Anchorage Daily News

Kopp to release personnel file

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Chuck Kopp says he will release his personnel file from the Kenai Police Department.

Palin denies accusation over firing of Monegan

PDF: E-mail from Palin to Alaska State Troopers regarding Wooten

PDF: Transcript of interview with Gov. Palin and state troopers, 08/08/2005

PDF: Transcript of interview with Gov. Palin and state troopers, 05/02/2005

Eagle River trail would be bear road, biologist warns

Work could begin as early as next month on a new trail that would eventually connect Eagle River High School with Chugach State Park via a grizzly bear corridor.

Photos: Reader-submitted bear sightings

Photos: Urban bears

Palin denies accusation over firing of Monegan

A feud within the family of Gov. Sarah Palin spilled into the public Thursday with accusations she tried to get a state trooper fired and then fired the trooper's boss because he wouldn't act on her request.

PDF: E-mail from Palin to Alaska State Troopers regarding Wooten

PDF: Transcript of interview with Gov. Palin and state troopers, 08/08/2005

PDF: Transcript of interview with Gov. Palin and state troopers, 05/02/2005

Unimak Pass rescue vessels far in future

Ship traffic through the Aleutian Islands is growing significantly and, along with it, the risk of accidents, according to a scientific report published Thursday.

New health insurance program offered

The Foraker Group, which supports nonprofits in Alaska, will offer a health insurance option to employees of private, nonprofit agencies like Camp Fire, arts groups, even health organizations.

Chest pain sends Hickel to hospital

Former Gov. Wally Hickel was scheduled to remain overnight at Providence Alaska Medical Center for observation after being admitted early Thursday for chest pain, his aide, Carole Chambers, said.

Obesity not a priority for city, commission says

A population with too many people packing too much body weight is creating a health epidemic in the community while little is being done to address the issue, a new report concludes.

High cost of energy sparks lots of chatter

WASHINGTON -- Ideas to lower the nation's high energy prices faced a whirlwind of hearings, press conferences, speeches and votes on energy in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

GOP hopefuls get close look at ANWR

The rhetoric over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is heating up as gas prices rise, with pro-drilling members of Congress and congressional hopefuls making visits to the refuge to hammer home their point.

Obama targets Alaska as battleground state, aide says

The Barack Obama presidential campaign is pouring money into the Republican bastion of Alaska to beat John McCain and to help the Alaska Democrats running for Congress against Ted Stevens and Don Young.

Gravel operation revives Port MacKenzie

A new gravel mining operation will bring needed revenue to the Mat-Su port as well as boost the port's image as a natural resource shipping spot, officials say.

Video: Mat-Su Gravel

Dog finds clues to fire

An accelerant-detecting dog sniffing through the rubble at Peter's Sushi Spot has detected chemicals in several areas near the fire's point of origin, leading investigators to send samples to a laboratory to determine whether arson could be a factor.

Woman battles attacker on trail

Anchorage police said a would-be rapist who grabbed a random jogger near Westchester Lagoon on Thursday evening ceased his attack after the victim fought him off and chased him into nearby woods.

Crash on Seward claims second victim

A second person has died in the wake of a head-on collision on the Seward Highway earlier this week.

Passengers who died in plane identified

CLOQUET, MINN. -- Funeral homes in Minnesota and South Dakota have identified the passengers killed after a floatplane crashed and burned on the west side of Cook Inlet.

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Senators tout oil exploration and conservation

WASHINGTON -- Ideas to lower the nation's high energy prices faced a whirlwind of hearings, press conferences, speeches and votes on energy in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Seward Highway collision claims another life

Riley McVitty, 23, died today from injuries suffered in a Monday-night collision near Bird Creek that killed another man.

Dog detects chemicals in ruins of restaurant

An accelerant-detecting dog has located chemicals near the Peter's Sushi Spot fire's point of origin, leading investigators to send samples to a lab to determine whether arson could be a factor.

Photos: Firefighters battle sushi blaze

Video: Reader-submitted from the scene

Hickel hospitalized with chest pain

Former Gov. Wally Hickel, 88, will stay overnight at Providence hospital for observation after being admitted early this morning for chest pain.

Norovirus caused cruise ship outbreak

Norovirus is blamed for sickening 124 people on a cruise ship traveling from Vancouver through Alaska in June.