Before a skiff loaded with men and razor clams motored from a muddy Cook Inlet fishing ground last week, one of the clam diggers in the group saw the potential for danger and didn't get in the boat, troopers investigating the case said Monday.
Cop outed as illegal immigrant will plead guilty to fraud
A former Anchorage police officer accused of being an illegal immigrant living under a stolen identity plans to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court documents.
Survivors emerge from rubble after Missouri tornado
The death toll from Sunday's tornado rose to 116, city officials said Monday afternoon, with an estimated 400 injured. But there was some good news, City Manager Mark Rohr said rescuers pulled seven people from the debris.
City police start sweep, post warnings at 5 homeless camps
Twenty police officers began sweeping through the city's largest illegal camps on public lands Monday afternoon, posting warnings that residents have 15 days to move their personal property.
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A Segway tour approaches Second Avenue at E Street Sunday.
A stand-up tour moves on two wheels
There are walking tours of Anchorage, horse-pulled carriage tours, bicycle tours, bus tours and now Segway tours. As the first tourists begin to arrive in Anchorage for the season one group tried the two-wheeled scooters Sunday.
A Democratic state senator is urging the governor to act to try to prevent Alaska's coastal management program from lapsing next month. Sen. Bill Wielechowski said Monday that the program, which lets the state put conditions on certain activities on federal lands and waters, is too important to lose.
Five years ago, options were few. But by the time leaves turn amber this autumn, Southcentral's singletrack mountain bikers may be soaking in nature's Technicolor beauty on miles of new trail that is beginning to turn Anchorage into a mecca for the off-road crowd.
With the snow off the highways and the mosquitoes buzzing 'neath the midnight sun, many Anchorage folks are thinking about taking a summer excursion to some exotic spot elsewhere in the state.
Read through recent community-related events for the entire family in this list of concerts, exhibits, gatherings and other local activities.
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Palin aides push back on unflattering Bailey memoir
Sarah Palin's camp today is responding to former aide Frank Bailey's memoir "Blind Allegiance," telling Politico it "belongs on the fiction shelves."
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