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Cook Inlet lease sale draws bids on 44 tracts

Alaska's annual Cook Inlet petroleum lease sale drew bids on 44 tracts by five bidding groups and individuals, with primary drillers doing fill-in work around existing leases, the state says.

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake was centered in South Anchorage

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 jolted Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula and Mat-Su just after 7 a.m. today. The quake, centered in South Anchorage, was 35.5 miles deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Anchorage School District gives layoff notices to 55 employees

The Anchorage School District is handing layoff notices to 35 teachers and 20 support staff members as a result of "budget restraints."

People get too close to Turnagain Arm bear

A brown bear frequenting popular spots along the Seward Highway and the Turnagain Arm Trail is showing signs of being uncomfortable with picture-snapping humans who have come far too close, officials say.

Turnagain Arm Trail Run leaders encounter grizzly

Eagle River bear-mauling survivor surprised to be alive

James Koenig charged with DUI, other charges

Anchorage police arrested James Koenig, father of homicide victim Samantha Koenig, early Tuesday morning and charged him with drunken driving, assault and weapons misconduct, a police spokesman said.

Man charged in wife's slaying leads police to body in Valley

Acting on a tip from a man charged in his wife's slaying, Anchorage police found a body Friday in the Matanuska Valley they linked to the case. William "Mike" Dixiano has agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder, a prosecutor said.

Anchorage betrayal infuriates family

Man gets 27-year sentence for cocaine trafficking

A Kansas City man who federal prosecutors in Alaska called a "prolific cocaine trafficker" will spend 27 years behind bars, according to his sentence handed down Monday in Anchorage.

Loussac Library seeks input from public on charting future

A public meeting on how Loussac Library should proceed with a master plan to improve the facility and service to the community is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Assembly Chambers at the library.

Feds fund new roof for People Mover bus garage

U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Porcari on Monday awarded $2.4 million in federal money to replace the 30-year-old roof of the People Mover bus maintenance facility, which was not designed for Alaska's cold climate and leaks.

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Heritage center opens with Mother's Day event

The Alaska Native Heritage Center celebrated the opening of its 13th summer season on Sunday with its annual Mother's Day event. The center is now open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The East Anchorage cultural center and museum helps visitors expand their understanding of Alaska's indigenous people.

Reader photos: Mom and me

Moving Wall replica taking tour of state

A half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., is coming to Alaska.

Anchorage-based chorus, quartet win regional competitions

The Anchorage-based Alaska Sound Celebration swept awards at the regional Sweet Adelines competition in Spokane, Wash., April 27-29.

PHOTOS

Heritage Center opens with Mother's Day event

The Alaska Native Heritage Center celebrated the opening of its 13th summer season on Sunday with its annual Mother's Day event. The center is now open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The East Anchorage cultural center and museum helps visitors expand their understanding of Alaska's indigenous people.

Photos: Alaska Native Heritage Center opening

Hikers fear a favorite Chugach park trail has been ruined

The South Fork Trail in Eagle River has long been a beloved access point to Chugach State Park. So last summer, when visitors found an excavator churning earth on the trail as part of a "realignment project" by the state, the response was anger.

Pair of Anchorage slayings boosts public safety awareness

Two attention-grabbing murders in Alaska's largest city have left some residents more cautious even as police say Anchorage remains as safe as ever.

Eagle River man hospitalized after brown bear attack

A brown bear mauled an Eagle River man walking on a hiking trail near his home Saturday evening, leaving him with scalp injuries and claw marks on his back.

City wants to widen section of Lake Otis

The city wants to start a $32 million project to widen an accident-prone section of Lake Otis Parkway and improve the paths for walkers and bicyclists.

With snow gone, city cleanup effort starts

Volunteers with orange trash bags fanned out across Anchorage on Saturday to kick off Citywide Cleanup Week, a spring effort to rid Alaska's largest city of hundreds of thousands of pounds of litter.

Photos: City cleanup

Police looking for a black love seat linked to airman's death

Anchorage detectives working on the case of slain Airman Clinton Reeves are looking for a black love seat, possibly covered in his blood at one time and connected to the killing, police said.

Body discovered in Eagle River was JBER airman, police say

Chugiak man pleads guilty in hit and run

A Chugiak man admitted in court Friday to drunkenly driving his pickup into a couple walking home early Jan. 1 from a New Year's Eve concert, severely injuring them.

Jurors hear tape of militia leader boasting of firepower

The trial against three Fairbanks-area militia members who are charged with amassing a cache of weapons and plotting to kill government officials will resume next week in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.