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ANCHORAGEAlaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help."Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now," said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. "We thought it would be better to go out there and just vaccinate people."
ANCHORAGEIsland village hit by suspected swine flu
Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help."Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now," said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. "We thought it would be better to go out there and just vaccinate people."
ANCHORAGEJury convicts woman of attempted murder
An Anchorage jury has convicted a woman of attempted murder for pulling a gun on her supervisors during a job evaluation.The jury returned its verdict Wednesday against Karan (CO'-rin) Clifton.
ANCHORAGEAnchorage man accused of series of rapes
A 43-year-old Anchorage man has been accused of being a serial rapist responsible for five assaults in the past eight years.Richard Dorsey was charged Tuesday with 13 charges, including rape, assault and attempted murder.
ANCHORAGEArctic off-limits to commercial fishing Dec. 3
A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3, federal officials said.The plan was approved by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in August.
ANCHORAGECoast Guard officer charged with indecent acts
A senior Coast Guard official was charged Tuesday with multiple offenses, including sodomy, indecent acts and conduct unbecoming of an officer and gentleman.The U.S. Coast Guard filed 31 violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice against Capt. Herbert M. Hamilton III, 48. He is accused of sexual improprieties involving multiple women - some identified as enlisted Coast Guard personnel - in numerous locations around Alaska and the Lower 48.
ANCHORAGEPilot who survived plane crash issues statement
The 35-year-old pilot who survived the crash in which wolf biologist Gordon Haber was killed continues to recover at a Seattle hospital.Dan McGregor has undergone skin graft surgery to his hands and one knee at Harborview Medical Center. He is in satisfactory condition.
ANCHORAGESarah Palin promises more cities on book tour
Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is promising to visit more cities than a conventional book tour when her memoir "Going Rogue" is published later this month.Palin says the locations of her book tour will be announced later this week by her publisher, HarperCollins. But in a Facebook posting Tuesday, the former Alaska governor says she's decided to travel to cities outside of the typical book tour venues.
JUNEAUAlaska closes case on fugitive sex offender
Alaska prosecutors have closed the case of a 64-year-old convicted sex offender who fled before sentencing.Southeast Alaska lodge owner Larry W. Berryhill was found dead Aug. 24 in Tunuyan, Argentina. He was a former pole vault coach at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
ANCHORAGETongass wars flare over Logjam timber sale
Conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service have fought for decades over management of the country's largest national forest. The wrangling has gone on for so long it has a name: The Tongass Wars.But the Logjam timber sale gave both sides an opportunity to call a truce. For the first time, stakeholders worked cooperatively to shape a sale in the nearly 17-million acre Tongass in southeast Alaska. The experiment in mutual understanding failed. In the end, the Forest Service didn't give conservation groups what they wanted and they were bitterly disappointed.
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