News Headlines for Akutan, Alaska

Bronze Cannon From Sunken Ship Found in Alaska (Fox News)
Divers have recovered a bronze cannon from a ship that sank in Cook Inlet 140 years ago, according to Alaska's State Historic Preservation Office.

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House Republicans in Alaska (Fox 12 Idaho)
Associated Press - July 19, 2008 6:23 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) is leading a delegation of about a dozen GOP members to Alaska this weekend to...

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House Republicans in Alaska (KRON 4 Bay Area)
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) is leading a delegation of about a dozen GOP members to Alaska this weekend to highlight the party's demand for more domestic oil drilling.

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Visitors find Alaska's Mount McKinley elusive (The Pantagraph)
TALKEETNA, Alaska -- Bob and Sally Corey of Dawsonville, Ga., made sure they were going to see North America’s tallest mountain. That’s more of a challenge than you might think.

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Alaska volcano sends out more ash (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The U.S. Geological Survey says Okmok Volcano in Alaska is producing more explosions and ash plumes.

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Alaska volcano sends out more ash (KTVA Anchorage)
The U.S. Geological Survey says Okmok Volcano in Alaska is producing more explosions and ash plumes. The ash is coming through a newly created vent and poses hazards to area air travel.

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Obama targets Alaska as battleground state, aide says (Anchorage Daily News)
The Barack Obama presidential campaign is pouring money into the Republican bastion of Alaska to beat John McCain and to help the Alaska Democrats running for Congress against Ted Stevens and Don Young.

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News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
Roland G. Chadbourne Jr., 60, died July 11, 2008 at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage of lung cancer. A funeral service was held July 17 at the Palmer Highway Church of God. Pastor Steve Reem officiated. A memorial service will also be held in Galena at a later date.

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News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
MAT-SU -- A Willow man trapped under his four-wheeler when the vehicle rolled has died of his injuries. According to an Alaska State Troopers press statement, troopers and medics responded at 9:25 a.m. to Mile 71 Parks Highway.

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News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
WASILLA — The Alaska Bureau of Investigation is being asked to review an independent investigation into the city’s dealings with a developer for potential criminal or illegal repercussions.

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