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You could miss the worn cross along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, just on the other side of the tunnel near Westchester Lagoon. I did for years even though it's on my running route. Full Story »
You could miss the worn cross along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, just on the other side of the tunnel near Westchester Lagoon. I did for years even though it's on my running route. Full Story »
Anchorage Assemblywoman Elvi Gray-Jackson is one of 51 elected officials recognized at a National League of Cities conference as having reached the highest level of the organization's leadership training program. Full Story »
After being shuttered all winter the last two years, the Begich, Boggs Visitor Center in Portage Valley will be open weekends this season until its summer season begins May 23. Full Story »
At the city sleep-off center next to the jail on Fourth Avenue, a young guy shakes uncontrollably. His alcohol level tested out above .30, enough to put most people into a coma if not kill them. Full Story »
Thousands of Chugach Electric Association’s South Anchorage customers were without power this evening because of problems that crews are still investigating, a spokeswoman said. Full Story »
The Federal Aviation Administration is beefing up the air traffic control staff at Fairbanks International Airport. The number of controllers at Fairbanks has been below standard and resulted in some nighttime operations being turned over to Anchorage. Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Download Audio (MP3) Full Story »
Adak may eventually be home to a new massive gas-powered gun used for launching things into space. The new technology is being developed by physicist John Hunter and his colleagues at Quicklaunch Inc. Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska Download Audio (MP3) Full Story »
Sixth graders Megan and Illa are singing a song about salmon in their Ahtna Athabascan dialect. But some Alaska Native leaders fear that the salmon – and the Alaska Native way of life – may disappear by the time the girls grow up. Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage Download Audio (MP3) Full Story »
Police training taking place at the University of Alaska Fairbanks this week includes simulated violence. U.A.F. Police Chief Sean McGee says the on campus drills are aimed at playing out a shooting incident. Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks Download Audio (MP3) Full Story »
Sealaska hopes a new tribal energy organization will play a significant role in the development of federal energy policies. The Southeast regional Native corporation is part of the Indian Country Renewable Energy Consortium, a nationwide group. Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau Download Audio (MP3) Full Story »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - To help prevent the spread of swine flu, the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center says no one under age 12 may visit patients this flu season. Full Story »
According to the Coast Guard, Chief Petty Officer Michael Scales and Petty Officer 1st Class Steffen Frazier went on a hunting trip to Lincoln Island in Auke Bay. Their skiff took on water during their return trip to Juneau Wednesday and became grounded on a rock. Full Story »
Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Just in time for the winter weather, the Alaska Boot Camp is starting up a new indoor series! We wanted to test out the circuits to see what the program really had to offer. Full Story »
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) - President Barack Obama has landed in Alaska for his first - and very short - visit to the state. Full Story »
The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a plan by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Alaska Railroad to extend track to industrial land near Anchorage. Full Story »
As Sarah Palin tells her side of the story in her new book, "Going Rogue", some former McCain campaign aides are already crying foul. This is going to be a big week for former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as her highly anticipated book hits the shelves. Full Story »
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An early morning mudslide has forced 80 downtown Juneau residents out of their homes, Nov. 14. Full Story »
(WASILLA, Alaska) - At 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 14, Mat-Com dispatch received a 911 call from a male reporting that Nora J. York, 58, of Wasilla was suicidal and threatening him with a shotgun. Full Story »
Welcome to the updated KTVA weather page! Click HERE for more forecast details. Full Story »
Q: What do you think about the president coming here today? A: I think it was a great experience. It was great to take time out of his schedule and good that he met with some of the families of injured soldiers, even (families of) soldiers that have died from the war. He was laid back. Full Story »
On an evening when the Soldotna City Council's scheduled business passed unanimously, a $2,000 funding request spurred the most debate at City Hall Thursday night. Full Story »
The Homer Electric Board at its Tuesday night meeting tabled the idea of removing the energy cooperative from oversight by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. Full Story »
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has approved a contract for Enstar Natural Gas Co. to purchase new natural gas from the small North Fork field east of Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula. Full Story »
On the Wolf Run at Tsalteshi Trails early Friday evening, Jeff Fox and 12-year-old daughter Sadie were certain they were close. They were trying to find marker No. 3 during the annual Tsalteshi Winter Kickoff race. Full Story »
INTRO: Alaska Star contributor Nina Peacock joined dozens of reporters and writers from across Alaska Thursday inside Hanger 1 at Elmendorf Air Force Base to observe President Barack Obama's arrival in Alaska. Full Story »
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE - President Barack Obama received a rousing welcome at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Nov. 12. Some 2,000 military troops and their families cheered as he saluted their service to their country and promised them the nation's support. Full Story »
What is a person? Or when is a person a person? There are no easy answers to these questions, but one Eagle River man hopes to change how the state defines a "person" and in turn circumvent the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling, which provides women with access to abortions. Full Story »
The Anchorage School District is postponing some vaccination clinics because of a shortage of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. The district says clinics began Nov. 2 at all elementary schools as scheduled. Full Story »
The initial push to name the remodeled and relocated Chugiak-Eagle River Library after its founders Billy Moore and Polly Kallenberg is no longer being considered. Full Story »
At first, Joan Kane thought the phone call was a prank. Full Story »
Welcome to Alaska. We’re sorry about the weather. We know that just the other week at the White House Tribal Nations Conference you told Bill Martin you wanted to come to Alaska in the summer. To be honest, we’ve had an unseasonably warm fall, so we’re still adjusting to the cold ourselves. Just be thankful your logistics guys didn’t decide to refuel and rally the troops at Eielson instead. Full Story »
Flashlight can’t wait to dig into Sarah From Alaska, the campaign-trail exposé about Alaska’s First Quitter and her life on the 2008 campaign trail with (still-employed) Senator John McCain. Full Story »
Alaska’s foster children just scored a victory in their court battle to get the state’s Medicaid program to pay for braces for their teeth. Full Story »
The writer for Disney’s summer comedy The Proposal wants the people of Sitka to know he’s sorry. Full Story »
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has proposed a plan to end the state's hotly disputed teacher furloughs and cancel a planned 10 percent reduction in school days. Full Story »
Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse... Full Story »
An 11-year-old Idaho boy fatally shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. Full Story »
A sixth member of a family facing multiple child sex abuse charges in western Missouri said he is "devastated" and had "no idea" about the rape allegations against him. Full Story »
Associated Press - November 15, 2009 7:14 PM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A road in Juneau has been reopened and residents allowed to return home after mudslides closed down the roadway. Full Story »
Monday, Nov. 16 Full Story »
"Auto is a hands-on class, but they hand you a book and say 'Good luck.'" Full Story »
I am a bit of a food freak. I love to cook, I love to go pick up my Full Circle Farm box. I love to look at cookbooks. And really I love to read about food on the Internet. Really. Any recipe I want, with any ingredients, from any corner of the world, at the touch of a button. It is a far cry from how my grandmother cooked. Full Story »
Google knows more about you than even you would want to know about you. Full Story »
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November 12, 2009. Last Thursday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a preliminary permit to the City of Angoon to study the feasibility of a hydroelectric project at Ruth Lake, which is located on the mainland near Petersburg. Full Story »
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November 12, 2009. Former city councilman John Havrilek was named to fill the council seat left vacant with the recall of Lee Corrao last month. Full Story »
Men enjoy warm weather at a hot mineral spring near the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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