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Japan Looks To Revitalize Nuclear Program; Southeast Divers Must Travel Far For Emergency Care; Details Released On Seward Prison Disturbance; Wildfires Grow Across Interior; Interior Dry Spell Continues; Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Gets New Building; AK: Doves; 300 Villages: Dillingham Download Audio

Board Votes To Temporarily Close Tenakee Springs School; Construction Begins On Fairbanks Youth Homeless Shelter; NTSB Releases Report On Deadly Soldotna Crash; Moon Lake Wildfire Grows To 24,000 Acres; Record-Setting Pink Run Hits Southeast; 35,000 Sockeye Caught In 1st 6 hours Of Snettisham Fishery; Fauske To Concentrate On In-State LNG Line; Dillingham Dock Damaged, Closed; Ketchikan Assembly Chooses Ferries Over Bridge Options; Anchorage Assembly Revises Bar ‘Safety Hour’ Law; National Guard Cavalry Goes On ‘Spur Ride’ In Kenai Download Audio

AHFC Head Dan Fauske Steps Down; Pebble Waits, Frustration Grows; Low Numbers Prompts Restrictions On Nelchina Caribou Hunts; Tension Rises Over Mat-Su Mayor’s Communication With Redistricting Board; State Issues Best Interest Finding On LNG Gas Line Right-Of-Way Application; Wildfires Growing In Interior’s Dry, Windy Weather; Alaska Airlines Flights Delayed By Computer Breakdown; Polar Star Visits Juneau; ‘Alaska Tracks’ Shares Tales Hunters, Trappers and Fishermen Download Audio

Details Sparse For Spring Creek Prison Incident; Federal Judge Rules Shell’s Spill Plan Sufficient; Scientists Use Glacier For Glimpse Into 1,000 Years Of Climate Change; Pilot Unharmed In Helicopter Crash At Mine; Teen Rescued After Sustaining Injury On Float Trip; Yup’ik Teen Takes Gold Medal In Junior Olympics; Death Penalty Not Sought In Coast Guard Shooting; Yakutat Cold Case Trial Delayed; Imaging Project Targets UA Museum Bones; Mat-Su Teacher Enters Running For Lieutenant Governor; USCG Celebrates 223rd Birthday; New Mountain Bike Trail Construction Underway Download Audio

Plane Crashes Near Katmai, No Injuries Reported; Alaska Permanent Fund Ends Year With $44.9B Value; Historic Gold Dredge Burns Near Fairbanks; Long Creek Fire Halted At 84 Acres; Crews Fight Copper River Valley Wildfires; Wrangell Sawmill Destroyed In Fire; Su Dam Opponents Ask For Documents Explaining FERC Decision; Seldovia Family Completes Cook Inlet Trek; Youth Crew Builds Memories At Spencer Glacier; Kodiak Coats Closing; May Remake Itself Download Audio

Coast Guard Searching For People Missing After Boat Sinking In Southeast; FedEx Plane Makes Emergency Landing At King Salmon Airport; Murkowski Demands Explanation For Artillery Use That May Have Started Wildfire; Stuart Creek 2 Fire Ramps Up; Susitna King Salmon Numbers Looking Up; Fight Percolating Over Chugiak Solid Waste Project; Galena Gets $900,000 Grant For Flood Recovery; Flood Water In Effect For Upper Tanana River Area; Fairbanks Hits 31st Day Over 80 Degrees This Summer; Tragedy And Courage On The Bering Sea Download Audio

Archaeologists Uncover Pre-Contact Inupiat Village Near Kiana; Bill Walker Announces Plans To Run For Governor; Study Finds Increasing Wildfire Frequency; Researchers Study Micro-Nutrients Of Aquatic Ecosystems; Fairbanks Residents Speak Out On LNG Service Applications; ‘Not Dead Yet’: Living With Terminal Cancer Download Audio

House Appropriations Proposes EPA Cuts, Senate Proposes Nothing; Gambell, Savoonga Face Food Shortage; APU’s Eagle Glacier Training Camp Cultivating Olympic Skiers; Gardens at Bragaw to Celebrate Grand Opening; Chugiak Singer-Songwriter Advances In National Competition; Smoking Ban Postponed At AHFC Senior Housing; Photographer Aims To Help Struggling Non-Profits Download Audio

Adak Phone Subsidy Cut Amid Spending Concerns; Alaska Scores Low On Lobbying Transparency; Obama’s Tax Proposals Win Tepid Response; Anchorage Holds First Mini Maker Faire; Fairbanks Borough Weighs In On Redistricting; Search For Missing Anchorage Man Expands North; Chuitna Coal Battle Heats Up; Renowned Musicians Surprise Akiak With Jam Session Download Audio

Oil Tax Referendum Meets Ballot Requirements; False Pass Inches Closer To Ocean Energy; Almost All Fuel Removed From ‘Lone Star’; Mat-Su Voters To Decide On Alcohol Tax; Alaska Dental Therapist Program Serves As Model; Galena Residents Finding New Living Space; Fairbanks Registers 12 Day Above 85 Degrees; Marine Reptile Fossils Found On Gravina Island; Ted Stevens Day At NOAA Honors, Educates Download Audio

Buckland VPO Shot By Man With Alcohol; M/V Tustumena Delayed Indefinitely; Homer To Sue Grant Aviation Over Unpaid Rent; Tug, Barge Grounded Southeast Of Cordova; State Offers Large Tok-Area Timber Sale; Peltola To Run Federal Subsistence Program; Competition Tries To Boost Village Businesses; ‘Seussical’ To Open At Sitka PAC After 2 Weeks’ Work; AK: Culture Camp; 300 Villages: Tanacross Download Audio

How Much Are Companies Spending Lobbying Juneau?; Study Says Proposed Livengold Mine Would Lose Money; Senate Passes Compromise Measure Lowering Student Loan Interest Rates; Senate Considers Passenger Rights Bill; Alaska Delegation Asks For Consensus Among CDQ Groups; Interior Communities Seek Donations For Flood Recovery; IRS Seizes Douglas Inn After Failing To Pay Taxes; New Tool Used To Combat Elodea Download Audio

GCI And ACS Form Alaska Wireless Network; FEMA Admin Keeping Close Eye On Yukon River Disaster Response; Galena, CCHRC Work Together To Rebuild Homes; Water-Starved Alaska Village Gets Last-Minute Help; Bill Would Allow Road To Prince of Wales Mines; Grad Student Discovers New Insect Species On POW; Whittier Mayor Poised To Retain Seat Following Recall Election; Warm Weather Kills Hatchery Chinook Near Petersburg; AVO Looks To Improve Ash Forecasting With Online Tool Download Audio

Administration Says OCS Revenue Sharing Costs Too Much; Attorney General Pulls Back On Plea Agreements; Court Upholds Western Aleutian Fishing Restrictions; Mat-Su Assembly Approves Money For M/V Susitna Upkeep; Stuart Creek Fire Remains At 57 Percent Containment; Valdez Boat Harbor Explosion Injures Two; GVEA Forwards New Gas Trucking Proposal; Anchorage Non-Profit Offering Green Cleaning Solutions; Nushugak King Run Finding Success; Little Diomede Renews Vital Helicopter Service Contract Download Audio

Native Groups Sue State Over Voting Practices; Former Juneau Police Officer To Serve 9 Years In Prison; Sunken Fishing Tender Still Leaking Fuel; DNR Commissioner Sullivan Deployed To Afghanistan; Governor Emphasizes Work On LNG Trucking Plan; Bethel Farm Now Accepting Food Stamps; Southeast Redistricting Presents Challenges; Environmental Friendly Long Liner Heading To Bering Sea; Big Wild Ride Coming To Talkeetna Tuesday Download Audio