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Aces win laugher against Utah

A six-game road trip that included plenty of grim moments for the Alaska Aces ended on a laugher of a note Saturday -- they thumped Utah 6-2 on a night when rookie Nick Mazzolini and his linemates lit it up.

New fight develops over rights of fetuses

A ballot initiative that sponsors hope will outlaw abortion in Alaska by declaring fetuses to be "legal persons" appears headed for a court fight.

4-year-old killed when mother ran over her with pickup

A 4-year-old girl died after her mother accidentally ran her over on the side of the road in St. Marys, troopers reported Saturday.

Avalanche cleared, Seward Highway re-opens for traffic

The Seward Highway has re-opened as of about 2 p.m. today at Mile 21, roughly 24 hours after an avalanche blocked traffic in both directions.

2009 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Shootout teams boast some curious nicknames

The Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout may not be loaded with powerhouse teams that will contend for a national basketball championship come March, but the teams' nicknames make for a heck of an SAT vocabulary study list.

2009 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Brandon Johnson of San Diego drives the lane but draws a foul from Marcus Capers of Washington State in the championship game of the 2009 Great Alaska Shootout at the Sullivan Nov. 28, 2009.

San Diego's Brandon Johnson drives the lane.

Washington State wins the Shootout

Klay Thompson scored a Great Alaska Shootout-record 43 points Saturday night to lead Washington State to a 93-56 win over San Diego and the tournament championship at Sullivan Arena.

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2009 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Houston beats UAA to take third in Shootout

Aubrey Coleman didn't let the snow, the scenery or the chance to spot a moose interfere with his Alaska experience. "I am down here for business," he said Saturday after leading the Houston Cougars in a 73-57 victory over UAA at the Great Alaska Shootout.

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Alaska's village schools fight off extinction

Schools in the Aleutians village of Nikolski and four other Alaska communities closed this fall because enrollments didn't reach the minimum required for state funding. "Some of these communities ... are now buckling beneath the accumulated conflict of old versus new," writes The New York Times.

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