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Linc Energy Alaska Inc. is permitting a seismic survey near its first Cook Inlet well.

The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lower court ruling that the Native corporation Cook Inlet Region Inc .

Unless more revenue than expected comes in, average middle and high school class sizes in Anchorage public schools will creep upward next school year.

Mayor Dan Sullivan, East Anchorage Assemblyman Paul Honeman and four others signed up to run for mayor before the 5 p.m. Friday filing deadline for Anchorage's municipal election, the city clerk's office reported.

The Westminster Dog show is February 9 thru 12, 2012. This is along with the usual genera of dogs will be a dog in a class all by himself.

Dan Savage alerts us to a situation in Anchorage, Alaska, where they are trying to pass an equal rights initative on the ballot.

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A candlelight vigil for Samantha Koenig is set for Saturday, 10 days after police say the 18-year-old barista was abducted from the Midtown coffee hut where she worked.

In a meeting room at a Spenard hotel this weekend, Alaskans seeking a medical marijuana card can line up to see a Los Angeles ophthalmologist in town to evaluate their medical need for pot -- at $225 a "patient." "The Healing Center Medical Clinic" will be Friday through Sunday at the Millennium Hotel, the second such session this year.

The U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff plans to visit Alaska next week, and the state's congressional delegation hopes he will discuss with Alaskans a plan to move Eielson Air Force Base's F-16 fighter planes to the Anchorage area.

A new poll shows almost 75 percent of Alaska voters believe Gov. Sean Parnell is doing a good job, with negative ratings from about 22 percent of responses in the survey.

Brad Keithley, an oil and gas attorney in Anchorage, gave a presentation last month to the Alaska Support Industry Alliance in which he quoted some columns of mine about a recent court decision on the pipeline value, characterized them as "spin" and concluded with a nod to James Carville, "it's the production, stupid." Keithley is a partner in ... (more)

Washington State Got Marriage Equality This Week - But Anchorage Doesn't Even Have Basic Civil Rights Protections for LGBT People Thirty-five years - that's how long they've been fighting for basic civil rights protections up here in Anchorage, Alaska.

Freezing rain has iced roads around Anchorage, making driving dangerous Thursday morning.

The Anchorage School District says the following schools and bus routes are canceled today because of extremely icy and unsafe driving conditions: All bus routes, including special education, with pick-ups in Chugiak and Eagle River for transport to Anchorage schools are canceled today.

When police entered a Barrow apartment last week on a report of a child not breathing, they found a caregiver smelling of alcohol, two "extremely" hypothermic and naked children, and a child's bedroom with the window open to the Arctic winter, according to documents filed by prosecutors.

Former Mayor Fink states that "there is a strong belief good education comes from competition." The research I have seen shows very marginal gains on tests in certain private schools compared to public schools.

Because court rules prohibit photographing jurors at a trial, this is the only view that can be taken of the jury box - empty seats in the Homer Courthouse Where else in Homer can you get paid to sit around and chat with your neighbors? You get free coffee and tea, comfy seats, and when you walk into the courtroom of the Homer Courthouse, everyone ... (more)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Supporters of a federal program that gives Alaska Native corporations a special edge worth billions of dollars in federal contracts said Wednesday that a U.S. government report found what they have long been in favor of: improved oversight of the program.

An Omro man who beat his puppy to death with a baseball bat was placed on probation and ordered to... ANCHORAGE, Alaska - State attorneys argued before the Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday that a lower court judge incorrectly interpreted state law on how the Department of Natural Resources terminates undeveloped petroleum leases.