The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is considering buying homes in distressed housing markets outside the state for an investment of $400 million.
Coast Guard rescues 4 from skiff adrift since Friday
The Coast Guard rescued four people from the village of Platinum on Sunday who had been drifting with an ice floe in Bristol Bay for days after their skiff ran out of gas.
The Dome's parking lot slated for makeover
The deeply rutted dirt parking lot at The Dome -- soggy and challenging to drive especially during breakup -- will be getting a makeover, thanks to the state Legislature.
2 teens rescued after fall on mountain near Whittier
Two teenage hikers were rescued by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter early Sunday after falling from a mountainside in Whittier.
Pedro Bay men charged with sex crimes
A grand jury last week indicted three men from an Iliamna Lake village for felony sex crimes against the same woman, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Biologists predict low Yukon River king return
Yukon River king salmon fishermen hoping for a change from last year's dismal returns are getting bad news. State and federal biologists say the 2012 king salmon run may be worse.
Man in critical condition after motorcycle crash near Wasilla
A Fairbanks man was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after crashing his motorcycle in Wasilla, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
A statue of Maj. "Muktuk" Marston stands outside the Alaska Veterans Museum.
On Sunday during a rainy Memorial Day weekend, tourists pass by a statue of Maj. "Muktuk" Marston of the Alaska Territorial Guard outside the Alaska Veterans Museum on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage. Marston led thousands of Native volunteers who watched the shores of Alaska for enemy movement during World War II.
World War II veterans to be featured in Park Strip ceremony
Police in Kenai say an 18-year-old man is recovering from a shotgun wound to his leg.
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Heat point guard Mario Chalmers of Anchorage will have his hands full going up against Celtics star Rajon Rondo as Miami takes on Boston in the Eastern Conference finals.
Jim Lavrakas, whose award-winning photos accompanied many an article in the Daily News for a couple of decades or so and who wrote the popular "Fishing Dude" dispatches, is preparing an album that will encompass some 160 samples of his best work. "Snap Decisions: My 30 Years as an Alaska News Photographer" will go to the printer in about a month and be ready for delivery in November.
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Vice President Joe Biden reflects on losing wife, daughter
Jerry Sandusky trial judge known for calm demeanor, fairness
8 civilians killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan
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Beyond mosquitoes: Book celebrates aquatic bugs of Alaska
Three Juneau insect aficionados have published a 140-page guide to Alaska's aquatic insects, and they have stories about getting bugs to cooperate for photographs.
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