Bears get reprieve from ‘death zone’
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A brown bear death zone near the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers has suddenly become something of a sanctuary.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
Security guards’ handling of protest OK, fair officals say
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Alaska State Fair officials have reviewed an Aug. 26 incident in which a man waving a sign clashed with security guards and was forced to the ground, and say the guards acted appropriately.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
FDA finds genetically modified salmon safe for plates
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WASHINGTON -- The effort to win federal approval of genetically engineered salmon received a major boost Friday when the Food and Drug Administration released an analysis that deemed the fish safe to eat and unlikely to harm the environment.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
Top cabbage short of record
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PALMER -- Lovers of giant vegetables crowded the bleachers in the Farm Exhibits building at the Alaska State Fair on Friday evening with one question on their minds: Would the world cabbage weight record be broken?Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
Man rescues toddler who fell out of an SUV in traffic
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A man walking to work rescued a toddler who tumbled out of an SUV and into a busy East Anchorage intersection Friday morning.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
Internet access, funding hamper students
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FAIRBANKS -- A task force created by the Alaska Legislature met this week to find ways to overcome poor higher education retention and graduation rates blamed partly on lack of funding and Internet access.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
‘Huge decisions’ loom on Arctic drilling, Salazar says
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday while visiting Anchorage that he plans to make critical decisions related to proposed drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the coming months.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
Service for officers will be broadcast
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JUNEAU -- The Wednesday memorial service for slain Hoonah police officers Matthew Tokuoka and Anthony Wallace will be shown statewide.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
Armed man forces Wainwright lockdown
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FAIRBANKS -- An armed man caused portions of the Fort Wainwright Army post in Fairbanks to be locked down Friday.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010
State reviewing case against Bill Allen
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Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan said Thursday that state prosecutors are examining sex abuse allegations against former Veco Corp. chief Bill Allen, revitalizing a case that the U.S. Justice Department recently decided not to pursue.Anchorage Daily News - Alaska News @ September 3, 2010