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Anchorage Computer Company Expands
Channel 2 NewsA local computer designer is working overtime these days, getting ready to ship a new kind of laptop. Customers have not seen anything like it and most are surprised to learn it was invented right here in Alaska. It’s called the gScreen Spacebook,...Tags: Alaska, Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Elections
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Apple Store to Open in 5th Avenue Mall Saturday
KTUU.comApple has officially unveiled Alaska’s first Apple Store in Anchorage’s 5th Avenue Mall -- as well as its grand opening Saturday at 10 a.m. The Tuesday press release from the iPhone and iPad maker follows months of online speculation on...Tags: Apple iPhone, Alaska, Apple iPad, Computer Hardware
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Troopers Arrest Port Protection Man for Murder
KTUU.comAlaska State Troopers arrested a Port Protection man for second-degree murder Monday after finding the body of a man in a skiff he was towing near the Southeast Alaska village. AST was informed of a possible death aboard a houseboat near Port Protection,...Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Alaska, Murder, Trials
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Alaska volcano erupting with lava streams from crater
ReutersA volcano that has been erupting for several days in Alaska's Aleutian Islands may be preparing for a more explosive event, scientists said on Wednesday. Cleveland Volcano, a 5,676-foot peak located on Chuginadak Island, about 940 miles southwest of...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Science and Technology, Disasters and Accidents, Air Transportation Delays, Landforms
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DOT Considers Fee Waivers at Anchorage, Fairbanks Airports
A new incentive program could mean more flights into Alaska's biggest airports.
The program by the Alaska Department of Transportation is out for public review. It will waive certain fees for airlines that expand or create new passenger or cargo...Tags: Human Interest, Fairbanks, Corporate Officers, Travel, Alaska
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State, Anchorage Schools' Progress Statistics Fall
KTUU.comMore than half of Alaska schools failed to achieve a crucial progress benchmark required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to statistics released by the state Friday -- and the Anchorage School District says it did worse than the...Tags: Alaska
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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: Travel, Diseases and Illnesses, Alaska, Trips and Vacations, Diabetes
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The Crowd: Organizer provides best of the best for scholarship fundraiser
Congress may find it impossible to agree on funding priorities, but 200 men in blue blazers and white slacks recently joined forces in Newport Beach to raise $60,000 benefiting the annual Balboa Bay Club & Resort's 1221 Club Scholarship Fund. The 17th...Tags: Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Personal Service, Politics
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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, Alaska, Apple iPad
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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: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Alaska, Fires, Health
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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: TransCanada Corporation, Fairbanks, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Alaska
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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: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lawyers, Alaska
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