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$10 million city 'surplus' raises eyebrows

By Todd Walker, CBS 11 News — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:35:52 PDT

An Anchorage Assembly member ruffled some feathers during an Assembly work session Friday afternoon when she revealed a city spreadsheet showing what appeared to be a $10 million surplus at the end of 2009.

Dimond Center shooting suspect arrested

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:31:41 PDT

APD have arrested Terrance Gray for the homicide of 29-year-old Edwing Matos at the Dimond Center in late February.

Analyst says Alaska could need income tax

Fairbanks Daily News Miner — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:50:09 PDT

Scott Goldsmith told a House fiscal planning task force that the state depended heavily on federal spending 50 years ago, when Alaska joined the United States.

ConocoPhillips Alaska announces new president

ConocoPhillips News Release — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:14:47 PDT

Trond-Erik Johansen to replace long-time ConocoPhillips President Jim Bowles, who died while snow machining on the Kenai Peninsula Feb. 13.

Dalton Highway snowmachine debate continues in Juneau

Fairbanks Daily News Miner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:01:03 PDT

A House subcommittee continued Wednesday to collect a blend of comments on a proposal to open thousands of square miles of land along the Dalton Highway to winter snowmachine use.

Two Chignik Lake wolves did not have rabies

Scotty Smith — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:19:40 PDT

Two wolves shot earlier this week by Alaska Department of Fish and Game did not have rabies. The wolves were believed to have been involved in the March 8 deadly attack on Candice Berner.

APD issues arrest warrant in Dimond Center shooting

Andrea Gusty — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:49:12 PDT

APD issues arrest warrant in Dimond Center shooting

Anchorage Police have issued an arrest warrant for the man they say killed another man at the Dimond Center Mall February 27th.

DUI problems cause 4/25 Commander to suspend privileges

Matthew Simon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:28:49 PDT

Citing a high number of DUI charges, a spokesperson for Ft. Richardson's 4/25 commander says, in the interest of his soldiers safety, Col. Michael Howard has suspended some of his infantry's 3,200 soldiers weekend privileges.

Two Chignik Lake wolves killed in response to deadly attack

Scotty Smith — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:17:35 PDT

State officials kill two wolves believed to have been involved in the attack that killed 32-year-old special education teacher Candice Berner.

22 wolves killed so far in aerial shootings

Fairbanks Daily News Miner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:08:19 PDT

Only 22 wolves have been killed by private pilot-gunner teams with permits from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to shoot wolves from the air or to land and shoot them in five different predator control areas of the state.

3 survive treetop crash landing

Kodiak Daily Mirror — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:30:06 PDT

No one was seriously injured Monday afternoon after an Old Harbor-bound Servant Air flight crashed into trees just over Rezanof Drive from Runway 25 at the Kodiak Airport.

Missing boy reunited with mother

Anchorage Police Press Release — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:55:35 PDT

Missing 11-year-old, Rabang Phillips, was located at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Mackey wins fourth consecutive Iditarod

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:14:56 PDT

Lance Mackey crosses the finish line at 2:59 to win the 2010 Iditarod.

Alaska legislators blast Endangered Species Act

Fairbanks Daily News Miner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:59:44 PDT

Alaska's congressional delegation met with two top Obama administration environmental officials Friday to discuss several issues that could have wide-ranging impacts on the state.

Should you bring a gun to a public debate?

Fairbanks Daily News Miner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:57:12 PDT

Carrying a firearm into a municipal building is legal, but is it wise to openly display a gun at a heated public meeting?