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- Bristol Bay and Aleutian Islands - Alaska
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- Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula - Alaska
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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.
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News from The Anchorage Daily News
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...
Mar 21, 2010 12:27 am
With considerable support from their fans, the Napaskiak boys beat Nunamiut 43-31 to win the 1A boys state basketball crown Saturday at Sullivan Arena.
Alaska fugitive caught after border mixup
Mar 20, 2010 11:09 pm
FAIRBANKS -- An Alaska man charged with attempted murder is expected to be returned for prosecution after a border mix-up allowed him to flee.
Port Lions girls win 1A state title
Mar 20, 2010 9:39 pm
Katie Strong and Cierra Robustellini lead the way Saturday as the Port Lions girls beat Fort Yukon 49-30 at Sullivan Arena to win the Class 1A girls state basketball championship.
House poised to enact health-care overhaul
Mar 20, 2010 8:46 pm
With Democrats increasingly confident they have enough support, the House of Representatives planned Saturday for a historic vote Sunday that would enact the most dramatic changes in the nation's heal...
First musher from Jamaica finishes Iditarod
Mar 20, 2010 4:39 pm
The first musher from Jamaica to enter the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has reached the finish line at Nome, three days after Lance Mackey won for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time.
Anchorage Alaska Headlines
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.
Alaska Recommendations Needed - Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, Seward
Mar 15, 2010 7:35 pm
We'll be in Alaska for almost two weeks prior to a cruise out of Seward. Flying into Fairbanks and spending time there, in Denali, Anchorage, and Seward.
Local News from ABC Alaska News via Yahoo! News
MISSING CHILD 11 Year Old Rabang Phillips
Mar 17, 2010 1:54 am
Anchorage Police are looking for missing 11 year old Rabang Phillips. Phillips was sent to Anchorage from his mothers house in Chicago last summer to visit his father, Derrick Craig, aka Jahbangjah Kh...
Mar 16, 2010 11:24 pm
Lanc Mackey has won the last great race for the fourth consecutive time. He finished the race at 2:59 and 51 Seconds on March 16th, 2010. This means his total time was 8 Days, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes and...
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
How much of a state subsidy would be needed for cheap gas?
Mar 21, 2010 7:52 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 7:52 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...
Parry, Schnurr win skiathon at UAF
Mar 21, 2010 7:37 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 5:55 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 5:37 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.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 21, 2010 5:37 am
The clipped hair of participants is gathered and saved during the annual St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser on Saturday evening, March 20, 2010, at the Pioneer Park Civic Center.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 21, 2010 5:37 am
Kristi Downing peers up as her head is shaved during the annual St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser on Saturday evening, March 20, 2010, at the Pioneer Park Civic Center.
Final Interior musher finishes the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Mar 21, 2010 1:52 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. ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 21, 2010 12:07 am
In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, Stacy Cunningham is shown in Juneau, Alaska, after an orbital osteotomy and nasal reconstruction.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903
Mar 20, 2010 11:55 pm
Port Lions' Cierra Robustellini, center, drives through the defense of Alak's Florence Tagarook, left and Daisy Kate Aguvluk during their 1A semifinal in the Alaska State High School Championships, Fr...
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.
