State of Alaska
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Nunapitchuk Snowmachiner Found Dead During Thursday Search
A Nunapitchuk snowmachiner were reported overdue to missing in blizzard troopers in Bethel at about 1 conditions was found dead a.m. Wednesday. The two had Thursday after becoming left Nunapitchuk on separated from another snowmachines headed for snowmachiner near Nightmute Toksook Bay at about 3 p.m. early Wednesday morning, Tuesday. according to Alaska State Alexie and Felix were seen Troopers. passing Nightmute at roughly AST spokesperson Megan Peters 2 a.m., and Felix arrived in says 20-year-old Jed Alexie Toksook Bay alone at about was spotted from the air 3:30 a.m. An initial search about six miles east of party from Toksook Bay tried Toksook Bay by a passing to find Alexie, but was pilot Thursday morning, unsuccessful and returned shortly after search teams Thursday morning due to bad left nearby villages to weather. continue looking for him. Troopers believe Alexie died Searchers reached the scene of exposure, but his body at about 11 a.m. and will be transported to confirmed to troopers that Anchorage for an autopsy to Alexie was dead; troopers determine a formal cause of were responding Thursday death. Alcohol is believed to afternoon. have been a factor. Both Alexie and 21-year-old Alexie's next of kin have Merlin Felix of Toksook Bay been notified.
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White House details mortgage refinancing plan for homeowners
The White House hopes to help address. The new proposal millions of homeowners lower also includes a Homeowner their monthly mortgage bill Bill of Rights that would with a $5 billion to $10 call for access to simple billion plan to set up a mortgage disclosure forms, streamlined refinancing and protection for homeowners program for people who are from inappropriate current on their payments. foreclosures. The Obama administration on Topics Wednesday released details of Foreclosures the plan, which President Mortgages Obama announced in last Rentals See more week's State of the Union topics »X
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Petraeus works to improve relations with lawmakers
CIA Director David H. Obama opens up about drone Petraeus will have a dual strikes in Pakistan
mission when he testifies FAA delays issuing proposed about worldwide threats at a rules on small drones in Senate intelligence committee airspace
hearing Tuesday. New Navy drone is pilotless, He also is working to improve so who's accountable?Topics relations with some powerful Espionage and Intelligence lawmakers and their staff on Police Investigations the congressional oversight Central Intelligence Agency committees. See more topics »X Related
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Kivalina Woman Arrested for Saturday Stabbing
A Kivalina woman was arrested before being taken to the Sunday night after Alaska local clinic by other family State Troopers say she became members. intoxicated in the dry The victim, who was medevaced village and stabbed another to Kotzebue at about 3 p.m. resident of her home in the Sunday when weather permitted, back Saturday evening. is reportedly in stable Troopers in Kotzebue were condition at the Maniilaq told about the incident Medical Health Center. Sunday afternoon. Kivalina Troopers arrived in Kivalina village police officers said to arrest Norton shortly 30-year-old Rhonda Norton after 7 p.m. Sunday. stabbed the adult, who was Norton is being held pending preparing children to leave arraignment at a temporary the house, at about 10 p.m. jail facility in Kotzebue. Saturday. A family member She faces charges of first- then restrained Norton, while degree, third-degree and the injured adult crawled out fourth-degree domestic- of the home and collapsed violence assault.
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Alaska’s Congressional Delegation Opposes Base Closures
Alaska's congressional governor will stand together delegation and Gov. Sean to resist attempts to close, Parnell will oppose U.S. shrink, or realign Alaska Department of Defense plans bases. to seek additional military “It’s important to note that base closures in the state. this is the beginning of a Defense Secretary Leon long process that will Panetta announced Thursday include countless the size of the Army will be opportunities for us to stand reduced by 80,000 soldiers up and support Alaska and and the department will seek Alaska’s military new rounds of base closures installations by illustrating or realignment. their strategic importance to Eielson Air Force Base in the the expanding Arctic Fairbanks North Star Borough exploration and the overall was recommended for defense of this nation.” realignment in 2005. Defense Young wrote in a press officials wanted to move release. “I want to make one fighter squadrons out and thing clear, as someone who turn Eielson into a part-time fought alongside Senator training base. (Ted) Stevens against A community rally and previous BRAC closure objections from Alaska attempts, I know firsthand officials helped persuade the that if we stay united in our Base Realignment and Closure cause and present the facts, Commission to recommend we will be in an excellent keeping Eielson open full- position to beat back any time. attempts to close, shrink, or U.S. Rep. Don Young says the realign Alaskan bases.” Alaska delegation and the Email Rebecca Palsha
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Soldotna Home Explosion: 2 Men Injured Identified
Officials have released the intensive care unit. Griffith names of the two men burned was listed in satisfactory when a house exploded in condition. Soldotna, Alaska. Central Hopper owns the home, which Emergency Services Safety suffered flooding damage Officer Brad Nelson tells earlier in the week. KSRM (http://bit.ly/yVu2iY) KSRM reports he and Griffith the injured men were 51-year- were in the home trying to old Frank Hopper and 47-year- repair damage when the old Ken Griffith, both of explosion occurred. Initial Soldotna. reports had the two injured They were transported to a men as repairmen. Seattle hospital after the The cause of the fire hasn't explosion Thursday. yet been determined, but On Friday, Hopper was in Nelson said Friday they are serious condition in the closer to a determination.
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Commission Cuts Most Allowable Halibut Catches
A commission has cut most the commission. Southeast allowable halibut catches Alaska had its catch limit substantially in parts of increased by 300,000 pounds, Alaska. or 13 percent. Areas off the KMXT reports the Washington coast will get a 9 International Pacific Halibut percent increase. Commission released its catch The SouthEast Alaska Guides limits Friday. Overall, it's Organization, or SEAGO, down 18 percent from last praised the commission's year, or about 7.5 million adoption without comment of a pounds. recommendation from the North The catch limit for the Gulf Pacific Fisheries Management of Alaska is reduced by 2.4 Council of a reverse slot million pounds, or 17 percent limit for Southeast Alaska from 2011. halibut of under 45 inches or The pound limit reduction is over 68 inches. In a the same for the Alaska statement Friday, SEAGO Peninsula southwest of Kodiak called a one-fish-per-day and Island, but that equates to a under-37-inches limit imposed 32 percent drop, to a little on Southeast charter above 5 million pounds. operators last year The eastern Aleutian Islands' "disastrous," saying the limit has been reduced 35 fleet ended up catching less percent. than half of its catch limit. Two areas got increases from
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Senate blocks GOP attempt to deny debt-ceiling increase
Despite support from to the brink of its first virtually all Republicans, federal default. the Senate blocked an attempt RelatedAirport greeting turns to deny President Obama an testy between President Obama, increase in the debt ceiling, Jan Brewer
ensuring that the McCain backs Brewer in tarmac administration has the funds tiff, calls Obama 'prickly'
to pay the nation’s bills House rejects debt ceiling through the November election. hike in largely symbolic The vote was the last in a voteTopics series of politically pointed Elections votes arranged in the summer Parties and Movements debt-ceiling deal, when GOP- Republican Party led opposition to allowing See more topics »X more borrowing led the nation
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Anchorage Police Arrest Boy in 2 Juvenile Joyrides
Anchorage police arrested an from the 200 block of intoxicated 14-year-old boy McCarrey Street at 7:07 a.m. Wednesday morning for It was found disabled in a stealing and damaging two snow bank minutes later, a vehicles in Mountain View few blocks south at the that had been left running by intersection of East 3rd their owners to warm up for Avenue and Pine Street, at winter driving. 7:16 a.m. APD spokesperson Lt. Dave Topics Police Parker says the first of the Arrests two idling vehicles, a blue Theft Dodge Stratus, was driven Tribeca
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Alaska Lawmakers, Law Enforcement Attend Crime Summit
Alaska lawmakers, law Institute for Public Policy. enforcement officers and The institute is a prosecutors from around the nonpartisan group established state gathered Tuesday for a by the Washington Legislature two-day summit that aims to that studies the economic identify cost-effective ways impacts of issues important to fight crime and improve to the state. public safety across Alaska. Topics Justice The Senate Judiciary System Committee opened the summit Personal Income with a presentation from U.S. Senate Committee on the Annie Pennucci, a researcher Judiciary for the Washington State
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