Anchorage Daily News

First measureable snow of the season hits town

The first snowfall of the season blanketed Anchorage overnight Sunday with depths ranging between just over an inch to more than half a foot, though it had little impact on accidents during the morning commute, according to police.

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Obama to speak at Elmendorf AFB

President Obama will speak to military personnel at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Thursday afternoon, the White House announced today.

Help wanted: Denali needs a dog musher

In the world of dog mushing, there aren't many jobs with a steady paycheck. Professional mushers live off the bounty of their race earnings, dog breeding skills and marketing savvy. And within a federal government that employs 19.7 million people, there is one -- exactly one -- dog mushing job.

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Gold production highest since 1916

Miners are digging gold out of the ground in Alaska at a faster clip than they have in almost a century. Last year's gold production tipped the scales at 800,000 ounces.

Coast Guard searches for man who fell off cargo ship

The Coast Guard is searching for a 21-year-old Filipino man who reportedly fell off a cargo ship 40 miles north of Dutch Harbor on Sunday

Juneau police add auto 'black box' to forensic tools

Equipment allowing the recovery of data from the automotive equivalent of airplane "black boxes" is one of two new gadgets the Juneau Police Department can expect to boost their forensic tools.

Suspect in Seattle police slaying has Alaska ties

A man accused of shooting and killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween night once lived briefly in Bethel, where his mother now co-owns a fitness center.

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Rescuers can't save stricken sailor

The Coast Guard said a rescue helicopter rushed to help a stricken sailor off Sitka, but a flight surgeon who had been lowered into his boat was unable to revive him.

Former Fairbanks borough mayor Helms dies

The former mayor of the Fairbanks borough has died. Juanita Helms died Saturday. She was 68.

2 Kenai residents die in Nebraska accident

Two people from Alaska died in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 in Nebraska.

Juneau city manager returns after 6-month leave

Juneau's city manager is back on the job after a leave of six months.

Couple accused of abusing 2-year-old

A North Pole couple have been accused of abusing the woman's 2-year-old daughter.

EPA files complaint against fish processor

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has filed a complaint against a Haines fish processor, accusing the plant of violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

Angoon hydro project gets preliminary permit

The city of Angoon has been granted a preliminary permit for the Ruth Lake hydropower project. The 20 megawatt hydropower project is designed to produce low cost electricity for Angoon and to eventually provide hydropower to other Southeast communities.

Fairbanks Borough school chief to resign position

The superintendent of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is resigning.

Are local libraries in process of checking out?

The city's budget problems are bringing to the fore an institution that for years has quietly served its patrons in the background of other city services like police and fire and public transportation.

What people think about libraries

Mourners give wolf biologist howling send-off

Friends literally howled in tribute to Gordon Haber on Saturday as more than 80 people filled the Campbell Creek Science Center at a memorial for the fiery wolf biologist.

Barrow dentist honored

For Amanda Gaynor Ashley of Barrow, skiing to work in polar bear country with .44 Magnum strapped to her hip was a bit of a departure from her East Coast upbringing.

Young calls health care bill 'a vote to rescind ... freedom'

Alaska Rep. Don Young, a Republican, released a statement after the vote calling it a "vote to rescind American freedom."

After hospital cuts, a new women's health center is born

The Wholistic Health Center was conceived earlier this year after a round of layoffs at the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.'s Kanakanak Hospital.

Obama visit postponed a day

President Obama's first visit to Alaska, originally scheduled for Veterans Day, has been postponed a day, the White House said Saturday.