In roughly 48 hours over the weekend, the Alaska Aces went from sharing the sixth-best winning percentage in the 20-team ECHL to sharing the 12th-best winning percentage. Three straight losses tend to inflict that kind of damage on a club's pucks prosperity.
Police find three sought after Saturday shooting
Anchorage police located three potential witnesses to a fatal shooting at a South Anchorage apartment but are still not labeling the death a homicide or suicide, a police spokesman says.
Senate votes to begin debate on health care overhaul
The Senate voted 60-39 Saturday to clear the way for consideration of historic legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system, but reluctant Democratic moderates sent strong signals that the bill has an uncertain future. Alaska's senators were split.
Settlement near in sex abuse lawsuit, Fairbanks diocese says
The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks said it's near a financial settlement with a committee representing almost 300 alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.
2009 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
Be thankful for this year's Shootout, it could be worse
If you're down about the downsized Great Alaska Shootout, which for the first time in 32 years will feature six men's basketball teams instead of eight, cheer up.
Oregon ballet company puts on a new 'Nutcracker'
The Eugene, Ore., Ballet Company's version of "Nutcracker," up for six performances in Anchorage starting Friday, has some unexpected twists. One of the twists is creating a second story line about teenage love.
Sarah Palin shakes hands with a fan during her book signing Saturday.
Palin's book tour whips up populist fervor
In the first few days of a cross-country book tour to promote her memoir, Sarah Palin's supporters have greeted her with a populist fervor unmatched in Internet-age Republican politics. From her first stop last week in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Saturday's event in Washington, Pa., thousands of people have lined up for hours.
Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon and Washington this past year jumped by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
EDITORIAL
Wheeler report confirms what we already knew -- Begich did not alert the Assembly to the prospect of big budget problems.
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ALASKA ACES
The Bakersfield Condors sent Aces starting goaltender Scott Reid packing in less than three minutes, crucified Alaska with four goals inside the first 13 minutes and delivered a 7-4 thrashing of the visitors at Rabobank Arena.
The Eugene, Ore., Ballet Company's version of "Nutcracker," up for six performances in Anchorage starting Friday, has some unexpected twists. One of the twists is creating a second story line about teenage love.
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Mystery fish stumps Barrow elders, biologists
The hottest roadside attraction in Barrow these days is a frozen fish on display beside Charles Maasak Brower's house. It's not just any fish, locals say, and biologists agree.
Location: Hooper Bay, Alaska, Summer 2008 Ashley enjoying the nice day fishing with mom, and aunties.
Location: Kodiak Island, 11/17/09 Literally hundreds of eagles congregated around the and in the trees near Pasagchak, feasting on chummed out s ...
Location: Odessa, Texas, 11/14/09 Fall Colors - Odessa, Texas
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