For the first time in a dozen years, no one is quite sure where the Alaska Republican Party is headed. As a new chairman makes plans to take over, the old chairman is encouraging Republican faithful to stay home when the statewide convention resumes next month.
Big triathlon had a small start
Three decades ago, the Gold Nugget Triathlon got its start at Tryon and Marianne Wieland's Sand Lake home. "The transition area was our driveway," recalled Jennifer, one of the Wieland daughters.
Partial solar eclipse will darken Alaska skies on Sunday
A partial eclipse of the sun will darken Alaska skies on Sunday afternoon, although the forecast for Anchorage is cloudy skies.
Excitement builds as solar eclipse nears
Millennium's first central eclipse visible in Alaska on Sunday
1,100-foot fall causes first death of season on McKinley
A Mount McKinley climber fell 1,100 feet to his or her death Friday afternoon while trying to recover a backpack that had started to slide downhill, the National Park Service said on Saturday.
Woman hit by suspected drunk has emergency C-section
A pregnant woman was trapped in her car after being hit from behind in Midtown Anchorage by an SUV with a drunk driver, according to Anchorage police. The woman delivered her baby on Saturday morning, a month early.
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Hard to argue in favor of smoking in clubs
It's not easy for a politician to defend smoking but Eagle River Assemblyman Bill Starr will be doing just that next week. Starr has proposed a repeal of the smoking ban for private clubs -- one in particular: the Eagles Aerie 4174 that is located in Starr's district.
Hilcorp Alaska plans to resume storing oil at the Drift River tank farm on the west side of Cook Inlet. In fact, the company already has obtained interim permission to fill one of the enormous tanks at Drift River.
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At times when the Cook Inlet Conference girls championship soccer game stretched to penalty kicks Saturday, Dimond High goalkeeper Katelyn Sweeney stood on her line and stretched her arms horizontally, trying to make herself look big and imposing.
May brings tens of thousands of birds to town -- geese, cranes, swans, sandpipers and harriers, to name just a few of the commonly spotted species. The Alaska Zoo will celebrate that influx by observing International Migratory Bird Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Read through recent community-related events for the entire family in this list of concerts, exhibits, gatherings and other local activities.
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Haines makes progress clearing junk cars out of town
How many junk cars are hiding amid the woods and weeds of Haines, a Southeast town with a population of about 2,000? Hundreds, it turns out.
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