A state Senate committee convened Friday to take testimony from witnesses facing subpoenas to tell what they know about the Troopergate affair, but none showed up -- including Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd.
Stevens wants to testify at his trial
Sen. Ted Stevens said he intends to testify at his federal corruption trial, which begins with jury selection Monday, but he said the final decision will be up to his lawyers.
Tenants flee fire set in stairwell of building
At least a dozen Mountain View residents escaped without injury through the windows of their three-story apartment building early Friday morning after someone lit a fire in the stairwell, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.
Fatal crash caused by wing failure, NTSB says
Wing failure caused a floatplane crash that killed four men in the Katmai National Park and Preserve last year, according to a federal accident report.
Wasilla couple wants compensation
The couple that helped expose the City of Wasilla's questionable dealings with a developer is now asking for compensation equal to half the mayor's salary, or $37,500 to be exact.
Leaves display brilliant colors as southcentral readies for winter.
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Hoping to find the killer, Anchorage police offered new details Friday about an unsolved Sept. 10 murder in East Anchorage.
Parnell concedes GOP race to Young
Expect more negativity in ad campaigns for Senate race
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A state fire crew cuts up dead trees and burns them to lower the possibility of wildfires and keep the forest healthier.
Racial views steer some white Dems away from Obama
Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles.
Several photographs in "re-pair" by Asia Freeman and Michael Walsh appear prosaic from afar and utterly dynamic up close.
Fringe reporters like me like to ride the coattails of local and national media, so I recently embarked on an investigative project called "Ale-in' with Palin."
I bought a hamburger at Sunshine Express the other day. I was still eating on it at lunch the next day. The same one. And it wasn't even the joint's biggest burger
Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.
Two-time Grammy-winning singer Peabo Bryson will perform with the Norman Connors Band on Saturday in a Mayor's Diversity Concert suitable for all ages.
Goodbye, summer, good riddance
Despite this odd, colder-than- average summer, it seems as if fall is arriving right on time. Although the calendar will officially mark the season's arrival within the week, the signs are already here.
Matanuska-Susitna area trails and snowmachine groups will receive nearly $34,000 in state grants this year to educate people about snowmachine safety and do trail maintenance in the Willow and the Montana Creek areas, according to a written release from state parks officials.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
For the first half of Friday's lopsided Cook Inlet Conference game, last-place Eagle River had a chance to keep it close against first-place South.
The state's unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.9 percent in August, the Department of Labor said Friday.
A roundup of what's happening in spiritual communities around Anchorage
EDITORIAL
Official state business -- like Troopergate -- should be handled by the governor of the state, not by McCain presidential campaign operatives.
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