Police are investigating discovery of a body in an apartment at 3640 W. Dimond Blvd.
East-side residents oppose creek plan
A tree-lined, wandering creek just east of Muldoon Road near the intersection of DeBarr is turning into a battleground for east-side residents.
Boston man charged in child sex case
For more than a year, John Mark Felton chatted online with an Anchorage father of two, planning a visit to meet the family so he could molest a 6-year-old boy, according to documents filed in federal court.
Craig man pleads guilty to sea otter hide sales
A Craig man who conspired to sell the hides of sea otters illegally killed in Southeast Alaska has pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the U.S. attorney said Friday.
Mayor Sullivan vetoes Assembly vote on debt payoff
Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan on Friday vetoed an Assembly action from Tuesday that he says would hurt his efforts to ease his difficulty of balancing the city budget in a time of tight revenue. Sullivan's budget for 2010 proposes to take on new debt to make those payments.
Postal Service retreats on Santa letters ruling
North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children from around the world for decades.
Boots, helmet, a weapon and dog tags are displayed at a memorial service for Spc. Julian Berisford.
FALLEN SOLDIERS GALLERY
Fort Richardson honored Spc. Julian Berisford during a memorial service Friday hosted by the Rear Detachment of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. Berisford, 25, died Nov. 4 when his patrol was attacked by insurgents in Patktika, Afghanistan. "I feel like he was a support system for everybody," said friend Spc. Nathan Baker. "He was a very compassionate person. He was completely dedicated to all of us. Everyone in their platoon is going to remember Julian forever." Berisford leaves behind his wife, Gina, and daughter, Mya, of West Virginia.
The Anchorage municipality's first public clinic for swine flu vaccinations will take place today but will be limited to residents who fall into one of the priority groups, city officials say.
EDITORIAL
Health care is too important an issue to be strangled by the mere threat of a Senate filibuster.
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HIGH SCHOOL RIFLERY
When students carry guns to school, it usually gets people's attention. Not for the members of Anchorage's high school riflery teams, whose sport flies so far below the radar that many of their classmates don't even know it exists.
JEFF LOWENFELS
I like mosses. They are some of my favorite plants. They don't grow very tall. They don't need any care. When they dry out, you just need to add water to green them up again. They really don't need all that much light. And they are beautiful.
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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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