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Anchorage drivers advised to stay home as snow piles up

Deep, blowing snow is making travel difficult across Southcentral Alaska. The Department of Transportation is warning people in Anchorage to stay off roads to help plowing crews keep up with heavy snowfall. The Anchorage School District has announced several after-school event cancellations.

Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral

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Video shows missing barista was abducted

Anchorage police say surveillance video shows that a man kidnapped 18-year-old Samantha Koenig at the Midtown coffee stand where she was finishing up work Wednesday night.

Police seek info about missing barista

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Iditarod Trail will be a little tamer for this year's race

Feared by rookie mushers and respected by veterans, the Happy River Steps live in Iditarod Trail infamy as a place of busted sleds and broken bones. This year, for the first time, the Last Great Race will bypass the Steps.

State to pay $9.6 million in 'Big Miracle' expenses

The state of Alaska will pay one-third of the $29.5 million in Alaska production costs of "Big Miracle," according to paperwork filed with the Alaska Film Office. The Universal Pictures film, starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, opened today in theaters and was among first major films to take advantage of Alaska’s fledging incentive program.

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'Big Miracle': The real story

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Air Force plans to transfer jets from Fairbanks to Anchorage

The Air Force says it plans to transfer to Anchorage all its F-16 fighter jets based at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, leading to fears that the base could be targeted when the military considers closures or realignments.

Alaska delegation vows to resist base closures

Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral

Heavy snow and poor visibility Thursday night and for much of Friday led to a rash of moose-vehicle collisions in Southcentral Alaska.

Interior man accused of drunkenly shooting dogs

A Two Rivers man is facing a weapons charge after allegedly shooting two of his dogs while he was intoxicated.

Missing village snowmachiner is found dead after blizzard

Searchers have found the body of a snowmachiner who went missing in blizzard conditions in Southwest Alaska early Wednesday, according to Alaska State Troopers.

'Big Miracle': The real story

Now that "Big Miracle" is opening -- the movie is loosely based on the 1988 rescue effort in Barrow -- how close is the movie to actual events?

Archive photos: Barrow whale rescue (1988)

What do Alaskans think of 'Big Miracle'? Grade the movie!

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Coverage of the 1988 Barrow whale rescue

Searchers find missing cabbie dead

A missing Bethel cabbie was found dead under suspicious circumstances Wednesday inside her vehicle at a village 15 miles from the Southwest Alaska city, according to Alaska State Troopers.

5th snowiest winter on record, so far, in Juneau

The National Weather Service says that so far, this winter has been the fifth snowiest on record for the capital city.

Police seek info about missing barista

Anchorage police are looking for a missing 18-year-old woman last seen at the Midtown coffee stand where she worked, police say.

Avalanche control work continues on Seward Highway

Motorists can expect intermittent delays today on the Seward Highway as road crews continue avalanche control work, according to the Department of Transportation.

2012 ALASKA LEGISLATURE

Divided House committee advances bill on school choice

An expansion of school choice programs available to Alaskans is one step closer to becoming a reality, but a 4-3 vote by the House Education Committee this week and concerns raised by legislators suggest the road ahead for the bill could be rough.

Senate committee advances health insurance exchange

The Senate Finance Committee has advanced legislation that would establish a health care exchange in Alaska.

Man struck by van in darkness on Seward Highway has died

A 43-year-old sex abuse suspect who was struck and dragged by a van in blizzard conditions on the Seward Highway on Jan. 22 has died from his injuries, troopers say.

Man struck by van and dragged 400 feet in critical condition

Breast cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest.

Federal subsistence board renews review of Alaska rural designation

The state's federal subsistence board has discarded seven years of work to determine which rural federal lands in Alaska are eligible for subsistence hunting.

Lawmaker seeks end to tax break benefiting Baptist Temple

An Anchorage lawmaker is asking the Alaska Legislature to undo a 2006 change in state tax law that is benefiting only one Anchorage church: the same church that sought the amendment.

Inquiry targets Anchorage Baptist Temple tax exemptions

Ted Stevens portrait to be unveiled at state museum

A new portrait of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens is expected to be unveiled at the Alaska State Museum this evening.

Fairbanks-area woman nearly bit boyfriend's ear off, troopers say

A Fairbanks-area woman was arrested after being charged with nearly biting her boyfriend's ear off.