Alaska village faces fuel crisis  One of Alaska’s most eroded coastal villages faces a new crisis: the closest river has become so shallow that barges can no longer make regular fuel deliveries to the remote community.
Alaska pilot lands on Oregon highway BAKER CITY, Ore. - Poor weather forced a Ketchikan pilot to land on an Oregon […]

Bankers balk at legislation aiming to help homeowners Anchorage Daily News - FAIRBANKS — A bill in the Legislature would require state-chartered banks to pay interest on escrow accounts, but bank officials say that would unfairly change Alaska’s mortgage marketplace. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, contends
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After seven years, couple warm to each other They met in the middle of an ice floe. It was summer 1999, and Kaci Cary, now 29, was working as a cook at Williams Field runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, a science research community on the southern tip of Ross Island. […]

Aces win, but goalie goofs bad With Saturday night’s road trip-ending 3-2 win over the Long Beach Ice Dogs secure, the Alaska Aces have a long journey home from Southern California today.
Committee tie vote kills bill to raise Alaska minimum wage An effort to raise the minimum wage for Alaska’s lowest-paid workers failed to get off the […]

Web block Last month, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican, proposed a bill that would restrict interactive Web sites in public schools and libraries that get federal internet subsidies. The bill would affect any site that “enables communication among users.”
Possibly skiing’s most dangerous job In our Get Out series this past week CBS 11 News featured the […]

Palmer residents catch man on unsecured networks Palmer, Alaska - Internet snoops could be tapping into your home computer wireless network and you may not even know it.
Nanooks set for NCAA rifle meet While theres still some fine-tuning and renovations that need to be finished, all indications are that the Alaska Nanooks are ready to play host […]

Law enforcement numbers not keeping pace with Valley growth Mat-Su Valley , Alaska - The long arm of the law is having a hard time keeping up with crooks in the Mat-Su Valley. Police and Alaska State Troopers work tireless hours trying to keep investigations fresh, traffic under control and handle emergencies.
Alaska village faces fuel crisis  […]

Global warming: enough to make you sick Rising temperatures are redistributing bacteria, insects and plants, exposing people to diseases they’d never encountered before. CORDOVA, ALASKA Oysterman Jim Aguiar had never had to deal with the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus in his 25 years working the frigid waters of Prince William Sound.
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State Tourism Ad Shows Photo Of Alaska, Not Tennessee The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development used a nice photo to promote mountain biking. It was of Alaska.
Washington freight proposal raises ire in Alaska Alaska lawmakers are sounding off over a Washington state senator’s proposal to impose a fee of one hundred dollars or more on shipping containers […]

Ice Dogs edge Avalanche 2-1 John Lennartson ripped a wide-angled slap shot to score the winning goal in the second period Friday as the Fairbanks Ice Dogs edged the Alaska Avalanche 2-1 at Menard Memorial Arena.
Fur flies over bear hunt ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Flooded with critical e-mails and letters, Alaska fish and game officials want the […]