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Alaska
- Bristol Bay and Aleutian Islands - Alaska
- Bush Alaska
- Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula - Alaska
- Fairbanks and Southeast Alaska
- Inside Passage - Alaska
Area Info
Alaska is one of the United States true cultural treasures. While Native culture, as a whole, may define much of Alaska's appearance, the state contains a broad mixture of cultures. In Anchorage, for example, the school district has found that its student body comes from homes that speak 83 languages.
Anchorage, the state's biggest city, has many Alaska influences but is also sometimes called Los Anchorage for its Lower 48-style architecture and mannerisms. Most residents of Alaska were born outside the state, and when they came to Alaska they brought their own traditions and desires.
There are European influences as well. Petersburg, in the Inside Passage, has a strong Scandinavian heritage. Cordova and Valdez bear names bestowed by a Spanish explorer; Cook Inlet is named for a British explorer; Russians left a legacy of the Orthodox Church in much of the state.
Articles
News from The Anchorage Daily News
Democrats grow confident ahead of health care vote
Mar 21, 2010 2:29 pm
Democratic House leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama's historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. Still at issue were the votes...
Poor returns shut 2 Kodiak king fisheries
Mar 21, 2010 6:49 am
Weeks before the snow melts off riverbanks and lakes are ice-free, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that two once-mighty fisheries on Kodiak Island will be shuttered all summer.
Small-schools tourny crowns its champions
Mar 21, 2010 5:17 am
Napaskiak's 1A boys team took home their first state championship title as the 1A and 2A state basketball championships concluded Saturday at Sullivan Arena.
Two-wheeled travelers pumped for paths
Mar 21, 2010 2:43 am
The proposed Anchorage Bicycle Plan aims to double the number of people who cycle for transportation; cut the number of crashes between vehicles and bikes by one-third; and dramatically expand Ancho...
Anchorage Alaska Headlines
Mar 21, 2010 3:10 pm
Army National Guard Pvt. Catlin D. Collins has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Tina Lawless of Burna, Ky., and grandson of J.D. Collins of Clarksv...
Levi Johnston Ordered To Pay Child Support
Mar 20, 2010 6:14 pm
Share + Mar 17, 2010 10:39 am US/Central ANCHORAGE, Alaska 1 of 1 Vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, right, holding last-born Trig, greets daughter Bristol and her boyfriend Levi Johnston after ad...
Iditarod back-of-the-packers still on the trail
Mar 20, 2010 1:52 pm
Mushers still en route to the finish line in Nome on Alaska's western coast include Newton Marshall, the Iditarod's first-ever participant from Jamaica.
Parnell will ask Legislature to reduce cruise passenger tax
Mar 20, 2010 5:40 am
Gov. Sean Parnell is seeking to roll back the state's $46 head tax on cruise ship passengers and to allow offsets for local passenger taxes imposed by coastal communities, further reducing the effect ...
Anchorage man shoots neighbor's Chihuahua
Mar 19, 2010 9:25 pm
Updated 11:19 a.m. 3/19/10 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Police say an Anchorage man shot and killed his neighbor's 10-year-old Chihuahua this week, escalating a long-standing dispute over roaming dogs.
Man charged in scam of Fort Rich soldier
Mar 18, 2010 10:35 am
A 45-year-old Anchorage man has been charged with scamming a Fort Richardson soldier just back from Afghanistan by renting out a home he did not own.
United Way assesses Anchorage community with report card
Mar 18, 2010 1:08 am
It's a portrait of what Anchorage life is like. United Way's Community Assessment Project includes everything from the city's arrest rate to the number of parks in town.
Mackey begins final Iditarod leg with two-hour lead
Mar 17, 2010 12:54 am
Mackey left the White Mountain checkpoint at 4:43 a.m. following a mandatory eight-hour layover.
Mar 16, 2010 8:17 am
A new crime lab project is "beyond shovel ready." So says project manager Matt Tanaka, who with labor union and other interests Monday urged the Senate Finance Committee to advance legislati...
Woman shoots, wounds ex-boyfriend
Mar 16, 2010 3:46 am
The woman told police that 31-year-old Tommy Robert Thomas at 12:14 a.m. Monday entered her home on East 73rd Avenue acting aggressively.
Local News from Anchorage Daily News via Yahoo! News
Mar 21, 2010 9:16 am
Alaska politics and political hijinks
Mar 20, 2010 7:28 am
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Alaska delegates divided on health care bill
Mar 20, 2010 7:00 am
Sen. Lisa Murkowski called it an example of "March madness." Her Republican colleague, Rep. Don Young , asked on Twitter whether "anyone understands this convoluted health care bill?&qu...
Inlet gas users likely to pay more, study says
Mar 20, 2010 6:51 am
Cook Inlet natural gas companies need to spend $1.9 billion to $2.8 billion over the next decade to find enough gas to supply the region's electric and gas utilities, a new study concludes.
Mar 20, 2010 6:41 am
Municipal Light and Power wants to raise electric rates for city consumers 5 percent to 6 percent, depending on the type of customer.
Norwegian takes reins of Conoco in Alaska
Mar 20, 2010 6:36 am
Conoco Phillips said Friday that Trond-Erik Johansen will become president of its Alaska operations as of April 1.
Candidates to make more appearances
Mar 20, 2010 6:34 am
More candidate forums are scheduled for Anchorage Assembly and School Board candidates in the April 6 city election.
Forum to view taxes for public services
Mar 20, 2010 6:33 am
The Anchorage Assembly is hosting a community forum on "How Other Cities Tax Themselves to Pay for Public Services: A Menu of Community Tax Options" from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Central Middle ...
Selkregg proposes tax on soft drinks; mayor skeptical
Mar 20, 2010 2:57 am
A proposal to tax soft drinks and other sugary beverages in Anchorage is drawing controversy in its lead up to Tuesday's Assembly meeting.
Property tax increase shrinks from December prediction
Mar 20, 2010 1:56 am
Total property taxes for a person with a $300,000 house would rise about $189 this year under an updated 2010 city budget presented Friday by the administration of Mayor Dan Sullivan.
Local News from The Alaska Star via Yahoo! News
Natural gas tax may be pivotal issue in closing weeks of legislative session
Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm
An effort to make a structural change in the state's oil and gas production tax law is gathering momentum in the state Senate and could become a pivotal issue as the 2010 legislative session enters it...
Eagle River couple goes green for a good cause
Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm
St. Patrick's Day may be on most people's minds this week, but for one Eagle River couple it was St. Baldrick's Day that the month of March is all about.
Bennett remembered for his flying skills
Mar 18, 2010 9:17 pm
Jeff Bennett knew the air. The former Chugiak resident spent four decades flying hang gliding, paragliding and then, for the last 10 years, piloting an experimental light-sport aircraft.
Local News from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via Yahoo! News
SUMMER'S COMIN' TO FAIRBANKS, AGAIN!
Mar 21, 2010 9:49 am
Ahhhhhh- I breath a sigh of relief. I've made it through another Fairbanks winter. I know... there's still snow on the ground, and it's still dropping below zero...
Mar 21, 2010 8:19 am
Letter to the editor March 18, 2010 To the editor: I have just read about Judge McCay from Anchorage being publicly reprimanded for a DUI. Just like most people, I see drinking and driving as ...
Egil Ellis races to Open North American lead
Mar 21, 2010 8:04 am
A familiar face is in a familiar place atop the GCI Open North American Sled Dog Race leaderboard. Nine-time champion Egil Ellis of Willow moved to the top of the heap Saturday, but there will be ...
Nanooks playoff fate will be determined today
Mar 21, 2010 8:04 am
The Alaska Nanooks will know for sure this morning whether theyre headed to the NCAA Division I Hockey Tournament for the first time in their 30-year history, but all indications Saturday evening ...
How much of a state subsidy would be needed for cheap gas?
Mar 21, 2010 7:49 am
The state Legislature should appropriate money immediately to start building either a large-scale pipeline to Valdez or a bullet line from the North Slope to the Kenai Peninsula, former Sen. Ted St...
Mar 21, 2010 7:49 am
The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and intervie...
Final Interior musher finishes Iditarod
Mar 21, 2010 7:49 am
NOME The final Interior musher of the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has crossed the finish line. Dave DeCaro, 27, of Denali Park, finished the Iditarod at 12:19 p.m. Saturday in 51st place. ...
Parry, Schnurr win skiathon at UAF
Mar 21, 2010 7:34 am
Alaska Nanooks John Parry and Theresia Schnurr led the way in Saturdays Skiathon on the University of Alaska Fairbanks West Ridge Ski Trails. More than 75 skiers entered the race (32 women and 44...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 21, 2010 5:49 am
Sean M. Jeffers, 24, appears for arraignment via video teleconference Saturday afternoon, March 20, 2010, from Fairbanks Correctional Center.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 21, 2010 5:49 am
Stylists shave the heads of local firefighters during the annual St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser on Saturday evening, March 20, 2010, at the Pioneer Park Civic Center.
Local News from KTVF Fairbanks via Yahoo! News
Mar 20, 2010 2:00 pm
The Coast Guard is investigating an engine room fire that caused heavy damage and spread to other engineering compartments on a 286-foot fishing vessel.
AK flags at half-staff to honor fallen soldier
Mar 20, 2010 2:00 pm
Alaska's governor is ordering flags flown at half-staff in honor of a 23-year-old Army ranger who was fatally wounded in Afghanistan.
Legislators weigh study of mine permitting
Mar 20, 2010 2:00 pm
Lawmakers are weighing whether to commission an independent study of Alaska's permitting standards and environmental safeguards, to help address concerns about a potentially world-class copper and gol...
Parnell wants tax reduction on cruise passengers
Mar 19, 2010 10:01 pm
Gov. Sean Parnell is proposing a state tax on cruise ship passengers be cut to help an industry that says the cost of doing business in Alaska is too high.
ConocoPhillips names new head of Alaska operations
Mar 19, 2010 10:01 pm
ConocoPhillips has named a new president of its Alaska operations.
State, union reach tentative agreement
Mar 19, 2010 10:01 pm
Labor, trade and craft workers are set to vote on a tentative three-year agreement with the state.
Anchorage man shoots neighbor's Chihuahua
Mar 19, 2010 10:01 pm
Police say an Anchorage man shot and killed his neighbor's 10-year-old Chihuahua this week, escalating a long-standing dispute over roaming dogs.
EcoTrust sells its first carbon credits
Mar 19, 2010 10:00 pm
A for-profit subsidiary of Portland-based EcoTrust has sold its first carbon credits from Washington forest land it owns.
Gov wants to work with McGuire on bullet line bill
Mar 19, 2010 10:00 pm
Gov. Sean Parnell says a bill aimed at building an in-state natural gas pipeline quickly is heading in the right direction.
Corporate campaigning bill blocked in House
Mar 19, 2010 10:00 pm
State Rep. Jay Ramras says he's blocking a House bill aimed at strengthening disclosure requirements for corporations and unions engaged in political campaigning.
