Anchorage News

Canadian military and civilian planes continue to search the mountains of southwest Yukon for a plane with an Iowa couple missing on a flight from Alaska to Whitehorse.

Sunday, July 05, 2009 ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Sarah Palin, who sought the US vice presidency in 2008, has announced she is stepping down as Alaska governor, fueling swift speculation on Saturday of a possible 2012 White House bid.

Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin's attorney threatened Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish 'defamatory' stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation.

Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers have arrested the mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend on drug charges.

A cruise ship company will bypass Ketchikan next year in favor of tours out of Juneau and Anchorage.

Submitted by Joe Campbell on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 08:53. Witnesses told police a bicycle rider was talking on his cell phone when he ran a red light at an Anchorage intersection and was struck by an SUV.

Submitted by Joe Campbell on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 08:51. There were no injuries when a small plane with landing gear problems made a belly landing at Merrill Field in Anchorage.

An Anchorage jury has convicted a man of stabbing a friend outside a liquor store.

Arraignment has been set for today in the case of a woman accused of stealing $40,000 from Gastineau Channel Little League.

Anchorage Police say that 40 year old Anchorage resident John B. Herring, a white male standing about 6'1a and weighing about 205 lbs and boasting brown hair and brown eyes, has a warrant out for his arrest.

Alaskans can put away their dust masks and spare air filters, for now, because Mount Redoubt seems to have cooled off since its last major eruption nearly three months ago.

About 16 bus mechanics, radio technicians and warehouse workers at Denali National Park have authorized a strike before one of the busiest holidays at the park.

Alaska State Troopers handed out citations to seven fishermen cited for illegally going after salmon in the Ship Creek area of Anchorage.

Republican Gov. Sarah Palin on running against President Obama: I can beat him. "I betcha." OK, that is slightly out of context.

A man has been sentenced to slightly more than five years in prison after being found to be a "worst offender." Prosecutors say that Jimmie Richardson pleaded guilty to felony assault on a police officer, felony eluding, criminal mischief and driving under the influence.

Security for the Port of Anchorage has found the body of a 61-year-old fisherman dressed in waders near Ship Creek in Anchorage.

U.S. Rep. Don Young, Alaska's sole representative in the U.S. House for a majority of statehood, announced Monday he would seek re-election in 2010.

A National Archives building planned for Anchorage is in limbo. The building that was to be built on nine acres hasn't happened.

The state is closing Anchorage's popular salmon fishery, beginning Monday. Department of Fish and Game biologists say the run of king salmon in Ship Creek is drastically below normal.

Anchorage police have arrested a man sought for questioning in a midtown Anchorage murder.