Anchorage Daily News

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.

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

Murkowski: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters

An Alaska senator says the U.S. Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post office.

Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.

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Palin to make book tour stop in Utah

Sarah Palin will visit Salt Lake City next month to promote her new book, "Going Rogue."

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Palin returns to Ohio on book tour

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday it shows courage for readers to carry her book in public, as she returned as a best-selling author to the southwest Ohio region where she made her debut as a national candidate.

Alaska diocese says settlement near in abuse suit

The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks said it's near a financial settlement with a committee representing almost 300 alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.

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