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Judge OKs Compensation Plan for Sexual Abuse Victims

A judge has approved a compensation package for victims of sexual abuse by clergy overseen by the Fairbanks Diocese. Anchorage attorney Ken Roosa...

Alaska Senators Split Vote on Health Care Bill

Alaska’s -S Senators split their vote Saturday on whether to bring health care legislation to the floor.  Democrats got exactly the 60 votes...

Halibut Operators Lose on One-A-Day Rule

Halibut charter operators in southeast Alaska have lost an attempt to get rid of the one-halibut-a-day rule. The charter operators accused the secretary...

Senate Expected to Vote on Health Care Bill

The US Senate is poised to take a first vote on health care tomorrow (Saturday) n cheap kamagra ight. Senator Lisa Murkowski will vote...

Cook Inlet Oil Draws Attention

While local officials and oil producer talk about a decline in oil production in Cook Inlet, at least one company is taking more...

Supreme Court Panel Hears Predator Case

A panel of three state Supreme Court justices heard a case that threatens to overturn the law that underlies predator control programs.  Ronald...

Environmentalists Concerned About Shell’s Plans

Environmental groups are concerned that the Obama Administration is giving Shell Oil Company extra time to weigh in on proposed development plans for...

Juneau Residents Recover from Massive Mud Slide

Juneau residents displaced by this weekend’s landslides will stay in hotel rooms through the weekend. About 80 residents of downtown Juneau were allowed to...

Palin Begins Media Blitz

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin launches a massive publicity blitz today, and the national media is gobbling it up. Palin appeared on a pre-taped...

State and Federal Government Find Fix for Veterans

The Pioneer Homes administrators and nurses have found a way to let veterans who reside at the state-owned assisted living facilities receive the free...

Fairbanks Faces Air Traffic Controller Shortage

The Federal Aviation Administration is beefing up the air traffic control staff at Fairbanks International Airport. The number of controllers at Fairbanks has been...

President Obama Visits Alaska

President Barack Obama greeted troops and their families at Elmendorf Air Force Base today during a brief stop as he travels for his first...

Anchorage Vet is Champion for Homeless

Communities across the nation are commemorating Veterans' Day today with ceremonies honoring our military men and women. But one man in Anchorage...

Emmonak Gets Boost from FEMA Funds

The City of Emmonak is still repairing itself after massive flooding on the Yukon River last Spring. The village recently got a boost...

Foster Chosen For Vacant House Seat

Governor Sean Parnell (R) came to a blizzard-struck Nome on Tuesday to announce his choice for Western Alaska’s vacant House District-39 seat: Neal...

The Alaska Purchase: Was it Folly?

When the US bought Alaska from the Russians in 1867, it may have been known as 'Seward's Folly'.  But conventional wisdom is that Alaska...

Juneau Police To Use “Black Box” for Crashes

The Juneau Police Department will be the first in the state to get a crash data retrieval system to read the so-called “black...

Unemployed Must Wait for January for Additional Benefits

Alaskans who have exhausted their unemployment benefits are eligible for 14 additional weeks thanks to legislation signed by President Obama on Friday...

Ft. Richardson Paratrooper Dies in Afghanistan

Army officials are reporting a paratrooper from Fort Richardson died in the Bermal District of Paktika, Afghanistan on Wednesday afternoon. Twenty five-year old...

Obama Meets with Tribes Today and Makes History

President Obama signs a memorandum pledging meaningful consultation with tribes, and giving every cabinet agency 90 days to come up with a plan...