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Walker sacks industry advocate from Marijuana Control Board
Bruce Schulte, sitting on the left, at a press conference held by the Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation in February of 2015 (Photo/ Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) One...
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Marijuana Control Board Chair under fire for initiative to ban commercial pot...
The chair of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Board is gathering signatures to have Kenai Peninsula Borough vote on outlawing commercial cannabis operations in areas of the borough outside...
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Small dam on slough helps Big Delta man protect his home along Tanana River
Big Delta resident Tom Gorman said a small dam he built earlier this year to protect his home from the meandering Tanana River held steady over the past couple of weeks as the river rose to near-flood...
View ArticleTo prevent Fairbanks flooding, Moose Creek Dam starts regulating the Chena...
The Chena River Flood control project was built by the Army Corps of Engineers after the devastating 1967 flood in Fairbanks. The project’s main features, a dam and connected spillway, protect the...
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Skagway official sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison
A Skagway Borough Assembly member and businessman convicted of failing to file his income taxes is being ordered to spend just over a year in prison. Dan Henry (Photo courtesy The Skagway News) Dan...
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Wounded bear in Skagway put down over the weekend
A park ranger shot and killed a brown bear that was wounded during a hazing event in Dyea about two weeks ago, putting the animal out of its misery over the weekend. A brown bear. This is not the bear...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 2, 2016
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View ArticleCongressional delegation raps Trump for affront to Khans
Alaska’s congressman and both U.S. senators are among the Republican lawmakers criticizing remarks Donald Trump made about the family of Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American Army officer killed in...
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Researchers capture bear-salmon interactions on camera
Researchers with the Alaska Salmon Program have found a way to study bears when they come to fish in Happy Creek or any other salmon stream in Bristol Bay: with cameras activated by movement, and...
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Swiss family sails around the world for climate change
The Pachamama Band, also known to a few as the Schwoerer family singers, are all members of one Swiss family that has been living at sea for the past sixteen years. They’ve been sailing around the...
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Earthquake simulator to bring jolt of awareness to Southeast and Yukon
Alaska is earthquake country. But many people don’t know the basic safety measures they should take to prepare for an earthquake. The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management wants...
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Governor visits Homer to address Alaska’s fiscal crisis
Dozens turned out to hear the message of Gov. Bill Walker who visited Homer on Tuesday to talk with residents about the state’s looming budget crisis. Governor Bill Walker greets Carol Swartz, Director...
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Anchorage teams with artist co-op to foster creativity and community
The abundant cultural diversity of Alaska’s largest city has inspired a new collaboration between Anchorage and an artist co-op. The goal is to improve the community through creativity and...
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Denali East Fork wolf pack status currently unknown
Denali National Park’s long studied and once popularly viewed East Fork wolf pack is likely no longer. Several members of the park entrance area wolf group have been killed on state land, and the famed...
View ArticlePark Service continues work on repairs following mudslide
The National Park Service continues work to repair a mudslide damaged portion of the road into Denali National Park. A mudslide last Saturday initially blocked the road at mile 67 west of the Eielson...
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State responds to two oil spills at Drift River in Cook Inlet
State regulators are monitoring the cleanup of two small oil spills at a storage site on the west side of Cook Inlet. Listen now State regulators are monitoring two small spills at the Drift River...
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ASD using new searchable database to craft solutions for district’s weaknesses
For the first time, Anchorage School District data about discipline, achievement, absenteeism, and more is now easily searchable by district decision makers, and it will soon be available to the...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Military’s $4B moving program keeps climbing — and no one knows why
Lt. Col. Alan Brown and his wife Kristy Brown get ready to leave their home in Eagle River after three years, the longest they’ve been in any location since they married. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes,...
View ArticleWhy is gas so expensive in Alaska?
Alaska has the lowest fuel tax yet some of the highest gas prices. We asked Larry Persily, former federal coordinator for Alaska natural gas projects: Why is it so expensive to fill up the tank in...
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