women in the Capital City have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or both in their lifetime.