Anchorage Daily News

Judge denies leniency bid

Kristopher Felber was drunk and stoned the morning he stole a truck and led police on a high-speed chase that he refused to end even when officers boxed in his vehicle, or when they opened fire on him, or when he slammed into another vehicle and instantly killed the husband and father of three who was driving.

Alaska's high gas prices bewilder state lawmakers

State lawmakers seeking relief for Alaska drivers who are coping with high gasoline prices say they are running into dead ends.

Letter adds new twist to Stevens conviction

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 6-year-old events.

The Alaska political corruption investigation

Stevens bids farewell in speech to Senate

Naczi gets 30 years for daughter's death

Kaydence Lewinski's death last year at the hands of her father tore apart two families.

Naming an interim mayor throws Assembly in bit of a tiff

Deciding who will step in as interim mayor when Mark Begich resigns in early January to become a U.S. senator is tying the Anchorage Assembly in knots.

Anchorage dropout rate puts School Board on the defensive

Anchorage School Board members found themselves on the defensive Friday, explaining to city Assembly members what they are doing to combat the dropout rate in Anchorage schools and why their efforts are failing.

Audiences gobble up latest Palin interview

It's being called "gobblegate," "the interview of death," and "Silence of the Turkeys."

Alaska Politics Blog: Palin talks turkey (with KTUU video)

Video: Palin pardons a turkey

Founder of North Slope Restaurant dies

George Malekos, 67, of Eagle River died Nov. 8, 2008, surrounded by his family at the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Seattle, Wash.

Hungry Alaskans still need help

Southcentral residents can help feed hungry Alaskans this holiday season by contributing to one of several events benefitting Food Bank of Alaska. The following financial institutions are accepting canned goods: Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union, Key Bank of Alaska, Credit Union 1 and Northern Skies Federal Credit Union.

Palin makes three appointments

Gov. Sarah Palin has made three new appointments to the Alaska Mental Health Board.

Driver in fatal snowmachine crash had been drinking

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.

Anchorage doctor hit, killed by snowmachine

Stevens witness says testimony wasn't true

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.

Stevens bids farewell in speech to Senate

Driver asks for mercy for 'bad decision'; gets 66 years

Kristopher Felber was drunk and stoned the morning he stole a truck and led police on a high-speed pursuit that killed a father of three.

Alaska unemployment rate leaps in October

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.

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

Tobacco settlement money going up in smoke

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

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

In light of a souring global economy, how will Alaska's economy fare next year?

Grandfather sentenced in adopted child abuse case

George Long, the adoptive grandfather at the center of an infamous Valley child-abuse case, for the first time spoke publicly Thursday about his role -- four years after he kicked off a major investigation by picking up the phone.

Can Alaska believe the forecast?

Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest, dry in the Southeast and warmer than normal in Alaska, the government said Thursday.

League asks state to expand power subsidy

FAIRBANKS -- The nonprofit association representing Alaska cities, villages and boroughs is urging the state to expand state subsidies that lower the high cost of electricity in rural areas.

Suicide prevention aim of webcast

Someone commits suicide every 16 minutes in this country.

Some Mat-Su residents turn to coal for heat

The high cost of heating oil has some homeowners in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough opting to use coal.