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Anchorage Daily News

• Palmer man killed after SUV skids

  Anchorage Daily News – 18 mins ago  

  A Palmer man died Sunday after the SUV he was driving skidded off a Big Lake road, Alaska State Troopers said. Full Story »

• Fly to Juneau at a discount

  Anchorage Daily News – 20 mins ago  

  Alaska Airlines is offering a discounted "constituent fare" to state residents for travel to Juneau during the 2010 legislative session. Full Story »

• Prosecutor to focus on DUIs

  Anchorage Daily News – 24 mins ago  

  State and city officials are using federal grant money to fund a new job in the municipal prosecutor's office to target cases of driving under the influence. Full Story »

• Former Anchorage resident to return as APU president

  Anchorage Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 4:46 pm ET  

  Don Bantz has been named president of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Full Story »

• Man dies in Big Lake rollover

  Anchorage Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 4:40 pm ET  

  A 54-year-old Palmer man died Sunday after the SUV he was driving skidded off a Big Lake road and rolled over onto a frozen creek, Alaska State Troopers said. Full Story »

Alaska Public Radio Network

• Sarah Palin Wows Crowd at Elmendorf

  Alaska Public Radio Network – 2 hrs 44 mins ago  

  Photo by Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage Sarah Palin spent Sunday afternoon signing copie of her book, Going Rogue, at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage. Alaskans with military ID cards waited hours in line yesterday (Sunday) for the chance to have Sarah Palin sign a copy of her book, “Going Rogue.” Events at Elmendorf Air Force Base in [...] Full Story »

• White House Takes Second Step Towards an Ocean Policy

  Alaska Public Radio Network – 2 hrs 58 mins ago  

  The Obama Administration today took a second step toward implementing a National Ocean Policy – a planning framework that’s now available on the White House website for public comment. Basically, the task force broke the nation’s coasts down to regions. Between now and 2015, the agencies would put together plans for each region, involving [...] Full Story »

• Wanted Kotzebue Man Surrenders

  Alaska Public Radio Network – 2 hrs 59 mins ago  

  A Kotzebue man being sought on an alleged rape and assault charge who had eluded state troopers for a week surrendered Friday night. Jason Black turned himself in to troopers in the village of Norvik. The manhunt first began on December 7th. About a dozen troopers and federal ATF agents joined in the search throughout [...] Full Story »

• Bald Eagle Nest Sparking Debate in Juneau

  Alaska Public Radio Network – 2 hrs 59 mins ago  

  Juneau International Airport will follow the recommendation of a wildlife biologist and apply for a permit to remove a bald eagle nest at the west end of the float pond. But members of the airport board will have the final say about whether to actually use the permit. Casey Kelly, KTOO – Juneau Download Audio (MP3) Full Story »

• Yukon Quest Draws 27 Teams

  Alaska Public Radio Network – 2 hrs 59 mins ago  

  Friday was the regular entry deadline for the Yukon Quest. As of this morning 27 teams are signed up for the 1,000 mile race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse. Racers whose entries are postmarked through the 11th, are accepted, but any others have to pay an extra $500 beyond the regular $1,500 entry [...] Full Story »

ABC Alaska News

• 2010 Proposed State Budget Announced

  ABC Alaska News – Mon Dec 14, 8:40 pm ET  

  Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell on Monday proposed a $10.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year that includes an 8.5 percent increase in general fund spending. Full Story »

• Learning a Foreign Language in the Classroom

  ABC Alaska News – Mon Dec 14, 8:25 pm ET  

  Students at Taku Elementary are getting an opportunity to learn about foreign languages. From Arabic to German and dozens more, students are able to check out books on a variety of languages due to a grant by the school district. Our Megan Mazurek Reports (Video Clip) Full Story »

• Holiday Shopping in the Last Frontier

  ABC Alaska News – Mon Dec 14, 8:25 pm ET  

  Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. From native art to fresh candy, it's the season for Christmas shopping. We went on the hunt for the best deals on uniquely Alaskan Gifts and then takcled the problem of having to ship them outside. Full Story »

• Holiday Tree Shopping in the Last Frontier

  ABC Alaska News – Fri Dec 11, 2:10 am ET  

  Well from small plastic christmas trees to enourmous spruce trees, you have a lot to choose from when it comes time to decorate for the holidays. Our Megan Mazurek hit the town to check out some of the options. (Video Clip) Full Story »

• North Slope Spill One of Worst in History

  ABC Alaska News – Wed Dec 9, 4:40 pm ET  

  A North Slope spill of an estimated 46,000 gallons was caused when a pipeline ruptured lengthwise along the bottom, creating a 2-foot-long opening. Full Story »

KTVA Anchorage

• Popular veterinarian might have been run out of Alaska

  KTVA Anchorage – 28 mins ago  

  Dr. Eric Jayne is known across the state for bringing veterinary care to under-served rural communities, but his unconventional methods - he performs surgeries in community centers - have caused some to call his work into question. Full Story »

• Fire guts Anchorage restaurant

  KTVA Anchorage – 2 hrs 28 mins ago  

  In Midtown, a fire gutted out the popular Sahara Restaurant, located at 2409 C Street. Fire officials say they are still investigating the cause of the fire. Full Story »

• Charging documents against ex-Coast Guard commander detail sexual misconduct

  KTVA Anchorage – 2 hrs 28 mins ago  

  Legal proceedings against the former commander of the Anchorage sector of the U.S. Coast Guard start at Elmendorf Air Force Base tomorrow. Full Story »

• Lefty Van Brunt: Impacting Alaska baseball for decades

  KTVA Anchorage – Mon Dec 14, 8:25 pm ET  

  If you ve ever taken part or watched a baseball game here in Alaska over the past 50 years, odds are you ve heard of Ernest Lefty Van Brunt. The Anchorage Glacier Pilot coach simply known as "Lefty", whose impact on young players is more than just in the game of baseball, but in the game of life. Full Story »

• White moose is the talk of the town in Delta

  KTVA Anchorage – Mon Dec 14, 6:25 pm ET  

  A white moose calf has been wandering around Delta Junction for the past six months with its brown mother. Full Story »

Peninsula Clarion

• Survey: 90-day sessions causing problems

  Peninsula Clarion – Mon Dec 14, 1:07 pm ET  

  Alaska's voters in 2006 narrowly approved shortening legislative sessions from the constitutionally mandated 120-day maximum to 90 days. Full Story »

• LEGO mania hits Kenai: Students put their engineering skills to the test

  Peninsula Clarion – Mon Dec 14, 1:07 pm ET  

  More than 40 technology-minded youngsters from the central peninsula area competed in the Peninsula LEGO Robotics Expo at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska on Saturday as preparation for a larger robotics competition next month. Full Story »

• Mayor seeks work group: Group would look at river buffer zone ordinance

  Peninsula Clarion – Mon Dec 14, 1:07 pm ET  

  A 13-year-old borough ordinance designed to protect salmon rearing streams that's effectiveness has been called into question is likely going to be revisited as soon as the beginning of the new year. Full Story »

• Insurers: Reform won't help costs

  Peninsula Clarion – Sun Dec 13, 1:22 pm ET  

  The health care bills pending in Congress will add to costs of health insurance in Alaska and will not lower medical costs in the state, a panel of insurance officials said Nov. 23. Full Story »

• All under one roof: Cooper Landing copes with enrollment issues

  Peninsula Clarion – Sun Dec 13, 1:22 pm ET  

  COOPER LANDING -- There's no such thing as a normal day at Cooper Landing School. With one teacher and a half-dozen students at the K-8 school, that might go without saying. But life in the one-room schoolhouse could be headed for a change. Full Story »

The Alaska Star

• Hiland Mountain Correctional Center honors longtime volunteer Brooks

  The Alaska Star – Thu Dec 10, 2:48 pm ET  

  "Natalie Brooks was a kick to know," said her fellow Chugiak Eagle River Historical Society member, Joan Delaquito. "She was inspiring, outgoing, always fun." Full Story »

• Create a truly green holiday

  The Alaska Star – Thu Dec 10, 2:48 pm ET  

  Plastic ornaments, strands of electricity-hogging lights, trees chopped down by the millions: Christmas decorating isn't exactly known as environmentally friendly. Full Story »

• Business survey takers entered in Orso gift certificate drawing

  The Alaska Star – Thu Dec 10, 2:48 pm ET  

  The Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors encourages Chugiak-Eagle River residents and business owners to respond to a survey that rates business confidence. Full Story »

• Area legislators seek review of state oil tax programs

  The Alaska Star – Thu Dec 10, 2:48 pm ET  

  The municipality of Anchorage has prepared its legislative priority list for 2010 and it includes several local road and capital improvement projects, including road improvements and funding for a police shooting range. Full Story »

• Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom named chair of Rules committee

  The Alaska Star – Thu Dec 10, 2:48 pm ET  

  Rep. Nancy Dahlstrom was selected by the bipartisan majority in the state House of Representatives to take over as the chairwoman of the Rules Committee in a vote taken Dec. 3. Full Story »

Anchorage Press

• 2009 Black and White photo contest winners

  Anchorage Press – Mon Dec 14, 2:26 pm ET  

  Every year, among the three contests that the Press holds (the other two are You Haiku, and Super Shorts, a short story contest) our Black and White photography contest draws a response that far and away dwarfs the other two. Full Story »

• Alaska's Murmansk?

  Anchorage Press – Mon Dec 14, 2:26 pm ET  

  In the autumn of 1916, the Russian Empire, engaged in World War I, founded the city of Romanov-on-the-Murman where the Tuloma River empties into a portion of the Barents Sea that stays ice-free year round. Full Story »

• Love and faith where you least expect it

  Anchorage Press – Mon Dec 14, 2:25 pm ET  

  In 2007, writer-director James Harkness was 36 years old and thought he was done with film. He’d made about 20 shorts, and one feature-length film Shot of Love, which took 11 years from first draft to its domestic release in Australia. The process was exhausting. Full Story »

• Snow job

  Anchorage Press – Mon Dec 14, 2:25 pm ET  

  Before the great early December melting, nearly a dozen inches of snow had fallen in Anchorage, according to the National Weather Service. Particularly after the November 27 snowstorm, driving was treacherous, especially on side streets in Fairview and Downtown. By Flashlight’s estimation, and according to a map the city maintains of which areas of town have been plowed (check it) the side roads ... Full Story »

• A response from FAIR

  Anchorage Press – Mon Dec 14, 2:25 pm ET  

  For 30 years, The Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has been advocating for sensible immigration policies that serve the broad national interest. Along the way we’ve seen the emotional divide between both sides of the immigration debate, but rarely have we seen such a manufactured divide between truth and fiction as was evident in the Anchorage Press’s December 4, 2009 article ... Full Story »

KTUU Anchorage

• Golden Globe picks help sort out Oscar prospects

  KTUU Anchorage – 35 mins ago  

  Having 10 best-picture nominees will be something different for the next Academy Awards, but it's nothing new at the Golden Globes. Full Story »

• Report: Doctor being investigated in PED probe

  KTUU Anchorage – 50 mins ago  

  A Canadian doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods, swimmer Dara Torres and NFL players is suspected of providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a newspaper report. Full Story »

• Fetus found in gift box, Texas couple charged

  KTUU Anchorage – 1 hr 50 mins ago  

  A south Texas couple put an aborted 7-month-old fetus in a gift box under a Christmas tree after they were unable to flush the remains down a toilet, authorities alleged Monday. Full Story »

• Mo. reported inflated food stamp figures to feds

  KTUU Anchorage – 2 hrs 35 mins ago  

  Missouri acknowledged Monday that it reported inflated numbers of food stamp recipients to the federal government, calling into question millions of dollars of bonuses paid to the state for running one of the nation's... Full Story »

• Ex-Marine indicted in slayings of 5 Calif. women

  KTUU Anchorage – Mon Dec 14, 9:03 pm ET  

  A convicted triple murderer has been indicted in the slayings of five Southern California women in the 1980s and '90s. Full Story »

Juneau Empire

• Juneau visitors bureau elects new board members

  Juneau Empire – Mon Dec 14, 2:26 pm ET  

  JUNEAU - The Juneau Convention and Visitors Bureau announced new board members at its annual meeting Thursday at the Baranof Hotel. Full Story »

• Police return second escapee to youth detention center

  Juneau Empire – Mon Dec 14, 2:26 pm ET  

  JUNEAU - A teenage boy was returned to Johnson Youth Center over the weekend, according to Juneau police. Full Story »

• Eaglecrest Ski Area announces Lindh scholarship winners

  Juneau Empire – Mon Dec 14, 2:26 pm ET  

  JUNEAU - The Eaglecrest Board of Directors announced the winners of the Hilary Lindh Scholarships. Winners of the season passes are as follows: Floyd Dryden Middle School eighth-grader Natalie Wade, Juneau-Douglas High School ninth-grader Paul Phillips, Mendenhall River Elementary third-grader Sophia McLaughlin and Glacier Valley Elementary third-grader Zachary Martin. Full Story »

• Juneau Assembly appoints new city board members

  Juneau Empire – Mon Dec 14, 2:26 pm ET  

  JUNEAU - The Juneau Assembly appointed new members to three city boards last week during a meeting of the Human Resources committee. Full Story »

• NOAA tests free 'BookletCharts'

  Juneau Empire – Mon Dec 14, 2:25 pm ET  

  KETCHIKAN - They're detailed, free, and much better than a road map for recreational boaters wanting to determine their location while underway. Full Story »

Petersburg Pilot

• Electrolysis causes leak in South Harbor water line December 10, 2009.

  Petersburg Pilot – Thu Dec 10, 11:28 am ET  

  December 10, 2009. Electrolysis has caused a leak in the water system in the South Boat Harbor forcing a shut-off of water to the facility. Fire fighting water lines are not affected by the shut-off. Full Story »

• New city manager set to be picked December 21 Lisa Phu December 10, 2009.

  Petersburg Pilot – Thu Dec 10, 11:28 am ET  

  December 10, 2009. Although there are still a few steps left, the search for a new city manager for Petersburg is nearing its end. Last week, the city council interviewed two of three finalists – former city manager of Cordova Scott Hahn and currently interim city manager of Petersburg Bob Prunella. Full Story »

• Wrestlers take 4th at regions; state tournament next Mike Tozzo December 10, 2009.

  Petersburg Pilot – Thu Dec 10, 11:28 am ET  

  December 10, 2009. Petersburg hosted the Southeast Regional Wrestling Tournament this weekend on the new mats at the high school gym. Petersburg took fourth place in the region and produced two Regional Champions in James Valentine and Tom Schwartz. Full Story »