WASHINGTON (AP) — More than one-third of the country supports the Wall Street protests, and even more — 58 percent — say they are furious about America's politics. The number of angry people is growing as deep reservoirs of resentment grip the country, according to the latest Associated Press-...
Sat, 10/22/2011 - 11:30am
ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Anchorage endodontist performed a root canal on a big tooth in a very big patient — a full-grown Siberian tiger. Dr. Doug Luiten worked on 300-pound Kunali — measuring nearly 7 feet from backside to nose — Thursday at the Alaska Zoo. "It's the longest tooth I've ever work...
Sat, 10/22/2011 - 11:19am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year's end. Obama's statement put an end to months of wrangling over whethe...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 9:03amA truck spilled about 240 gallons of a corrosion inhibitor in Nikiski on Wednesday. Don Fritz, an environmental programs specialist at the Department of Environmental Conservation said a container carrying 350 gallons of the chemical fell off the flatbed truck and opened up, releasing 240 gallons on...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 9:44amThe Spring Creek School located within Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward will be moved to the Anchorage School District this summer. The program is officially called the Youthful Offenders Program that is a program of rehabilitation for incarcerated youth up to 22 years old. The program inc...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 9:41am
Fred Sturman hurriedly shuffled across the foyer of the Peninsula Center Mall. “’Scuse me Ma’am, I’m Fred Sturman and I’m running for the borough mayor,” he says confidently. He reaches into his back pocket and hands the woman a brochure and they exchange pleasantries. She pauses for a m...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 8:50am
Mike Navarre is an early riser. Sometimes he sleeps in until 8 a.m. or maybe 9 a.m. but that’s rare, he said. “As I have gotten older, I have just not slept as much,” he said with a laugh. Now, as a candidate for the Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor’s seat, Navarre has an entirely new list of t...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 8:59amThe Kenai City Council had a changing of the guard Wednesday. During its meeting, the council certified the results of the city’s Oct. 4 election. Mike Boyle and Tim Navarre, both of whom ran unopposed, were sworn in as newly elected council members and Ryan Marquis was selected as the new vice-ma...
Fri, 10/21/2011 - 8:51amJUNEAU (AP) -- Many might remember Robert Boochever as the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, or as the judge President Carter appointed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1980 -- the first Alaskan to serve on that panel. But for daughters Barbara, Linda, Ann and Mimi, he was Dad. T...
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 9:10amRepresentatives from Alaska Christian College were in Anchorage last week to pick up their new 2011 Toyota Sienna they were awarded during Toyota "100 Cars For Good" program this summer. Toyota awarded 100 vehicles to non-profits across the country in 100 days. ACC relies heavily on transportation, ...
Thu, 10/20/2011 - 9:07am
