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Kodiak bear escapes from Palmer wildlife center
ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska wildlife center that takes in orphaned and injured animals is missing one of its larger residents. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center announced Monday that a 300-pound, 2-year-old female Kodiak brown bear escaped six days ago from its enclosure near Portage. The bear had been destined for a zoo in Sweden in early summer. The center is near Chugach National Forest land in the souther...
Apr 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Juneau police officer shoots police car
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A 45-year-old former Juneau Police Department lieutenant was charged with attempted murder and seven other felonies after firing a gun at officers responding to a call of an armed man threatening to harm himself. Troy Wilson was taken into custody early Sunday after a standoff that lasted more than four and a half hours with no injuries to Wilson or police officers. Police spokeswoman Cindee Brown...
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Anchorage breaks snow record
By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press ANCHORAGE (AP) — A spring snowfall has broken the nearly 60-year-old seasonal snow record of Alaska’s largest city. Inundated with nearly double the snow they’re used to, Anchorage residents have been expecting to see this season’s snowfall surpass the record of 132.6 inches (336.8 centimeters) set in the winter of 1954-55. The 3.4 inches that fell by Saturday afternoon brings the ...
Apr 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Legislature likely to run long
JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Legislature is scheduled to end next weekend. But from the look of things — including some glum faces around the Capitol — the odds of that happening are extremely long. With the April 15th adjournment date looming, several big issues remain unresolved, including the biggest issue of the 27th Legislature: oil taxes. Senate President Gary Stevens said Saturday that it’s his intent to get th...
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Sitka cruise tax falls short of expectations
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Around 120,000 passengers stepped off of cruise ships in Sitka last year and municipal officials expected $5 for each one as the city’s share of Alaska’s $34.50 state cruise ship passenger tax. Sitka’s check from the state, however, arrived with a surprise: Fewer than 83,000 passengers who stopped at the port were assessed the tax. It turns out that not every guest onboard a major cruise ship stop...
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Rep Gatto hospitalized for kidney treatment
JUNEAU (AP) — Rep. Carl Gatto has been hospitalized to receive treatment for a kidney condition. Melanie Lesh, an aide to Gatto, said the Palmer Republican was hospitalized shortly before a planned party on his behalf Thursday. Lesh said Gatto was taken to a Juneau hospital after a planned doctor’s appointment, and that doctors were considering a medevac to Seattle for further treatment. Gatto, who has battled pro...
Apr 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bill would identify student drivers
JUNEAU (AP) — Young Alaska drivers hitting the road with provisional licenses may soon have to carry around a state-issued sticker that says “student driver” to put on the rear window of any vehicle they drive. Anchorage Republican Rep. Charisse Millett said the removable stickers she suggests in HB212 would make Alaska roads safer. A Millett aide said at a Wednesday House Finance Committee hearing that drivers wo...
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Repsol: $9B in investment over 12-15 years
JUNEAU (AP) — The CEO of Repsol E&P USA has a put a timeline with a potential of up to $9 billion in new investments if a tax change similar to what Gov. Sean Parnell has proposed is enacted. Ramon Hernan said it’s 12 to 15 years. In a letter to Parnell, copied to legislators, Hernan said half the amount could be spent in six years. Repsol is currently drilling exploration wells on the North Slope. Armstrong Oil a...
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New oil tax plan released
JUNEAU (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday released what co-chair Bert Stedman expects will substantively be the Senate’s plan to address oil taxes. Stedman said he expects only some “language adjustments” and “slight tweaks” as the committee continues its work. Oil company officials are scheduled to testify today. Stedman, R-Sitka, said he feels good about what the committee has put forth. He said the...
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Consultant frowns at revised redistricting map
JUNEAU (AP) — A redistricting plan drawn strictly with state constitutional requirements in mind likely would not meet federal voting rights standards, a consultant to the Alaska Redistricting Board said Wednesday. In a written report, Lisa Handley told the board that a plan it is working from is “retrogressive,” and likely wouldn’t get preclearance from the U.S. Justice Department. The Alaska Supreme Court has or...
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