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Trips Help Elders Continue To Gather Traditional Foods, For Health And Soul Alike
Thirty Alaska Native elders from every region of the state disembark a bus and stand in a parking lot in Portage hugged by mountains. Small blue plastic pails are handed out.
Soon, before the trip leader has stopped talking, they are off and into the...Tags: Cranberries, Trips and Vacations, Diseases and Illnesses, Travel, Anchorage
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Begich, Murkowski pan wilderness proposal
Alaska's senators are criticizing a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create new wilderness areas within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sen. Mark Begich called the idea "a waste of time and money." Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the...Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Wildlife, Ken Salazar, Natural Resources, Mark Begich
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New Rules Limit Size of Moose Taken on Kenai
The Alaska Deparment of Fish and Game has placed new rules on the size of bull moose hunters can be taken on the Kenai Peninsula for the next two seasons.
The Peninsula Clarion reports (http://bit.ly/o36Xcv) that the restrictions limit hunters to bulls... -
Alaskans Welcome State's 1st Apple Store
Channel 2 NewsThe first official Apple Store in Alaska opened in Downtown Anchorage Saturday morning, and hundreds of the iPhone, iPad and Macintosh computer maker's eager fans were waiting outside its door at the 5th Avenue Mall. "We showed up at 4:45 a.m," the first...Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Anchorage
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Wash. Hiker Rescued After 200-Foot Fall
Channel 2 NewsState troopers say a man who fell 200 feet down a rocky face near Heney Ridge and lived to tell about it was rescued Friday. Officials say Paul Rohweder from Bellingham, Wash. was hiking with three others at about 5:20 p.m. when he slipped and fell,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Anchorage, Health, Fires
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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: Elections, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Fairbanks
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Downtown Plane Crash Rescuer Honored
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage police officer was awarded the Medal of Honor Monday afternoon. Officer Will Cameron was one of about a dozen people who helped rescue a family after their plane crashed on Seventh Ave. and Ingra St. in Downtown Anchorage in June 2010....Tags: Transportation Industry, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Annual Convention
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Florida Man Sentenced for Illegal Brown Bear Hunts
KTUU.comA Florida man convicted of federal felonies committed during Alaska hunts has been ordered to pay more than $66,000 in fines and restitution after killing three bears, two of them illegally -- and then complaining that the last one wasn’t just...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Florida, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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FBI Says White Powder Sent to Alaska Delegation's Offices Is 'Non-Threatening'
KTUU.comAll three members of Alaska's U.S. congressional delegation received packages containing a suspicious powder Monday. FBI spokesperson Eric Gonzalez described the powder sent to the offices as "non-threatening concrete material" Monday evening, saying...Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Arizona, FBI, Mark Begich, Don Young
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Alaska Ferry System Goes High-Tech
The Alaska Marine Highway System wants people to have an easier way to check when a ship comes in. This week it will unveil a new online tool that gives users access to find nearly every ship in the fleet. Ferry system Chief Mike Neussel says the system... -
Researchers Study Pacific Walrus as Sea Ice Melts
Channel 2 NewsIn order to study the effects of reduced sea ice conditions on the pacific walrus population of northwestern Alaska, researchers will attempt to tag 35 walruses with satellite transmitters this month. The ongoing study is being conducted by the USGS...Tags: Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Beaches, Conservation, Science
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Alaska Gasline: Lawmakers Wonder About Progress
Channel 2 NewsIt's still unclear just how much progress is being made behind the scenes on TransCanada's plan to build a massive gasline from the North Slope through Canada, with millions of Alaska state dollars. Lawmakers once again peppered company vice president...Tags: Elections, Justice System, Human Interest, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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