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Parnell Signs 'Cut, Cap, Balance' Budget Pledge
The Associated PressAlaska Gov. Sean Parnell has signed a pledge urging Congress to oppose any increase in the U.S. debt limit unless certain conditions are met. Parnell was one of four governors to have signed the pledge as of Thursday morning. The others are Nikki Haley...Tags: Rick Perry, Alaska, Executive Branch, Politics, Gary Herbert
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Change of Command for Alaska's Largest Army Battalion
Alaska's largest Army battalion has a new commander. In a change of command ceremony on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Tuesday, Lt. Col. Andrew Mergens assumed command of about 1,200 soldiers in the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. Mergens...Tags: Human Interest, Alaska
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Lawmakers Fuel Oil Tax Debate With Rig Pictures
Channel 2 NewsTwo lawmakers are calling Governor Sean Parnell's proposed oil tax plan corporate giveaways. Rep. Les Gara and Sen. Hollis French held a press conference Thursday. French told reporters that while he was in Oregon he saw two oil rigs bound for Alaska,...Tags: Alaska, Executive Branch, Oregon, Politics, Regional Authority
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Parnell Echoes Perry, Proclaims Saturday Day of Prayer
The Associated PressAlaska's governor has proclaimed Saturday a day of prayer for the nation, heeding a call from Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Gov. Sean Parnell cites Perry in the proclamation. Perry, who's considering seeking the Republican nomination for president, invited...Tags: Houston, Alaska, Executive Branch, Politics, Regional Authority
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Man Stung by Scorpion on Alaska Airlines Flight
An Oregon man got a surprise -- and some pain -- when he was stung by a scorpion during a commercial flight from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska.
Jeff Ellis of West Linn tells KPTV he was trying to sleep on a red-eye Alaska Airlines flight June 17 when he...Tags: Alaska, Oregon, Anchorage, Transportation, Air Transportation
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Alaska Wildfire Specialists Head South
Channel 2 NewsAs Alaska's wildfire season quiets down, some local experts are helping out down South where things are really heating up. The Alaska Fire Service says 17 Alaskans have been working in states like Texas, Arizona, Georgia, and New Mexico, where a wildfire...Tags: Georgia, Alaska, Fairbanks, New Mexico, Arizona
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Begich, Murkowski Blast Obama on SPR Oil Release
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's Congressional delegation blasted the Department of Energy plans to release 30 million barrels from the country's emergency oil stockpile, in an effort to lower oil prices and stabilize oil distribution. White House officials say it's a move...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Emergency Planning, White House, Disasters and Accidents, Washington (U.S. state)
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Reaction in Talkeetna to Deaths of Two McKinley Climbers
Channel 2 NewsTwo climbers died and two more were critically injured on Mount McKinley after a fall in Denali Pass Wednesday night, bringing the death toll for this year’s climbing season in the Alaska Range to seven in less than a month. The National Park...Tags: Houston, Injuries and Wounds, Todd Walker, Gardens and Parks, Disasters and Accidents
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Park Service IDs Climbers Killed in Fall
KTUU.comThe National Park Service identified the climbers involved in a fall on Mt. McKinley that killed a guide and client, and injured two others. The dead were identified as lead guide Suzanne Allen, 34, of Seattle, and client Peter Bullard, 45, of Shanghai,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Injuries and Wounds, Head Injuries, Climbing, Gardens and Parks
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Best Bets: Memorial Day Weekend
“Neighborhoods, USA Conference” Thru Sat, various times Egan Center
Anchorage will host friends & neighbors from around the country during this conference designed as a forum for citizens to voice their concerns, share their struggles and...Tags: Human Interest, Alaska, Field Museum of Natural History, Natural Resources, Memorial Day
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Child killed, four injured when plane crashes into building
Channel 2 NewsA plane crash in Fairview killed a child and critically injured four others Tuesday evening. The plane, which police say was carrying two adults, one teen, a child and an infant, crashed into a small building at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Ingra...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Human Interest, Alaska, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Oregon
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Chief Justice Envisions More Efficient Courts
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's courts have been handling a lot of work lately -- litigating high profile criminal trials and helping decide a hotly contested U.S Senate race, but the state's top judge, when given the opportunity to talk about the past year, seemed to think his...Tags: Alaska, Politics, Joe Miller, Judges, Elections
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