A new spill has occurred at the Prudhoe Bay oil field, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Tuesday. The spill was discovered Monday by a BP oil field operator doing a routine inspection at a drill site.
Sullivan, Young call for study of Inlet beluga whales
Two of the state's top politicians Tuesday said the state should finance an aggressive round of scientific research of Cook Inlet's beluga whales to counter a federal conclusion that the whales are endangered and need special habitat protections.
Palin's Wasilla book signing feels like a homecoming
Sarah Palin was treated like a homecoming queen when she brought her national book tour to Wasilla Tuesday. About 1,000 people flocked to the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center to get the former governor's autograph on her best-selling memoir.
Murder suspect's mail claims called unwarranted
Prosecutors in the Joshua Wade capital murder case say Wade's efforts to get the case thrown out because of jailhouse mail errors is "truly extraordinary and unwarranted."
Village suit seeks to overturn Tongass roadless exemption
An Alaska Native village joined in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that aims to protect some of the Tongass National Forest's remaining stands of old growth trees.
PHOTOS
Sgt. Michael Courtney unloads toys from the Marines' Toys For Tots program.
Marines, Salvation Army make Christmas merry
Marine Sgt. Michael Courtney unloads boxes of toys from the Marines' Toys For Tots program at Clark Middle School on Tuesday. Area residents lined up to pick out Christmas presents and food from the Salvation Army's gift program. The gift program was also at four other locations across the city.
Interactive map: Holiday lights
The Alaska College Savings Plan will give away a $25,000 scholarship account and four $2,500 accounts as part of its Permanent Fund dividend checkoff program next year. People who direct half their dividend to the plan will be eligible for the drawing.
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City electricians were at Kincaid Park on Tuesday, trying to ensure that Christmas this year is both white and bright for nighttime skiers.
MARKET FRESH
As we inch closer to Christmas, a quick trip to the Northway Mall might be in order for some holiday cheer.
With health care bill all but passed, time for backroom deals
In Russia, foreboding about America's war in Afghanistan
Search renewed for missing girls, 35 years after they vanished
For ex cons, a job at the car wash may be a Christmas gift
Woman faces trial for extorting University of Louisville coach
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Tribe needs Alaskans to fill in boarding school story
The Puyallup Tribe of Washington state is trying to find Alaskans who can help tell the story of a Native boarding school and hospital that operated on its property until the 1960s.
Location: Juneau Alaska, 11/07 This is a pic of my oldest grandson posing next to the snowman him and his daddy made together. I love this becau ...
The Good, bad and ugly of Anchorage
Location: The Middle East, 11/24/09 Anchorage?? Nope! Afghanistan!
Location: Wasilla, 06/01/08 My Mal, Aggie, guards our bedroom.
The original hit puzzle from Tim Parker set the standard for all online crosswords that followed.
What is Sudoku? It's a global sensation! Sudoku is a number-placement puzzle that is mentally challenging, easy to learn and highly addictive.
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