Sharon Phillips is a regular at the Anchorage Jobs Center Midtown -- grateful for the resource but a bit frustrated she has to keep coming.
Playgirl boasts a spread with Levi Johnston while Rick Springfield is headed for a Californication cameo
Here is the current list of the 2009 preseason basketball tournaments. It will be updated as information becomes available.
Astronauts Bill Oefelein and Colleen Shipman, now Alaskans, are also now engaged
A convicted rapist seeking to prove his innocence with a new DNA test lost his appeal Thursday at the Supreme Court.
An Alaskan beat out 300 hirsute competitors from around the globe to take the top honor at the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships on Saturday.
Question: Do you think it's morally fair for a bank or mortgage company to make profits from the interest on a home mortgage when all people are trying do is provide a home for themselves and their family? --Herbert K., Anchorage, Alaska
Prices at the pump in the United States have held virtually still over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.
Here's something to think about:
Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano shot ash thousands of feet into the air Monday, the latest in a series of emissions that has dusted the state's largest city, Anchorage, and disrupted operations at Anchorage's airport.
Sharon Phillips is a regular at the Anchorage Jobs Center Midtown -- grateful for the resource but a bit frustrated she has to keep coming.
Playgirl boasts a spread with Levi Johnston while Rick Springfield is headed for a Californication cameo
Here is the current list of the 2009 preseason basketball tournaments. It will be updated as information becomes available.
Astronauts Bill Oefelein and Colleen Shipman, now Alaskans, are also now engaged
A convicted rapist seeking to prove his innocence with a new DNA test lost his appeal Thursday at the Supreme Court.
An Alaskan beat out 300 hirsute competitors from around the globe to take the top honor at the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships on Saturday.
Question: Do you think it's morally fair for a bank or mortgage company to make profits from the interest on a home mortgage when all people are trying do is provide a home for themselves and their family? --Herbert K., Anchorage, Alaska
Prices at the pump in the United States have held virtually still over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.
Here's something to think about:
Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano shot ash thousands of feet into the air Monday, the latest in a series of emissions that has dusted the state's largest city, Anchorage, and disrupted operations at Anchorage's airport.
Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska has erupted again, shooting ash as high as 45,000 feet in the air on Saturday, experts said.
Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska erupted four times on Friday, shooting ash as high as 51,000 feet, scientists said.
As a young boy growing up in Japan, Nobu Matsuhisa dreamed of becoming a sushi chef in a restaurant where he could create his own menu. It took more than 30 years of experimentation, failure and incompatible business partners to reach his goal, as he worked his way from dishwasher in Tokyo to co-owner of a small sushi establishment in Lima, Peru.
A volcano in southern Alaska erupted anew Monday, the fifth eruption since coming back to life Sunday night.
A lawyer for a convicted rapist asked the Supreme Court on Monday for a chance to prove his client's innocence with a new DNA test, a request met with skepticism from some justices.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will repay her state for travel expenses for nine trips with her children as part of a settlement of a 2008 ethics claim, the attorney who investigated the matter said Tuesday.
New book reveals Palin thought that not disclosing her condition would prevent unwanted attention
It's 3 degrees and snowing outside the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage, but inside the operations center, things are heating up.
Mount Redoubt, the Alaskan volcano expected to erupt at any time, is getting a bit more edgy.
In the shadows of Mount Redoubt, Alaskans are calmly waiting for the volcano to erupt -- an event that could occur at any time.
Gas prices nationwide jumped a bit over the past two weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.
An Alaska lottery held to raise money for a group that helps sexual abuse victims had a surprise winner: a convicted sex offender.
The U.S. average price for regular unleaded gasoline rose by nearly 12 cents in the past three weeks, marking the first increase in six months, according to a national survey released Sunday.
Gas prices increased for the third straight day Friday, to an average of $1.626 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas, according to motorist group AAA. That's nearly a one-cent jump from the previous day's average of $1.618.
A daily survey of gas station credit-card swipes shows that gas prices are dropping to the lowest levels in nearly five years.
While cruise lines have drawn criticism from eco-watchdogs for years, addressing environmental issues has become one of the industry's top priorities.
Despite his corruption conviction, Alaskan voters may return their long-serving Senator to Washington
A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state Wednesday a convicted felon, telling supporters that he's innocent and vowing he will be vindicated
The judge in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens dismissed the jury Friday morning after a female juror left for California to deal with the death of her father.
Four crew members of a fishing boat were plucked alive from a life raft in frigid, stormy seas
Sen. Ted Stevens took the stand in his corruption trial Thursday afternoon and denied that he filed false financial forms with the Senate.
An investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner can proceed, Alaska's Supreme Court ruled Thursday, clearing the way for a Friday report to the state Legislature on the issue.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has agreed to answer written questions in the state Legislature's investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner, campaign officials said Monday.
Seven employees of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's administration have agreed to give statements in the state Legislature's investigation into her firing of the state's public safety commissioner, the attorney general and lawmakers involved in the probe said Sunday.
Gov. Sarah Palin's husband is planning to speak to an investigator looking into abuse-of-power allegations against the governor
An Alaska judge refused Thursday to throw out subpoenas for members of Gov. Sarah Palin's administration in the State Legislature's investigation of her firing of her public safety commissioner.
Republican campaign officials indicated they are done answering questions about an investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner Tuesday, citing a request by a state investigator.
She now says she'll cooperate with an investigation over which she has more control. Some Alaskans are starting to miss the old Sarah Palin
"NO NO NO. Not just no, but HELL NO," writes Richard, a reader from Anchorage, Alaska.
Sarah Palin's husband won't testify, but the committee says it will still issue a report on the scandal on Oct. 10
Todd Palin is refusing to testify in an abuse-of-power investigation into his wife, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stepped up attacks on state lawmakers investigating the firing of her public service commissioner Tuesday, calling it a "McCarthyistic" inquisition and asking judges to block the probe.
Alaska State Sen. Hollis French said Friday that seven witnesses told the Legislature's investigator they will refuse depositions; he said the Legislature will issue subpoenas instead
Plucked from obscurity by John McCain, Sarah Palin has scrambled the presidential race. An intimate look at how a frontier mom learned to play the political game
More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name -- with the help of volunteers
Many insurers are using pay-for-performance bonus programs, rewarding doctors who provide better quality of care
America's wildlife refuges are so short of money that one-third have no staff, property is in disrepair, and drug dealers are using them for illicit purposes, a study says
It's 25 below outside, and the heat in the van is busted. Randy Boyer, a burly ConocoPhillips contractor in thermal coveralls, navigates the slick ice road. "This is nothing," he says, keeping his eye on the thin red line running down the center of the road. "The other week we had a whiteout, and I was stuck in my truck for 36 hours." Right now we're some 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and it's so white outside that the distant horizon appears to blend seamlessly into the blustery sky.
When I lived in the country one summer an ad for a local dating service would come on the radio every time I drove around.
Stock-car-racing scion Brian France spends as much time in the air crisscrossing NASCAR nation as he does at the track. The grandson of NASCAR's founder took over the family's multibillion-dollar empire in the fall of 2003 and promptly put his stamp on the sport by revamping the championship point system. This season he tweaked the formula again, making individual race victories count for more in the run-up to the Nextel Cup. We caught up with France at NASCAR's Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., where a special team oversees car standards and runs safety testing.
Three conservation groups notified the federal government Wednesday they intend to sue to get polar bears listed as a threatened species due to global warming
FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents searched the Alaska home of longtime Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday amid a corruption probe that already has snared two oil-company executives and a state lobbyist.
The thrill of a seaplane isn't just in the water landing. Here's what you'll see on North American flights.
While minor-league baseball has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in recent years, farm-club hockey has sunk into the doldrums. The West Coast Hockey League, a group of seven minor-league teams struggling to contain workers' comp costs and put enough teams on ice to maintain a competitive environment, ceased operation in 2002 and was forced to merge into the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).
Warren Buffett famously remarked that when brilliant management tackles an industry with terrible economics, it's usually the reputation of the industry that remains intact. His insight helps expla...
BP estimates it will cost $100 million to replace the 16 miles of corroding pipeline at its giant oilfield in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO I attended a convention in Pasadena, which is a very nice place, by the way. Good weather. Nice houses. The Ritz hotel we were imprisoned in was lovely as well, although the guest...
Gasoline prices shed about 3 cents per gallon over the past three weeks, according to a survey published Sunday.
As senior manager of FedEx's bustling Anchorage hub, Dale Shaw oversees hundreds of employees who unload and sort up to 13,400 parcels per hour arriving from Taipei, Pudong and Hong Kong, and bound, that same day, for hubs in Memphis, Newark, and Los Angeles.
It's the moment every air passenger dreads: standing alone at an empty carousel with the growing realization that their bag has gone missing.
Prices at the pump fell 23 cents per gallon over the past two weeks, according to a survey released Sunday.
The Iditarod's sled dogs are some of the finest-tuned athletes in the world.
Gas prices rose more than 6 cents over the past two weeks to a nationwide average of $1.91 per gallon of self-serve regular, according to a new survey out Sunday.
OK -- You've finished your holiday shopping before Halloween, you've repeatedly listened to Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song" to the point it's not that funny anymore and you're starting to eat candy canes for dinner. There are only a few more weeks to indulge your thirst for holiday cheer. What do you do?
If you ever find yourself up in Anchorage, make a right turn off Minnesota Drive onto Northern Lights Boulevard as you leave downtown. The road dips and twists for two miles, skirting Lake Hood and...
An audit of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the problem of sex abuse by priests indicated solid progress, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said.
GODTHAB, Greenland--KringleTech Worldwide, the North Pole corporation formerly known as St. Nicholas LLC, announced after yesterday's market close that it would restate its financial results for th...
Economists tell us the only thing keeping the world economy afloat these days is the heroic spending of the American consumer. The average wage-earner's willingness to go ever deeper into debt to o...
Q. My employer closed its doors in August, and the company is planning to file for bankruptcy. Not only did I lose my job, but the firm that administers our 401(k) plan refuses to release any funds...
Three days and about 250 miles into Alaska's premier dogsledding race, the Iditarod, a musher knows to expect harrowing, subzero temperatures and at least one unnavigable whiteout. He knows that an...
It was the worst of times, and it's still the worst of times. For the telecom sector, the meltdown has been swift, ruthless, and nearly all-encompassing--with upstart carriers like Winstar and Teli...
Cruising through the streets of Manhattan in a $339,000 Bentley Azure convertible, the world's most expensive car for the 1998 model year, you get a little taste of what it's like to be famous. Eve...
Unless you're a loan shark, you wouldn't normally associate shooting pool with diamonds, rubies, and six-figure stacks of money. But the traditionally seedy sport has entered the realm of conspicuo...
JOHN DROBISH AND KIM VIELMA ARE about as different as two taxpayers can be. Drobish (shown on the preceding page) is a 66-year-old horse breeder from Lake Forest, Calif. Vielma, 52, is a Las Vegas ...
The very model of a modern airline, superprofitable Southwest built its 23- year success with low daily fares on every flight -- few frills, no Saturday night stay, no three-week advance-purchase r...
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Morris King, who was 17 and drunk when he ran a red light and killed two women in 1991, is suing the liquor store that sold him the booze. King is serving an eight-year prison ...
Talk about a bumpy ride. For the past four years stockholders of Federal Express have been rocked by one jolt after another. In 1986 the company lost more than $300 million on its ill-starred facsi...
Sam Krogstad, who operates an Anchorage shipping business, found a postal loophole intended for less weighty items that permitted him to mail cement blocks to a hard-to-reach construction site acro...
When the Crazy Horse saloon in Anchorage, Alaska, kicked out Anthony Tait last year for refusing to take off his official Hell's Angel jacket, . . . Mr. Tait . . . filed a civil rights suit. Last m...
Nobody knows if Congress's multi-tentacled bill will actually curb illegal immigration, but it will surely confuse and complicate hiring for U.S. companies. Says labor lobbyist Virginia Lamp of the...
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