Baker's Iditarod run a win for villages

03/28/11 On a hunting trip to the Brooks Range a few years ago, I was flown back to Kotzebue by a bush pilot known for specializing in another form of wilderness transportation.

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At least 32 musk oxen perish in storm surge in Alaska preserve

03/28/11 At least 32 musk oxen in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve perished during a nasty storm surge last month, and officials are worried many more may be buried deeper in the ice and out of sight.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 11:04

03/27/11 SEATTLE -- It was appropriate that the Los Angeles Galaxy, with its cadre of soccer stars, started the season in front of one of the MLS's most rabid fan bases in Seattle on Tuesday.

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Lobbying is big-money business in Juneau

03/27/11 Lobbying the Alaska Legislature is an increasingly lucrative job for the top professionals, with nearly a dozen lobbyists reporting they collected over $400,000 in fees last year from interests looking to influence the state's lawmakers.

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Book recounts career of The 'Eskimo Clark Gable '

03/26/11 In the prologue to her biography of Ray Wise Mala, "Eskimo Star," historian Lael Morgan tells how she kept seeing a photo of the same man in house after house while doing research in the Kotzebue area in the 1980s. Who was that handsome man? she asked. "Cousin Ray, the movie star," she was told.

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Friday, March 18, 2011 - 11:04

03/26/11 BY RICK ANDERSON The Daily World Reigning state 2A champion Chehalis failed to put on its customary power display Thursday at Pioneer Park's Ken Waite Field. It wasn't necessary.

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Western Alaska population growing but outpaced

03/25/11 Population growth in western and northwest Alaska increased modestly over the past decade, but was overshadowed by growth in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Fairbanks, Census Bureau data released today confirmed.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011 - 01:05

03/25/11 DENVER (AP) -- He can shoot from anywhere, score from anywhere and he has the numbers to prove it -- not just in the scoring column, but in the win column, too. At Brigham Young, they call this one-of-a-kind player "The Jimmer." At Gonzaga a few years ago, his name was Adam Morrison.

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Musk oxen found dead after storm, tidal surge

03/22/11 At least 32 musk oxen in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve perished during a nasty storm surge last month, and officials are worried many more may be buried deeper in the ice and out of sight.

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Lawmakers assured radiation no danger to Alaska

03/22/11 CHRIS STEIN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska Experts reassured Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday that radiation from a disabled nuclear plant in Japan poses no threat to the state. State epidemiologist Joe McLaughlin told Senate State Affairs Committee members that the radiation from the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi will not harm citizens or the state's seafood industry. Division of Public ...

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Alaska far from cache of radiation antidote

03/22/11 If Alaska had a radiation emergency, it would rely on the national stockpile of medical material to treat its residents, and the nearest supply is somewhere in the Lower 48, state officials said Tuesday.

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Lawmakers are assured radiation no danger to Alaska

03/22/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Experts reassured Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday that radiation from a disabled nuclear plant in Japan poses no threat to the state. State epidemiologist Joe McLaughlin told Senate...

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Lawmakers assured radiation no danger to Alaska

03/22/11 CHRIS STEIN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska Experts reassured Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday that radiation from a disabled nuclear plant in Japan poses no threat to the state. State epidemiologist Joe McLaughlin told Senate State Affairs Committee members that the radiation from the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi will not harm citizens or the state's seafood industry. The state has a plan ...

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Friday, March 18, 2011 - 11:04

03/22/11 The Associated Press DENVER -- Demonte Harper made a 3-pointer from the top of the circle with 4.2 seconds left Thursday to lead 13th-seeded Morehead State to the first upset of the NCAA tournament, a 62-61 victory over No. 4 Louisville in the Southwest regional.

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Ants fall to Iowa, keep lead for playoff spot

03/21/11 Even though the Mad Ants lost 104-97 to the Iowa Energy on Sunday in Des Moines, the Ants held onto the eighth and final playoff berth available in the NBA Development League.

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Neff leads Iditarod after gourmet meal, cash award

03/12/11 Hugh Neff leads Iditarod, also got gourmet meal, cash for being first musher into Anvik

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(03/11) MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE + TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN

03/11/11 Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, Pacific, and California North of Pt. Conception, Tsunami Watch for Southern California

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Sports digest: Edwards wins Sprint Cup race in Las Vegas

03/07/11 LAS VEGAS -- Carl Edwards earned his first victory of the season Sunday by winning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Iditarod mushers start for Nome

03/07/11 Veteran musher DeeDee Jonrowe was dressed in her signature hot pink parka trimmed with wolverine and wolf fur on Sunday as she crossed the start line in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and pointed her dog team toward Nome.

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Basketball

03/07/11 Kansas' Marcus Morris was named Big 12 Player of the Year on Sunday in voting by conference coaches.

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