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• December 10th, 1910 Dec 10, 2019
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• Preseason Forecasts for Some SE Alaska Kings still not Enough for a Harvest Dec 9, 2019
  State fisheries biologists for Alaska say very low forecasts and recent poor runs of Chinook salmon returning to the Stikine and Taku rivers in Southeast Alaska do not provide for allowable catches on these transboundary rivers on either the United States or Canadian side of the border. The 2020 preseason terminal run forecast for the […]
• Whistling-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 9th Dec 9, 2019
  KUKUMYARLUNI – WHISTLING PAAPUMA NIUTAAKIIKUT, “KUKUUMYARKUNACI, IIYAQ TAICIQNILUKU.” – MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD US, “DON’T WHISTLE; YOU ARE CALLING FOR THE DEVIL.” Whistling is a fun, light-hearted activity in contemporary Alutiiq communities. Children make whistles from willow branches, hunters call animals with whistles carved from green alder, and comically masked carolers travel from house to house […]
• Devin Nunes Claims He Was ‘Stalked’ After Reporter Asked Basic Questions About His Role in Trump’s Ukraine Scheme Dec 9, 2019
  An Intercept/Youtube video showing Nunes dodging questions on Ukraine. Video-Intercept Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, claimed Sunday that he was “stalked” at a $15,000-per-plate GOP fundraiser at the luxury Lotte New York Palace Hotel in Manhattan. In reality, Nunes was approached at the GOP event Saturday by The Intercept‘s Lee Fang, who […]
• Nadler: ‘Rock Solid Case’ for Trump’s Impeachment Dec 9, 2019
  WASHINGTON – The leader of the House of Representatives committee weighing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump contended Sunday that there is a “rock solid case” against the U.S. leader. Congressman Jerrold Nadler declared on CNN that Trump would be found guilty in “three minutes flat” if he were facing charges before a criminal court jury […]
• December 9th, 1916 Dec 9, 2019
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• Moreland Arrested on Manslaughter Charges for September Death of Retired Trooper Dec 9, 2019
  On Saturday night Alaska State Troopers took a 22-year-old Wasilla man into custody on an arrest warrant for manslaughter for a September 26th collision that took the life of retired AST officer Dallas Massie. On Thursday a grand jury handed down an indictment on manslaughter charges on Jacob Rock Moreland that  resulted in Moreland’s arrest […]
• North Korea Reports ‘Very Important Test’ at Rocket Launch Site Dec 8, 2019
  SEOUL – North Korea conducted “a very important test” at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, the country’s state media said Sunday.    The test took place Saturday at the long-range rocket launching station in Tongchang-ri, a part of North Pyongan province near the border of China, the government-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.   The results “will have […]
• Brother Indicted for Sister’s Thanksgiving Day Murder Dec 8, 2019
  On Friday, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 27-year-old Moses Tony Crowe for the murder of his sister at a McCarrey Street address on Thanksgiving Day. According to the report, Crowe was at that address visiting relatives with his sister 23-year-old Amanda R. Owen as dinner was being prepared. As the victim was sitting with her […]
• Saudi National Officially Identified as US Naval Base Shooter Dec 8, 2019
  The FBI has officially identified the shooter at the U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida who shot and killed three people Friday. The shooter was Mohammed Alshamrani, a 21-year-old second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force who was a student naval flight officer at the Naval Aviation Schools Command at Naval Air Station Pensacola.  […]