Hundreds of Alaskans chose to welcome 2009 with fingers poised over a computer keyboard, eager to apply for the 2009 Permanent Fund dividend.
Police seek answers in year's first homicide
Anchorage police have a man in custody and are interviewing him in connection with what appears to be the first homicide of 2009.
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Semi-nude, uninvited guest is New Year's surprise
A scantily clad man wandered into a Girdwood home early New Year's Day and sat on the couch, where the returning homeowners later found the stranger passed out, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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Cheating boyfriend shot during struggle, police say
An Anchorage man who got into a lover's spat with his girlfriend after allegedly kissing another woman outside his Spenard home early New Year's Day wound up hospitalized after he pulled a gun on his girlfriend and she fought back, Anchorage police say.
Alaska float awarded Rose Parade trophy
The Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau fielded the winning float in the traditional New Year's Day Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, Calif.
The Anchorage Daily News' statehood issue hits newsstands tomorrow.
50th anniversary of Alaska statehood
Fifty years of change. Consider for a moment how different Alaska would be today if it had never become a state. Celebrate Alaska's 50th anniversary of statehood with a sneak peak at our statehood story and a list of events.
This winter, at least seven Anchorage restaurants — upscale venues and crunchy cafes alike— are mostly eschewing Outside carrots, potatoes and other root vegetables. Instead, they're buying from Mat-Su.
2008 boosted state to forefront of nation's awareness
Ailing Stevens trial witness dies in Anchorage
Kott loses bid to leave prison
The latest news, notes and images of Gov. Palin working for Alaska.
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Reserve funds, oil prices, gas line are keys to Alaska's fiscal future.
Coast Guard stops search for cruise ship employee
The Coast Guard has called off the search for a cruise ship employee whose co-workers say fell overboard off Florida.
This month's "Under 30" performances at Out North embrace everything from the strange and the ordinary to the strangely ordinary.
More January holidays to toast
Nothing says "party" like the holidays. A holiday is a day free from work that you spend at leisure in celebration of a particular event.
Aging 30 years and speaking with a German accent were the least of Kate Winslet’s challenges in playing a former Nazi camp guard accused of mass murder.
Any competent wildlife photographer knows all about waiting. Few have waited in bitter subzero cold for weeks on end, hoping for the wind and the sun and other conditions to be right for a glimpse at the planet's largest land predator.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
As more than 400 of the country’s best cross-country skiers begin skating, kicking and double-poling Saturday at the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships, the question looming is whether it will be too cold to lace up ski boots.
First-day PFD filings are way up
Hundreds of Alaskans chose to welcome 2009 with fingers poised over a computer keyboard, eager to apply for the 2009 Permanent Fund dividend.
Valley produce heads straight to restaurants
This winter, at least seven Anchorage restaurants — upscale venues and crunchy cafes alike— are mostly eschewing Outside carrots, potatoes and other root vegetables. Instead, they're buying from Mat-Su.
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