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Cruise West suspends Ketchikan stops in 2010
Published July 2, 2009
KETCHIKAN - A cruise ship company says it will bypass Ketchikan next year in favor of tours out of Juneau and Anchorage.
Strikers picketing at Denali National Park
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - Visitors to Denali National Park are being greeted by strikers on a picket line at the park entrance.
Newspaper columnists give Palin dubious honor
Published July 2, 2009
JUNEAU - The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.
Small earthquake felt in Wasilla
Published July 2, 2009
WASILLA - An earthquake was felt near the town of Wasilla.
Escaped dog captured at Anchorage airport
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - An Australian miniature shepherd escaped from its cage at the Anchorage airport this week and remains on the loose.
Bus mechanics union strikes at Denali
Published July 2, 2009
FAIRBANKS — Bus mechanics, radio technicians and warehouse workers at Denali National Park and Preserve went on strike Wednesday.
Forest Service creates experimental forest in Southeast Alaska
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - The federal government has designated a portion of the Tongass National Forest as an experimental forest.
Boy, 16, found dead on Alaska's Mount McGinnis
Published July 2, 2009
JUNEAU - A teenager reported missing on Mount McGinnis has been found dead.
Two Alaskans appointed to federal fisheries council
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has approved two of Gov. Sarah Palin's nominees to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Two top Alaska health officials leave posts
Published July 2, 2009
JUNEAU - A second state health official has left her job.
Anchorage man convicted of stabbing friend
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage jury has convicted a man of stabbing a friend outside a liquor store.
Anchorage rape suspect surrenders
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - Anchorage police arrested a 40-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a woman.
Alaska Rep. Young to attend Kenai Classic Banquet
Published July 2, 2009
SOLDOTNA - Alaska Congressman Don Young says he's attending the Kenai Classic Banquet.
More Alaska villages eligible for federal flood aid
Published July 2, 2009
ANCHORAGE - Additional villages have been added to the list of flood-damaged communities receiving aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Fairbanks women honored for World War II service
Published July 2, 2009
FAIRBANKS — More than six decades ago, Ginny Wood and Nancy Baker served their country as members of the Woman Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.
