News from The Anchorage Daily News

Romney's bad day in 3 states is Santorum's best in GOP race

Feb 8, 2012 6:34 pm

Mitt Romney's losses to Rick Santorum on Tuesday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado laid bare his stubborn weakness just when it looked as if conservatives were ready to embrace him.Click to Continue...

Judge orders March 15 release of Stevens prosecution report

Feb 8, 2012 5:28 pm

A federal judge today denied motions by some of the attorneys who are under investigation in the prosecution of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to keep the report on their…Click to Continue ...

Audit takes new dig at Native corporation contracting benefit

Feb 8, 2012 4:58 pm

The debate over the sole-source contracting privileges that Alaska Native corporations have used to make billions of dollars is flaring in Congress with a new government audit that finds lax&helli...

Anchorage Alaska Headlines

Trooper: Attempted extortion case involved threats

Feb 8, 2012 4:21 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska man accused of attempted extortion told state troopers he would shut down government and commercial entities and teach "crackheads" to make devices that could b...

Our View: One day, ski just for fun

Feb 8, 2012 12:12 pm

Bad news in the days surrounding the annual Ski for Women at Kincaid Park showed the continuing need for the serious side of the event.

Snow load beginning to worry Anchorage building owners

Feb 8, 2012 5:58 am

The more than 100 inches of snow that has fallen on Anchorage so far this winter is starting to push buildings to the breaking point.

Missing Anchorage Barista Case in National Spotlight

Feb 8, 2012 4:58 am

On Tuesday, a producer for cable news channel HLN's "Nancy Grace" show was gathering information from family and friends on the "Help Find Samantha Koenig - Kidnapped in Anchorage, Alas...

Anchorage Private Plow Operators' Snow Dumps Nearly Full

Feb 8, 2012 1:48 am

Marcel Warmilee from Arctic Green LLC said there are seven places in Anchorage where private companies can dump snow, and all but one is full.

Former Murkowski aide Fuglvog to be sentenced today

Feb 7, 2012 7:39 pm

A former fisheries aide for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski who falsified commercial fishing records for profit is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday.

Pro-Democracy Movement of Iran Calls Out Alaska World Affairs Council

Feb 7, 2012 3:29 pm

Alaska World Affairs Council 406 G. St., Suite 207 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Dear World Affairs Council Board of Directors and Staff, We, the undersigned, express grave concern regarding the Alaska Worl...

Alaska senators introduce bill to keep F-16s at Eielson Air Force Base

Feb 7, 2012 11:29 am

Alaska's U.S. senators introduced a bill today that would stop the Air Force's plan to move a squadron of F-16 fighter planes now stationed at Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson...

Alaska group will lure moose off roads with food

Feb 7, 2012 7:24 am

Feeding an Alaska moose is normally taboo, but state wildlife officials will make an exception this year because of extraordinary circumstances - deep snow.

Union claims major victory with injunction against Sheraton

Feb 7, 2012 3:15 am

A federal judge's decision against the operator of the Sheraton Hotel in Anchorage is being deemed a major victory by a union representing Alaska hospitality workers.