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Panel collects details of Shell towing procedures

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:55 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A towing plan for a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge crossing the Gulf of Alaska in December called for moving the vessel to a protected bay or heading for deep water if an extreme storm hit, the official who approved the plan said Tuesday.

Governor signs oil tax, budget bills, vetoes $2.5M

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:17 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell on Tuesday signed into law an overhaul of Alaska's oil tax structure, hailing it as part of an historic legislative package aimed at moving the state forward.

Alaska Pacific University cuts tuition 30 percent

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:12 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A private liberal arts college in Anchorage is lowering its tuition by more than 30 percent, with a goal of making a college education more affordable for Alaskans and boosting enrollment, the president of Alaska Pacific University said.

Some found guilty in Alaska illegal fishing case

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:56:35 -0400

BETHEL, Alaska - A Bethel judge has ruled against some of nearly two dozen Yup'ik Eskimo fishermen cited for illegally fishing king salmon in the Kuskokwim River during a poor run last year.

Bail denied for defendant in Coast Guard killings

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:07 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A federal judge has denied bail for a 61-year-old man accused of killing two men at the Coast Guard station on Kodiak Island.

Ex-state worker charged with workers' comp fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:55 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former Alaska state employee and his supposed masseuse are accused of worker's compensation fraud.

German climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:24 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley.

Men, dog survive plane that lands in water, sinks

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:20 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - Two men and a dog escaped from a small plane that made a water landing and sank north of Juneau.

Money stolen after village bingo hall burglarized

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:32 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers say a large amount of money was stolen after the Brevig Mission bingo hall was burglarized.

Minor flooding reported in Fort Yukon

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:05:15 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Low-lying areas of Fort Yukon were under water Monday, a day after breakup on the Yukon River left 15 homes uninhabitable in Circle.

Kenai couple wins Nenana Ice Classic

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:04:45 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A retired peace officer and his paramedic-firefighter wife are the sole winners of Alaska's biggest guessing game.

Ketchikan works to boot old Guinness record

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:31:09 -0400

KETCHIKAN, Alaska - Folks in Ketchikan likely set a new Guinness World Records mark when nearly 2,000 people showed up to race one kilometer in their rain boots.

Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:18:14 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.

Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:14 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.

Miller ordered to pay $85K in records case

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:21:34 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - A state judge has ordered 2010 U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller to pay more than $85,000 in legal costs to the Alaska Dispatch after the publication sued to obtain records from his time as a government attorney.

Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:49 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Man believed dead after stolen kayak overturns

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:00 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A 33-year-old man is believed to have drowned in the icy Chena River in Fairbanks after a stolen kayak he was in overturned and he was swept away, Alaska State Troopers said.

State's request for waiver from education law OK'd

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:05:17 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - The Obama administration has approved Alaska's request for a waiver from provisions of the federal education law No Child Left Behind.

Police Standards Council to review officers

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:59:13 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Police Standards Council will meet Tuesday in Kenai to consider disciplinary action against more than a dozen state law enforcement, probation or corrections officers.

Alaska's Pavlof volcano continues to erupt

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:37:43 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Pavlof Volcano continues to erupt on the Alaska Peninsula, about 625 miles southwest of Anchorage.

Kenai Borough to assess Nikiski groundwater

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:37:06 -0400

KENAI, Alaska - A $150,000 state grant expected from the Alaska Legislature will allow the Kenai Peninsula Borough to help assess groundwater contamination near Nikiski.

Trial due to begin in Juneau baby death

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:11:14 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - A trial will begin Monday for a 24-year-old Juneau man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old daughter.

Body found under Fairbanks bridge

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:56:11 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The body of a 52-year-old man has been found at the site of a bridge under construction in Fairbanks.

Searchers seek 2 missing on trip out of Kotzebue

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:12 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Searchers in northwest Alaska are continuing to look for two people missing since Wednesday on a snowmobile trip.

Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:59 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Coast Guard will kick off hearings Monday on how a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge used for Arctic Ocean exploratory drilling ended up aground off a remote Alaska island.