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Tsunami Passes Alaska, No Reports of Damage
Channel 2 NewsThe massive earthquake that struck Japan late Thursday triggered a tsunami which swept along the Alaska coastline from the Aleutian chain to Southeast Alaska Friday morning, causing no reports of damage to date. A stretch of coastline between Attu and...Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Air Transportation Delays, Weather Reports, Oklahoma
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NTSB makes ELT recommendations after Stevens crash
The National Transportation Safety Board issued two safety recommendations Wednesday to the Federal Aviation Administration that would require inspection of all emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) installed on general aviation aircraft to ensure that...Tags: Ted Stevens, Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska
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U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on Federal Oil Tax Breaks
Oil company executives traveled to Washington, D.C. Thursday morning for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on whether a set of federal tax breaks for their firms should be repealed, as industry profits and gas prices both remain high.
The committee...Tags: Mark Begich, Max Baucus, Disasters and Accidents, Petroleum Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Four U.S. Service Members Killed in Afghanistan
A Pentagon official says all four of the service members killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan were Americans.
The NATO international military command in Kabul provided no details on Monday's attack, including the nationalities of the dead. But...Tags: Afghanistan, Washington (U.S. state), Kabul (Afghanistan), Explosions, Alaska
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Three Fort Wainwright Strykers Killed in Afghanistan
Three of the four soldiers killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan were Strykers based at Fort Wainwright, according to an Army Alaska release.
The four were killed at about 3 p.m. Monday while conducting a mounted patrol in the city of...Tags: Afghanistan, Alaska, Explosions
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Army IDs 3 Fort Wainwright Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
KTUU.comArmy Alaska identified the three Fort Wainwright-based Stryker Brigade soldiers killed over the weekend in Afghanistan. The Army says Spc. Bradley Louis Melton, Pvt. Cheizray Pressley and Pvt. Lamarol Jerome Tucker, all combat engineers with the 73rd...Tags: Afghanistan, Alaska, Explosions, Gainesville
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Anchorage Works to Re-Name Confusing Streets
Channel 2 NewsWhen dialing 911 for an emergency, you expect an ambulance, fire truck or police officer to show up to your home as fast as they can, but the city of Anchorage says in some cases, there are some unlikely hurdles that emergency personnel have to jump...Tags: Traffic, Eagle River, Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents, Anchorage
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Respondents think there should be no limit on oil spill liability
by Channel 2 News staff Thursday, May 13, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In a poll conducted by Channel 2 News, respondents were asked if there should be limits on liability for oil spills. Here is the official question and results of the 275 people who...Tags: Water Pollution, Disasters, Environmental Issues, Alaska, Environmental Pollution
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Alaskan Airmen taking supplies to spill while officials try new methods
Emergency supplies are being airlifted from Alaska to help with the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two Air Force C-17 cargo jets took off from Elmendorf Air Force Base Monday night en-route to the Gulf Coast; a third plane will leave Tuesday...Tags: Disasters, Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska, Environmental Pollution
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Salmonella-tainted eggs traced to Iowa producer
NBC NewsThe state says Friday that no salmonella-tainted eggs currently involved in a nationwide recall were sold in Alaska. Federal and state health officials are still trying to determine the cause of the outbreak, which has sickened hundreds of people in...Tags: Iowa, Salmonella Infection, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Internists
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Ed Bennett
Ed Bennett brings nearly 40 years of journalism and public affairs experience to the assignment desk at KTUU Channel 2 News.
He has won dozens of awards for his work in radio, television and online as well as with daily and weekly newspapers.
Ed...Tags: Water Pollution, Disasters, Colleges and Universities, Newspaper and Magazine, Entertainment
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Media floods Alaska
Hundreds of national journalists made their way to the Last Frontier trying to understand Sarah Palin and Alaska since John McCain announced her as his vice presidential candidate.
In about a week, Palin's image changed dramatically, now under the...Tags: Disasters, Television Industry, CBS Corp., Sarah Palin, CNN (tv network)
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