City executives have changed parts of union contracts some 144 times since 2000 without getting the required go-ahead from the Anchorage Assembly, according to a draft report by the city's internal auditor.
Downtown shooting victim was Army MP
A convicted felon just 16 days out of jail is accused of shooting and killing a Fort Richardson soldier after a confrontation early Sunday in downtown Anchorage.
2009 Permanent Fund dividend likely to shrink, but not vanish
Will the sinking U.S. economy scuttle Alaskans' Permanent Fund dividend checks too? Next year's dividend check likely will be smaller, but this year's market meltdown won't stop it from getting paid, said Mike Burns, the Permanent Fund Corp.'s top executive.
Alaskans' steps toward health sometimes halting
Eight years ago the state of Alaska made a lot of new-millenium resolutions about how healthy it wanted to be 10 years later. But just like individuals who don't always follow through on resolutions, Alaska is falling a bit short in some areas.
Aces rebound before coming home
The Alaska Aces used defenseman Bryan Miller's three-point night, Chris Holt's 25 saves and continued power-play prosperity on Monday to salvage their three-game California road trip.
Gov. Sarah Palin shakes hands with supporters at a Georgia campaign rally.
Palin stumps for GOP candidate in Georgia
Georgia Republicans packed shoulder to shoulder to see Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday, chanting her name and mobbing her for autographs.
Prosecutor Alan Goodwin slammed his fist again and again on the wooden counter near the witness stand in an Anchorage courtroom Monday morning, each thud representing a slash of Jimmy Korkow's knives when he stabbed his wife Teresa in 2005.
Kelly still leads House race by 1 vote
Stevens concedes election to Begich
Kelly clings to 1-vote lead in House race
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A Hmong mother is torn between treating her child's cancer with shamanism and modern medicine.
SECTION
A conviction in federal court and a loss in a U.S. Senate race has brought an end to his illustrious political career.
Her campaign with John McCain failed to win the presidency, but it succeeded in putting our governor atop the national political map. So how has the last four months changed Gov. Palin and her relationships with Alaska's voters and political leaders?
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Our view: Don't panic over PFD
2009 dividend appears safe -- for now.
Pedophile priest killer claims 3 guards beat him
The man convicted of strangling a defrocked pedophile priest in a Massachusetts prison says three guards dragged him out of his cell and beat him on Halloween night.
The George Balanchine version of "The Nutcracker" presented by Oregon Ballet Theatre will make its fourth Thanksgiving appearance in Anchorage this weekend at the Atwood Concert Hall.
Heat goes up in value this time of year, and the alcoholic warmth of a big beer feels soothing even to those already blessed with hearths and energy rebates.
The newest kid on the block is Chopsticks Cafe. Open only a month, the restaurant offers an enticing mix of mostly Korean cuisine with a few Japanese and Thai options tacked onto the menu.
Like the country that is its namesake, "Australia" is big: 2½ hours of romance, action and history — a Down Under “Gone With the Wind.”
In December of 1959 when Bud Gibbs first showed up at the base of Mount Alyeska with five friends, he was greeted by eight feet of snow and a little Poma lift -- essentially a T-bar -- that yanked skiers several hundred feet up the 3,939-foot mountain along the route Chair 3 now occupies.
The Alaska Aces used defenseman Bryan Miller's three-point night, Chris Holt's 25 saves and continued power-play prosperity on Monday to salvage their three-game California road trip.
BP budgets $1.2 billion for capital spending
BP is budgeting $1.2 billion in capital expenditures for Alaska next year, a 33 percent increase from current-year spending, according to the outgoing president of BP Alaska.
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Find some humor this holiday season
As the mentor of all knitters, Elizabeth Zimmerman, once said, "Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises." Well those are good words for this somber holiday season, but a little humor is a welcome break to all the doom and gloom. Even knitters can get in on the comic side of things.
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