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Troopers: Alaska theft suspect left behind wallet
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A suspect in the theft of an all-terrain vehicle trailer left Alaska State Troopers with a big clue to his identity — his wallet. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports troopers were called to a North Pole home...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Alaska, Theft
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Why do kids dress for June when it's January?
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the great spectacles of winter, along with the northern lights and frozen lakes, are coatless kids. No coat, no gloves? No prob! These teens and tweens are chillin' out, literally and figuratively, in their sweatshirts...Tags: John Jay, Los Angeles, Hormones and Metabolism, Human Interest, Hypothermia
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Todd Palin loses in last leg of snowmobile race
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Todd Palin had trouble with his snowmobile skis toward the end of the world's longest snowmobile race as a rival team to surged to victory Saturday. Tyler Huntington and Chris Olds crossed the finish line near Fairbanks to...Tags: Anchorage, Sarah Palin, Politics, Elections, Human Interest
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Sea Ice Study Goes Beyond The Numbers
In places where the air gets cold enough to freeze seawater, sea ice creates a world known by few people, a shifting, ephemeral, both jagged and smooth platform of white that clings to the shore for much of the year.
In Barrow, people who hunt whales...Tags: Science, Education, Colleges and Universities, Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest
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DOT Considers Fee Waivers at Anchorage, Fairbanks Airports
A new incentive program could mean more flights into Alaska's biggest airports.
The program by the Alaska Department of Transportation is out for public review. It will waive certain fees for airlines that expand or create new passenger or cargo...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Anchorage, Corporate Officers, Politics, Elections
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Crowd Packs In-State Gasline Hearing
Channel 2 NewsA plan to start building an in-state gasline in the next few years is attracting a lot of attention, but not everyone is sold on the proposal. Among the skeptics are key lawmakers who control how much money the state commits to the project, and who asked...Tags: Laws, Anchorage, Justice System, Politics, Elections
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Panel Focuses on Federal Land Management
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the arrest of a 71-year-old man on the Yukon River last September was the "tipping point" for relations between the state and federal land managers. Murkowski says the arrest of Jim Wilde of Central illustrates the need to...Tags: Natural Resources, Lisa Murkowski, Land Resources
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Mat-Su Mayor Vetoes Assembly's Decision to Challenge Redistricting Plan
Channel 2 NewsThe Mat-Su Borough will not legally challenge the state's new redistricting plan despite a unanimous vote from the assembly to do so. Borough Mayor Larry Devilbiss vetoed the assembly's decision. "I think it's a tragedy that Mat-Su isn't going to be...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Elections, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chena Energy Fair Marked by Speakers, Surprises
Channel 2 NewsSunday's sixth annual Renewable Energy Fair in Chena Hot Springs, held a day after a similar fair in Anchorage, featured a few technologies ahead of their time, as well as a few speakers slightly behind schedule. A plane sent to Seward by Hot Springs...Tags: FEMA, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Seawolves Picked Third In GNAC Volleyball Poll
Channel 2 SportsThe UAA Volleyball team will be among the favorites to win the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title in 2011; just not the singular favorite. The Seawolves, under fourth year head coach Chris Green, have been picked to finish third in the preseason...Tags: Anchorage, Politics, Elections, Human Interest, Volleyball
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Richard L. Ramsburg, 78
Mr. Richard Leon "Buck" Ramsburg, 78, formerly of Adamstown, Md., died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, in Baltimore.
He was born on May 14, 1933, in Utica, Md. He was the son of the late Henry and Thelma (Herdler) Ramsburg.
From 1953 to 1955, he served...Tags: Armed Forces, Heavy Engineering, Human Interest, Defense, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra names new executive director
A Middletown, Md., native who said she is interested in finding new Maryland Symphony Orchestra fans from a variety of age groups, economic backgrounds and regions has been hired as the organization’s new executive director, MSO officials said...Tags: Italy, Politics, Government, Fine Arts, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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