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Beyond mosquitoes: Book celebrates aquatic bugs of Alaska

() — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:52:50 AKDT

Three Juneau-area insect aficionados have published a 140-page guide to Alaska's aquatic insects, and in an interview with the Juneau Empire they offer tips for finding and photographing them.

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Sausage powers British climbers to Denali summit

() — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:15 AKDT

Two mountain climbers from northern England who recently summited "Mount Denali" wrote home from Talkeetna to share news of their achievement -- and credit the hometown saveloy and pies for…

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CNN reports from Yakutat on arrival of tsunami debris

() — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:44:57 AKDT

Beach cleanup volunteers in Alaska are worried they'll be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of wreckage believed to be headed toward the West Coast from Japan.

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Young beluga found dead in Kenai tribe's setnet

() — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:15:39 AKDT

A 10-foot beluga whale was found dead in early May in an educational gillnet set by the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the mouth of the Kenai River. Tribal representatives told…

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Winter may have killed hundreds of St. Paul's reindeer

() — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:08:31 AKDT

Residents of St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands are facing the possible loss of much reindeer meat and income from sales this summer. KUCB reports they fear the harsh winter…

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Unalaska police blotter: Restaurant critic seeks revenge on chef

() — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:46:30 AKDT

"Assault ? Victor T. Tamasoaalii, 54 yoa, of Oregon, was arrested for Assault IV after he stormed into the Harborview Bar kitchen, grabbed some culinary knives and threatened the cook…

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Video: View from deck after ferry strikes Petersburg pier

() — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:39:09 AKDT

A woman videotaping from the deck of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry Matanuska as it arrived in Petersburg on May 7 dashed to the bow as the ferry struck a…

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Bristol Palin reality show to debut June 19

() — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:08:09 AKDT

The Lifetime Channel says Bristol Palin's reality show, "Life's a Tripp," will debut June 19. From The Washington Post: "The reality series will chronicle the life of Sarah Palin's oldest…

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Haines makes progress clearing junk cars out of town

() — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:17 AKDT

How many junk cars are hiding amid the woods and weeds of Haines, the Southeast Alaska port with a population of around 2,000? Hundreds, it turns out. A company that…

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Talkeetna lakes known as X, Y, Z might get new names

() — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:30 AKDT

Three popular lakes just southeast of Talkeetna known as X, Y and Z -- or collectively on maps as the Talkeetna Lakes -- may be getting less confusing names, for…

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Is Sarah Palin's political clout underrated?

() — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:39:35 AKDT

In the wake of Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer's surprise victory Tuesday in the state's GOP U.S. Senate primary, pundits are debating what effect a late endorsement by former Alaska…

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Bald eagles again on warpath in Unalaska

() — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:41:56 AKDT

In Unalaska at this time of year, you probably won't get in trouble with the feds if you happen to make physical contact with the national bird. It's mating season,

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Whale drowns after baleen caught on boat's anchor line

() — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:31:59 AKDT

A 60-foot fin whale drowned in Uyak Bay off Kodiak Island last month after attempts to free it from a fishing boat's anchor line failed. University of Alaska marine mammal…

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Studies point to trouble when hatchery and wild salmon mix

() — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:22:44 AKDT

New studies published this week in a special issue of the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes present more evidence of potential trouble when hatchery salmon mingle with wild stocks. But…

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Moose bashes woman's memory and car, but she gets to work on time

() — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:28:05 AKDT

A resident of the Canadian province of Newfoundland arrived at work one day last week dazed and sitting inside her nearly demolished car with her neck fractured and her face…

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State plan for Parks Highway upgrade angers some in Wasilla

() — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:08:21 AKDT

Four lanes with a median, or four lanes with an additional open center turn lane? That's the question being hotly debated in Wasilla as the state plans an upgrade to…

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Kikkan Randall shares workout secrets with the Wall St. Journal

() — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:53:46 AKDT

The Wall Street Journal's "What's Your Workout" column goes hardcore this week with a look at World Cup-winning Anchorage nordic skier Kikkan Randall 's off-season routines -- including gear choices,

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Unalaska police blotter: $12,000 gone, hangover lingers

() — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:06:43 AKDT

"Welfare Check: A woman asked officers to check on her sister, who was allegedly suicidal after having misplaced approximately $12,000 in cash. Officers found the sister asleep in her bed.

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ESPN: UAA runner whose frozen feet were amputated intended suicide

() — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:40:23 AKDT

Marko Cheseto, the star UAA runner from rural Kenya who went missing in Anchorage for more than two days in November and eventually walked to safety on frozen feet, intentionally…

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Alaska may have prime seat for Venus transit of sun

() — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:40 AKDT

It will be 105 years before Venus again passes directly between Earth and the sun, and some scientists are choosing Alaska as the place to witness the last-in-a-lifetime astronomical event…

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End of the trail for a pair of old-timers in Eagle

() — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:45:45 AKDT

Two stubborn, hardy and colorful old-time residents of Eagle died over the winter, a significant loss in the remote Yukon River village of just over a hundred residents near the…

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Spring whale hunt safe, successful so far

() — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:31:46 AKDT

The Arctic Sounder rounds up statistics from the spring whale hunt on Alaska's Arctic coast: 10 bowheads landed in Barrow, two in Point Hope and one in Wainwright. The season…

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New iPhone/iPad apps highlight Alaska Native languages

() — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:26:16 AKDT

First there were Alutiiq and Dena'ina apps. Now come Inupiat and Gwich'in apps, reports the UAF Talking Alaska blog . The new Inupiat app, reviewed on the blog this week…

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University of Montana students line up for Alaska teaching posts

() — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:34:15 AKDT

The College of Education at the University of Montana is proving to be a reliable source of young teachers for rural Alaska, reports KPAX-TV in Missoula , which is following…

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Irreconcilable musical differences on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta?

() — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:38:38 AKDT

Bethel-based public radio station KYUK may wish it had never asked its listeners about their favorite musical genres. The favorite of village residents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region -- gospel…

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Unalaska police blotter: No respect for would-be shoplifter

() — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:20:37 AKDT

"Owner of a local business reported that an individual had asked to see a $70 necklace from display case. The patron grabbed the necklace and attempted to flee the store.

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Good week for bore tide viewing on Turnagain Arm

() — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:44:10 AKDT

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources forecasts a good bore tide on Turnagain Arm tonight, followed by a tapering off in likelihood until the next series of superlow tides in…

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Who can resist saving an orphaned newborn seal?

() — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:45:13 AKDT

Not even Haines' dogcatcher, who has a degree in wildlife biology and admits she knows better, reports the Chilkat Valley News (subscription required). The seal, with umbilical still attached, was…

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Bering Sea islands see record spring ice cover

() — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:13:57 AKDT

Bering Sea ice was still surrounding St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs as late as Thursday last week, the record 103rd day of such conditions there for the season, says…

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Fairbanks hunter, son describe Kodiak bear attack

() — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:49:11 AKDT

Rodd Moretz, the hunter from Fairbanks who amazingly suffered only a minor head injury in a tussle with a Kodiak brown bear last week, and his 13-year-old son have told…

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New book is guide to Native-language place names in Southeast

() — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:04:35 AKDT

A 20-year project to compile Alaska Native place names in Southeast Alaska has led to a new book with about 3,000 such names, published by the University of Washington Press…

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Tsunami debris onslaught called worse than Exxon Valdez oil spill

() — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:15:59 AKDT

A "staggering mess" is building on the beaches of Gulf of Alaska islands bordering Prince William Sound. That's how Chris Pallister of the Gulf of Alaska Keepers organization describes the…

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GPS reveals polar bears' long-distance swimming skills

() — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:50:00 AKDT

Scientists are not drawing any conclusions about a relationship between global warming and their newly released findings that female polar bears and their cubs are routinely completing 100-mile swims through…

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UAA about to award its first-ever doctorate degrees

() — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:30:28 AKDT

The University of Alaska Anchorage next week will present its first-ever doctorate degrees, reports the Alaska Public Radio Network .

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Unalaska police blotter: Shoe thief ends up barefoot

() — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:20:17 AKDT

"Theft: A thief who left his old shoes in an apparent trade for a new pair was found waiting for a flight at the airport. Carlos A. Valenzuela, 37 yoa,

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Rookie Iditarod musher loses another dog during transport

() — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:59:52 AKDT

Silvia Furtwangler, the Iditarod rookie from Germany who lost her lead dog in Anchorage before this year's race, lost another one in the Cascade foothills east of Seattle weeks ago.

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Speak Native languages now, or let them go forever

() — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:20:08 AKDT

The number of people in Southeast Alaska who can speak one of the three Native languages there -- Tlingit, Haida and Coastal Tsimshian -- has dropped to perhaps 250, reports…

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Boston Marathon wheelchair champ's journey started in Barrow

() — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:03:37 AKDT

Shirley Reilly hasn't been back to Barrow since early childhood, but she's been busy conquering the world of wheelchair racing. The 26-year-old Inupiaq now living in Tucson, Ariz., recently won…

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Anchorage, Fairbanks among 'most dangerous cities for women'

() — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:20:38 AKDT

Alaska's high rate of sexual assault is well-known in the state, and Forbes.com is the latest of the national media to take note. The site puts Anchorage at No. 2…

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More polar-grizzly hybrid bears killed in Canada

() — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:48:53 AKDT

Residents of Ulukhaktok , Northwest Territories, a village on the Arctic island of Victoria, say a hunter there has killed a mother polar bear and its "grolar" cubs, a cross…

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