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Salmon Kings best Aces

5 hours 26 min ago
The Alaska Aces' nine-game ECHL unbeaten streak came to an end Friday night when the Victoria Salmon Kings beat them 3-1 in British Columbia.

Stevens witness says testimony wasn't true

6 hours 43 min ago
A key prosecution witness in the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens has told the trial judge that some of his testimony wasn't true and that he suspects prosecutors left him in a room with evidence and grand jury transcripts so he could surreptitiously refresh his memory about six-year-old events.

Driver in fatal snowmachine crash had been drinking

8 hours 22 min ago
A 20-year-old man had been drinking before he set off on a frozen trail and rammed a dogsled with his snowmobile, killing an Anchorage doctor and severely injuring a passenger in the sled, troopers say.

Palin talks turkey as slaughter goes on behind her

9 hours 36 min ago
Raw video footage of Gov. Sarah Palin's bloodstained photo op Thursday at a Wasilla turkey farm is drawing comment throughout the online world today.

Today's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

11 hours 8 min ago
The price of North Slope oil sold on West Coast open markets closed today at $44.53 a barrel, down $0.59 for the day.

Alaska unemployment rate leaps in October

12 hours 37 min ago
Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 7.4 percent in October, up from 6.7 percent a month earlier, the state Department of Labor said today.

Can Alaska believe the forecast?

21 hours 14 min ago
WASHINGTON -- Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest, dry in the Southeast and warmer than normal in Alaska, the government said Thursday.

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

21 hours 27 min ago
In light of a souring global economy, how will Alaska's economy fare next year?

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

21 hours 27 min ago
In light of a souring global economy, how will Alaska's economy fare next year?

Tobacco settlement money going up in smoke

21 hours 27 min ago
In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a Fairbanks museum. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.

Tobacco settlement money going up in smoke

21 hours 27 min ago
In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a Fairbanks museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen North. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.

Anchorage doctor struck, killed by snowmachine

21 hours 28 min ago
A fast-moving snowmachine smashed into a dog sled outside Kotzebue on Wednesday night, killing an Anchorage pediatrician, state troopers say.

Anchorage doctor struck, killed by snowmachine

21 hours 28 min ago
A fast-moving snowmachine smashed into a dog sled outside Kotzebue on Wednesday night, killing an Anchorage pediatrician, state troopers say.

The crunch of winter

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:48
The second I went down, I knew something was wrong.

Seawolves slip past the Cougars

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:17
It's not every game that provokes a woulda-coulda-shoulda lament from both teams when it's all over. And thank goodness for that.

Mills earns all-around

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:17
Josephine Mills of Arctic Gymnastics earned the 6A all-around title of the Judges Open competition on Nov. 15 at the Anchorage Gymnastics Association.

Business people

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:07
News on hires or promotions of employees to senior or midlevel professional or supervisory positions

Pioneer may postpone Cosmopolitan well

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:07
Faced with oil prices below $60 a barrel and natural gas prices down to about $6 per thousand cubic feet, Pioneer Natural Resources is planning substantial cuts in its 2009 drilling program.

Court orders review of Beaufort drilling plan

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 15:56
The federal government improperly granted Shell Oil permission to explore for oil and gas in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

Stevens, Young and the 'king of fish sticks'

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 14:00
Chuck Bundrant propelled Trident Seafoods to the top of the food chain by recognizing the unexploited potential of Alaska pollock. But his good fortune has not come from the magic of the free market alone.