Aces go OT to tip Gladiators
Down two goals after 20 minutes Tuesday night in Duluth, Ga., the ECHL-leading Alaska Aces marched back to the visitors’ locker room and decided they were done retreating from the formidable Gwinnett Gladiators.
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Remnants of violent cult’s home are revealing
The ruins of the Soldiers of Heaven compound in Najaf yielded new evidence Tuesday that the religious cult had amassed huge wealth and weapons storehouses virtually under the noses of the Iraqi and U.S. militaries.
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Rookie Lockwood wraps up Red Lantern
An apparent bid by two mushers to win the Red Lantern as the last finisher in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended Tuesday when rookie. Glenn Lockwood crossed the finish line in Nome
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World’s scientists to examine poles
Alaska will find itself in the spotlight this spring when thousands of scientists around the world launch the International Polar Year — a two-year-long initiative to advance what we know about the polar regions in general and climate change in particular.
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Despite strong start, Currier’s Iditarod hopes stopped in dogs’ tracks
For 45-year-old, college-educated dog musher Judy Currier, the 2006 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race turned painfully from the best of times to the worst of times on Thursday.
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When snow lets go may be too late for training
If caught in an avalanche, should you curl up in a ball or try to traverse, out-run or swim against the sliding snow?
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Mystery pilot’s call brings wet rescue
Charles Keeter stood knee-deep atop his sunken snowmachine in chilly Kroto Creek for nearly three hours until a passing pilot caught sight of a flare.
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Weather keeps lawmakers out of capital
The bad weather in Juneau that kept 14 lawmakers from flying into the capital Monday and most of Tuesday was a hassle for some, a typical hurdle for others and just hours of waiting for the rest.
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