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Today's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

6 hours 9 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.

Stevens witness says testimony wasn't true

6 hours 18 min ago
In a new twist in a case that has seen no shortage of unusual events, a key prosecution witness in the trial of Sen. Ted Stevens has written a letter to the judge saying that some of his testimony wasn't true and that he was coached in his answers by prosecutors.

Man gets 66-year sentence for fatal wreck in police chase

6 hours 29 min ago
A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and multiple felony assault charges stemming from a high-speed police chase and car wreck that left one man dead was sentenced to 66 years in prison today.

'Rebel' priest will return to service

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 01:19
An Anchorage-based priest with the Orthodox Church in America who was fired from a teaching position during a period of church turmoil has regained the post and also has been named to two high-level positions, the Alaska diocese said in a written statement.

Kin in Croatia claim winning Alaska cousin

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 01:18
ZAGREB, CROATIA -- Mark Begich's victory in the U.S. Senate race in Alaska is being celebrated in a Croatian village where his grandfather once lived.

81-year-old charged with illegal drug sales

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 01:17
FAIRBANKS -- Law enforcement authorities in Fairbanks say they've arrested an 81-year-old man who illegally sold powerful prescription pain relievers.

Deer hunter's shot wounds Alaska man

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 01:17
COVENTRY, VT. -- A 21-year-old Newport man is facing criminal charges stemming from the shooting and wounding of a hunter from Anchorage in the town of Coventry.

'Deadliest Catch' skipper target of suit

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 01:15
SEATTLE -- A man has sued the captain of the fishing crew that stars in the Discovery Channel's popular program "Deadliest Catch" after suffering injuries on the skipper's boat during a Seattle summertime festival.

Can Alaska believe the forecast?

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:47
WASHINGTON -- Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest, dry in the Southeast and warmer than normal in Alaska, the government said Thursday.

Suicide prevention aim of webcast

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:47
Someone commits suicide every 16 minutes in this country.

Stevens' farewell

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:47
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Stevens ended his four-decade congressional career Thursday, ushered out by his Senate colleagues with a dignity not shown by jurors in his corruption trial or by the voters in Alaska who declined to return him to Washington for an eighth term.

Anchorage doctor struck, killed by snowmachine

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:47
A fast-moving snowmachine smashed into a dog sled outside Kotzebue on Wednesday night, killing an Anchorage pediatrician, state troopers say.

League asks state to expand power subsidy

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:47
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.

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:46
In light of a souring global economy, how will Alaska's economy fare next year?

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:46
In light of a souring global economy, how will Alaska's economy fare next year?

Community profile: Willow

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:46
POPULATION: 2,048 (2007)

Grandfather sentenced in adopted child abuse case

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:46
PALMER -- 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.

Grandfather sentenced in adopted child abuse case

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:46
PALMER -- 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.

Some Mat-Su residents turn to coal for heat

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:46
The high cost of heating oil prices has some homeowners in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough opting to use coal.