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Drunken driver sentenced to more than 7 years for causing car crash
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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A Fairbanks man was sentenced Thursday to 7½ years with 4½ years suspended for causing a car crash while driving while under the influence in December 2024. Andrew Johnson, 65, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony second-degree assault, a reduced...
Slog AM: ‘Heat Kink’ Worries on Sound Transit, Seattle’s Proudest Bank Robber, Protests at South Lake Union’s Palantir Office
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
Good Morning! We’re getting a break from the heat today. Highs in the mid-70s, partly cloudy. The kind of perfect Seattle summer weather that convinces innocent bystanders to move here on a whim. Today’s the day to do all of the things you...
Crypto Market Recap: Bitcoin Hits Price Record as Crypto Week Kicks Off in the US
Investing News Network
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July 14, 2025
Here's a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Monday (July 14) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ethereum price update Bitcoin...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Alaska employers during 2024?
Last Frontier News - Alaska
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July 14, 2025
Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...
As the Market Holds, Here Are Four Trends Keeping Advisors Busy
Travel Market Report - New York
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Despite constant noise from consumer and social media debating whether a recession is or is not imminent, the travel agency industry hasn’t seen much of a slowdown. With the exception of a four-to-six-week timeframe immediately after the U.S....
‘It’s still hard to believe I was the person who did that’: 40 years after a notorious Anchorage triple murder, Winona Fletcher shares her story
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Winona Fletcher talked about her life during an interview at the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center near Eagle River on June 30. Fletcher was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile for the 1985 murders of Tom Faccio, 69, his wife and Ann...
How a dashed dream in Anchorage helped inspire ESPN journalist Seth Wickersham’s 2nd book
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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ESPN senior writer and New York Times bestselling author Seth Wickersham, is a 1995 Service High School graduate who played football for the Cougars. Photographed on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) Seth Wickersham was born in Boulder,...
Go Back To The Office, But Bring Your Own Snacks. Blame Congress.
Forbes
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Employers have used free meals and snacks to lure workers back to the office. Republicans decided that’s no longer worth a tax deduction, unless you work in the Alaska fishing industry or a restaurant. Increasingly, companies have been asking (or...
Borough public works seeks to shore up Centennial Center in Pioneer Park
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments are requesting $205,000 from the borough’s capital budget to reinforce a major Pioneer Park venue space. According to Public Works Director David Bredlie, several...
How to celebrate 60 years of marriage, the Diamond anniversary
Long Beach Press Telegram - California
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July 20, 2025
Q. My husband and I, 83 and 81, respectively, will be married 60 years in December. We are a small family of eight – two children with spouses and two teenage grandchildren. Everyone is different. What are your suggestions for a family...
Payra Port to complete upgrade by July 2026
Daily Star
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July 20, 2025
The Payra sea port is being developed under a master plan, and one of the new features is scheduled to be operational by July 2026, said the Payra Port Authority (PPA) today. The port will enable transshipment for up to 15 commercial vessels...
Alaska ranks 37th in total VA home loans during Q1
Last Frontier News - Alaska
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July 11, 2025
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Alaska ranked 37th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 738 loans issued, according...
Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more as federal board approves Unangan name
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Little Kiska Island (Tony DeGange/US Geological Survey, 2010) A small creek on Alaska’s Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named after Germany’s Nazi Party by World War II soldiers fighting in the Aleutians. Nazi...
Alaska Bristol Bay, Russia’s Far East H&G sockeye prices surge despite strong run
Undercurrent News
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July 11, 2025
Processors in Alaska's Bristol Bay and Russia's Far East have begun officially offering headed-and-gutted (H&G) sockeye salmon to major international market buyers at prices well above last season's opening levels, as the harvest season gains...
Here's Where to Hang Your Bird Feeder for Maximum Visits
CNET
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July 20, 2025
As someone who writes about wellness and loves birdwatching, I've experienced firsthand how much joy birds can bring to your daily routine. And science backs it up. Listening to birdsong and spending time watching feathered visitors has been shown...
Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more, as federal geographic names board approves traditional alternative
Alaska Beacon
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July 11, 2025
A small creek on Alaska’s Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named after Germany’s Nazi Party by World War II soldiers fighting in the Aleutians. Nazi Creek was the last landmark in the United States to bear the...
Alaska AG touts LNG project potential amid concerns from skeptics over cost, viability
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has high hopes for the proposed 800-mile Alaska LNG pipeline, crediting former President Trump’s first-day executive order on “unleashing Alaska’s resource potential” for drawing renewed attention to the...
'Alaska has the resources, but America needs the will'
The Week Magazine
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July 10, 2025
'Alaska has the rare earths we need' Frank Murkowski at The Wall Street Journal China is "exploiting U.S. reliance on rare earth and critical minerals by ordering restrictions on exports," says Frank Murkowski. Alaska has "untapped deposits of...
Alaska spaceport deal draws rocket-launch industry interest
Alaska Public Media
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The global space-launch industry is welcoming the prospect of launching rockets from Alaska’s two spaceports to relieve the backlog at larger facilities in the Lower 48. Top officials with Alaska’s two civilian launch facilities say their new...
Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
Pipeline Winding in Summer Mountain Landscape Sarkophoto | Istock | Getty Images From the first discovery in Prudhoe Bay in 1968, Alaskans have had a love-hate relationship with oil. On one hand, it allowed Alaska to abolish its state income tax,...