- Feds return ancient remains to Tlingit tribes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP,October 20,2007) - Southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes will receive human remains estimated to be more than 10,000 years old. The remains will go to Tlingit tribes in Craig and K...
- Gravel will not be included in next presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP,October 20,2007) - Mike Gravel will not be part of the next Democratic presidential debate, October 30th in Philadelphia. NBC News says the former Alaska senator did not meet fundra...
- Senators back Stevens despite FBI probe
WASHINGTON (AP,October 20,2007) - Alaska Senator Ted Stevens still has plenty of friends. Despite a looming FBI corruption probe, Republican colleagues opened their wallets for their longtime coll...
- Alaska's unemployment rate unchanged
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP,October 20,2007) - Alaska's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate didn't change in September. State Labor Economist Dan Robinson says it remained at 6-point-3 percent, the same ...
- Day two of special session
Corruption and controversy surrounded it the first time around. Now, there's hope that the second time will bring a bill that is fair for both Alaskans and big oil. That's what our state legislatures ...
- No verdict Friday in murder trial of Mechele Linehan
There is definitely no verdict Friday in the murder trial of Mechele Linehan. She's the woman accused of aiding and abetting her former fianc e's murder. So what is the jury deliberating? It's ...
- Farewell party for Maggie
Maggie's big move is on the horizon and the Alaska Zoo is preparing for her send off. They are having a weekend of goodbye parties for her and her fans. If you would like to bid farewell and see Magg...
- Welcome baskets for single soldiers
For single soldiers with family far away, the much-anticipated homecoming can be anticlimactic. On Friday, dozens of volunteers gathered to make sure every soldier gets the warm welcome they deserve. ...
- Hometown News Holiday Greetings Program
While the holidays and the homecoming may be weeks away, it certainly felt like Christmas on post Friday. The Hometown News Holiday Greetings Program got underway. It's a chance for families statione...
- verdict not expected before Monday
The jury deliberated for four hours today in the murder trial of Mechele Linehan. The earliest we can have a verdict is Monday. We'll have a re-cap of what they are deliberating, tonight on: CBS 11 ...
- One person killed in Wasilla fatal
A 24-year-old Palmer resident was killed in a two-car crash Friday morning on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway. Alaska State Troopers say Denise L. Zehrung was westbound when her vehicle crossed the cent...
- Official gavel in signals the start of special session
The PPT plan took eight months to pass, but only a year for legislators to scrap it. Now, they have to try to come up with something else. On Thursday they got their first crack at creating a new oil ...
- Bleak Friday on Wall Street
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 360 points Friday - the anniversary of the Black Monday crash 20 year ago - as renewed credit concerns, lackluster corporate earnings, and rising oil...
- Man who owed $500,000 in income taxes indicted
An Anchorage man who owed the Internal Revenue Service about $500,000 in income taxes was indicted this week. The U.S. Attorney's office says Eugene George Warner was charged with tax evasion, ob...
- Winning games means sky-high costs for rural sports teams
Winning a football game is always cause for celebration, but when Juneau-Douglas advanced to Saturday's state championship football game, James Lockwood, president of the Juneau Youth Football Leag...
- Vehicle collisions mount during first significant snow in Fairbanks
Authorities in Fairbanks reported about 20 vehicle collisions following the first significant snowfall of winter Thursday. Police there say at one point, no officers were left in the station beca...
- UAF students participate in leadership conference
(October 19, 2007) Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are taking some time out to brush up on their leadership skills this weekend. They're participating in the 8th Annual Student Leadersh...
- Custody of human remains goes to Tglingit tribes
The U.S. Forest Service has given custody of 10,300-year-old human remains to Tglingit tribes in Klawock and Craig. Millie Stevens is president of the Craig Community Association. She says the tr...
- Joshua Wade facing additional charges
Joshua Wade -- the man described as a "person of interest" in Mindy Schloss' disappearance -- is facing additional charges. Federal authorities say Wade has been indicted on additional charges inv...
- Mexican extradited to U.S. on drug allegations
A Mexican man suspected of distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine each year to California, Alaska and other states has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug charges. Francisco "Pancho" Avile...
- Kenai Red Cross closing its doors
The Kenai Red Cross is short of money and plans to close indefinitely. Red Cross officials say donations are coming in, but it's not enough to keep pace with the cost of providing services. Mich...
- Three Sitka brothers indicted for subsistence violations
Three brothers from Sitka have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating subsistence fishing laws and for wildlife trafficking. The seven-count indictment names Jesse Rivera, M...
- State jet back on the market
The infamous jet the state couldn't unload for months on an Internet auction site is back on the market. Valdez businessman Larry Reynolds finally bought the 1984 Westwind II from the state in Aug...
- Legislature can't add members to Anchorage transport group
A decision in Anchorage Superior Court has found the state Legislature can't appoint its lawmakers to an Anchorage transportation committee. Mayor Mark Begich says the ruling is a victory for loca...
- Alaska remembers World War II guards
The state of Alaska Thursday is remembering the 6,600 men and boys who took up arms during World War II to protect their home territory from Japanese attack. Only about 300 of them are still alive....
- Body washes up on Kalgin Island
Alaska State Troopers say the body of a man has washed up on a beach on the southwest end of Kalgin Island. Troopers do not know the man's identity. They say he had dark hair, appeared to be in hi...
- Alaska Guard members welcomed back to the U.S.
State officials were in Mississippi on Wednesday to welcome about 575 members of the Alaska Army National Guard back to the U.S. The soldiers have been serving as security forces in northern Kuwa...
- Groups hopes for Siberian-Alaska rail link
International businessmen are in Anchorage this week hoping to drum up support for an Alaska-Siberia rail link. A delegation from the Inter-Hemispheric Bering Straight Tunnel and Railroad Group is...
- Fairbanks wants to double alcohol tax to reverse budget shortfall
Fairbanks wants to double its alcohol tax to help combat a $2 million shortfall in next year's city budget. City officials say they'd rather raise the alcohol tax than make cuts in the budget. I...
- Services set for Arizona soldier who died in Alaska
GLENDALE, Ariz. (October 18, 2007, AP) - Services will be held next week for an Arizona soldier found dead in her barracks room in Alaska. Officials at Fort Richardson say Private Shauna Ward was ...
- Program helps keep ships from hitting humpbacks in Glacier Bay
A record number of humpback whales were sighted by boat in and around Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve by throngs of visitors to the stunning marine wilderness in southeast Alaska. Last yea...
- Man fined $22,000 in illegal hunt
A Washington state man has been fined more than $22,000 after an illegal hunt of big-game animals. Alaska Wildlife Troopers say 24-year-old Carson Kemmer of Ocean Park, Washington, has pleaded no-c...
- Judge scolds Kohring's lawyer for trying case in the press
The lawyer defending former state Representative Vic Kohring got a scolding Wednesday in court. U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick told John Henry Browne, a Seattle criminal defense lawyer, to ...
- Oil tax debate gets renewed as special session begins
JUNEAU, Alaska (October 18, 2007, AP) - There were some fireworks in Juneau today (Thursday) before the Legislature even convened its special session on changing the state's oil tax. It happened a...
- Special session is off with a bang
The special session started with committee meetings and then testimony from one of the highest paid oil consultants in Alaskan history. He says: We don't need to change a thing. Day one of the speci...
- Guarding against super bugs in Alaska
Drug-resistant bacteria, known as super bugs, are making their way from hospitals into community settings like schools. Some Virginia schools have closed because of an outbreak of an infection that ha...
- House fails to override Bush's veto of State Children's Health Insurance Program
It was close, but not a go. The House failed to override President Bush's veto of a spending increase for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as S-CHIP. The House was 13 short of th...
- Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre presents Bunnicula
(October 18, 2007) A classic children's book takes the stage at the Empress Theatre this weekend. This Halloween families are invited to a musical stage version of Bunnicula. "It's a story about a ...
- What is Title 21
Do you know how you can use your land in Anchorage? That answer will soon be a bit clearer. City officials have completed a guidebook draft they say will hopefully answer any question you have. CBS ...
- Pentagon says Mixon appointed to lead U.S. Army Pacific
The Defense Department says President Bush has nominated the current commander of the Army's 25th Infantry Division to lead U.S. Army Pacific. If confirmed by the Senate, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Mixon ...
- Maggie continues to prepare for her move
There's a new arrival at the Alaska Zoo...and no, it is not a baby animal. It's the crate that will be used to transport Maggie when she makes her move to an elephant sanctuary in Northern California...
- Anchorage police arrest man suspected of two sexual assaults
Courtesy Anchorage Police Department Anchorage police arrested a man suspected of two sexual assaults. Police arrested 20-year-old Samuel Bernard Thornton Jr. of Anchorage. A common thread wa...
- Homecoming ceremony for some in Alaska Army National Guard
Alaska's soldiers got a hero's welcome Wednesday. The 297th Infantry Regiment of the Alaska Army National Guard returned to the United States after a year in Kuwait and Iraq. A homecoming ceremony fo...
- Toddler Rape Suspect To Plead Not Guilty
The court-appointed lawyer for a man accused of abusing a 3-year-old girl in an explicit sex videotape says his client will plead not guilty. Tonight on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
- Web site started to save landmark 4th Avenue Theatre
Les Sheppard, the longtime 4th Avenue Theatre supporter who you'll remember helped clean the theatre up when vandals hit, has started his own "Save the Theatre" Web site. Sheppard says he wants to fi...
- ASEA members OK new contract
Alaska State Employees Association members have a new contract. Members ratified a contract Tuesday that provides for a four percent pay raise for this year starting July 1st. The increase is thre...
- Judge over rules Parnell on ballot initiative
A Superior Court judge has ruled that a clean water ballot initiative can move forward for voter consideration. The Renewable Resources Coalition wants to begin collecting petition signatures for...
- Home sales plunge in Alaska
Alaska's housing market is in a sales plunge. Anchorage's numbers are uncomfortably close to the national downward trend. This is something we're usually immune from, but not anymore. The numbers ...
- Senate committee holds hearing on Klobuchar bill
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday on Senator Amy Klobuchar's (KLOH'-buh-shahr's) cell phone legislation. The Minnesota Democrat calls it a "cell phone bill of rights." It woul...
- State Supreme Court hears CIRI shareholder case
The state Supreme Court is considering a class-action case against Cook Inlet Region Incorporated that would decide whether Native corporations can pay unequal amounts of money to its shareholders....
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