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Details On Trace's House Fire
![More details are being uncovered about the fire that destroyed Trace Adkins’ Brentwood, Tennessee, home this past weekend. According to <em>The Tennessean</em>, <em>“an overheated or loose electrical connection in a power strip”</em> was the cause of the fire, which reportedly sparked in the country singer’s garage. Trace says, <em>"I have been blessed. My kids are ok, my wife is ok. I have my guitar and my songs. Everything else can be replaced</em>.” Despite the tragedy, the show goes on for the “Just Fishin’” singer, who will perform this week in Anchorage, Alaska and this weekend at the <em>CMA Music Festival.</em>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62209689-08050338.jpg "More details are being uncovered about the fire that destroyed Trace Adkins’ Brentwood, Tennessee, home this past weekend. According to <em>The Tennessean</em>, <em>“an overheated or loose electrical connection in a power strip”</em> was the cause of the fire, which reportedly sparked in the country singer’s garage. Trace says, <em>"I have been blessed. My kids are ok, my wife is ok. I have my guitar and my songs. Everything else can be replaced</em>.” Despite the tragedy, the show goes on for the “Just Fishin’” singer, who will perform this week in Anchorage, Alaska and this weekend at the <em>CMA Music Festival.</em>")
More details are being uncovered about the fire that destroyed Trace Adkins’ Brentwood, Tennessee, home this past weekend. According to The Tennessean, “an overheated or loose electrical connection in a power strip” was the cause of...Tags: Tennessee, Alaska, Trace Adkins
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Alaska sued in transgender driver's license case
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state of Alaska on behalf of a transgender woman, alleging that it denied her a driver's license listing her gender as female unless she provided proof that she'd undergone a...Tags: Unions, Litigation, American Civil Liberties Union, Alaska, Trials
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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: Politics, Elections, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Alaska
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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, Apple iPad, Alaska, Computer Hardware
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Journey Into The Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes
I once visited the valley as one of a dozen people on a 10-day field trip with John Eichelberger, who then worked at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. As we approached the valley the first day on a bus ride from Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park, the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Bus Accidents, Disasters, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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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: Politics, Elections, Human Interest, Alaska, Corporate Officers
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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: Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Alaska, Travel, Cranberries
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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: Dining and Drinking, Maine, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, BBC, Social Issues
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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, Apple iPad, Alaska
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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: Fires, Alaska, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, 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: Politics, Elections, Laws, Alaska, Justice System
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