Alaska
Man dies after snowmachine falls into crevasse near Portage
Published May 11, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- A 28-year-old snowmachiner is dead after falling with his machine down a crevasse south of Portage.
Life's little dramas play out in traffic court
Published May 11, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- In Courtroom 25, beneath the faint hum of fluorescent lights, a trim, grim blonde stands before Magistrate Ron Wielkopolski explaining why she blasted through a red light that dark, slick winter morning at rush hour.
Deadline extended for Interior Alaska moose hunt permits
Published May 11, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- The state has extended the sign-up period for two Interior moose hunts for nonresidents after receiving few permit applications.
Aging hikers cabin near Ketchikan to be replaced
Published May 11, 2008
KETCHIKAN -- A Ketchikan-area cabin that's sheltered scores of hikers for 46 years is set to be replaced this summer.
Longtime Soldotna trooper calls it a career
Published May 11, 2008
SOLDOTNA -- Bringing an end to what was the only father-daughter act in the Alaska State Troopers, Soldotna based Sgt. Dan Donaldson retired after 21 years as a trooper.
Rescue boat dedicated in Tenakee Springs
Published May 11, 2008
JUNEAU -- Five years later, the murder of Maggie Wigen still haunts Tenakee Springs. Now her memory may be invoked in the rescue of others.
Authorities dispose of explosives found at Big Lake
Published May 10, 2008
BIG LAKE -- Alaska State Troopers say two homes in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough were damaged when explosive material found in a storage unit was removed and detonated.
Alaska State Troopers nab Arizona man sought in child exploitation case
Published May 10, 2008
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A man wanted in connection with a child exploitation case in northern Arizona was arrested Friday in Alaska, authorities said.
Inupiat fight to keep oil industry from disrupting offshore hunts
Published May 10, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- As mayor of Alaska's wealthy North Slope Borough, Edward Itta is keenly attuned to the importance of oil. The government structure he oversees would virtually collapse without the annual infusion of royalties from the giant fields of crude in his region.
Idaho conference to explore risk of lead poisoning in condors, game animals
Published May 10, 2008
BOISE, Idaho -- The potential risk of lead poisoning from high-velocity bullets, whether to carrion-eating condors in the Grand Canyon or to food bank patrons in the Midwest, is the subject of a scientific conference next week.
Corrections commissioner says he welcomes audit
Published May 10, 2008
JUNEAU -- Alaska Commissioner of Corrections Joe Schmidt says he looks forward to an audit proposed for his department by two Anchorage state senators.
Power knocked out to Prudhoe Bay processing plants
Published May 9, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- Oil production at Prudhoe Bay, the nation's most prolific oil field, halted on Friday when a vehicle clearing snowdrifts damaged the power supply to processing centers.
Linemen on track to repair Juneau powerlines
Published May 9, 2008
JUNEAU -- The avalanches that thundered out of the coastal range near Juneau last month uprooted old growth forest, mangled transmission towers and ripped out a portion of the high voltage lines that link the Snettisham hydroelectric plant to Alaska's capital city.
Missing snowmachiner found in Southwest Alaska
Published May 9, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- An aerial search was successful Friday in finding an overdue snowmachiner from Chefornak.
Juneau business offers to help pay employees' electric bills
Published May 9, 2008
JUNEAU -- A Juneau business is offering to help pay its employees' electric bills.