Anchorage Daily News

Sarah Palin dines with Rev. Billy Graham in NC

Sarah Palin arrived for Sunday dinner with the Rev. Billy Graham a day before a planned stop on her book tour in eastern North Carolina.

Embezzler acknowledges stealing from Little League

A woman who acknowledged stealing from a Juneau Little League could be sentenced to up to five years in prison as part of a plea agreement.

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Postal inspectors intercept pill package

Postal inspectors in Juneau have intercepted a package containing nearly 500 methadone pills.

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Cold weather hits Interior Alaska

It's been bitter cold in Bettles, a small village 200 miles north of Fairbanks.

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Climate neutral policy not realistic for Fairbanks

A climate neutral policy is not realistic for the Fairbanks campus, according to University of Alaska Fairbanks administrators.

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Police looking for hit-and-run driver

Police in Anchorage are looking for a hit-and-run driver.

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Police looking for 3 witnesses in shooting death

Anchorage police are looking for three people after a man died from shotgun wounds Saturday.

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Anchorage battles chronic public inebriates

On a recent Tuesday night, Anchorage police sergeant Dennis Allen came upon a familiar face at a bus stop. It was Paul, one of Anchorage's 400 or so homeless alcoholics who chronically get drunk in public.

research aims to boost oyster shelf life

The testers worked with thoughtful deliberation in the hushed room, inhaling deeply, observing closely, recording the results.

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Mystery fish all the buzz in Barrow

Charles Maasak Brower was heading out to do some seal and caribou hunting with his four sons when they stumbled upon a beach find - a fish - that has nearly everyone stumped.

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North Pole man sentenced on forgery charge

An extensive mail theft ring broken up late last year has led to a five-year prison sentence for a North Pole man.

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Woman charged with smuggling cocaine in Juneau

A 28-year-old woman already on felony probation has been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges for possession of cocaine.

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New Kohring lawyers seeking March deadline

New lawyers for former Rep. Vic Kohring say they'll need until late March to review new evidence turned over by federal prosecutors.

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McCain says he enjoyed Palin book

U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

Artists present 50 visions on 50 years

Alaska is 50 years old, relatively young as compared to, say Massachusetts or Delaware. But in a land of extremes - weather, lifestyles, growth - a lot can happen in 50 years.

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Construction begins in spring on Nome hospital

Construction will get under way in the spring of 2010 on the new $91 million Norton Sound Regional Hospital in Nome.

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Restoration project makes creek more fish friendly

City officials and the Juneau Watershed Partnership hope a recently completed project will alleviate flooding and improve fish spawning habitat in Jordan Creek near Jennifer Drive.

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Hundreds of ravens seem to mourn deaths

Ravens have feelings, too, at least judging from an eerie scene Tuesday morning on Minnie Street in east Fairbanks.

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Craig man pleads in sea otter illegal take case

A 31-year-old Craig man has pleaded guilty in federal court to felony charges of illegally taking sea otters and selling hides.

Sherry Johnston gets 3 years in drug case

The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned on marrying has been sentenced to three years in prison.

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Ketchikan man gets 10 years for child porn

A 54-year-old Ketchikan man has been sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison following his conviction for distribution of child pornography.