Category — Anchorage, Alaska
Agency sought $111,930 for FOIA information
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A U.S. immigration agency wants to charge at least $111,930 to say what’s inside one of its databases about citizenship applications.
Tiny school district sues citizens who seek info
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
The unincorporated town of Congress sits at the junction of state highways 71 and 89 in the middle of the Arizona desert, a no-stoplight kind of place if ever you saw one. It is so small, in fact, that the prickly pear cacti…
Police: NY mom admits killing ‘disrespectful’ teen
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Police say a woman accused of strangling her daughter on a college campus apartment in Purchase, N.Y., told them she did it because the daughter was “disrespectful all the time.”
Ex-con admits killing pen pal, encasing him cement
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
An ex-convict has pleaded guilty to killing his prison pen pal, encasing the body in cement and living off the victim’s savings and credit cards.
Judge finalizes SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s divorce
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A judge has finalized South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s divorce from his wife Jenny, ending their 20-year marriage.
APNewsBreak: SC gov to pay $74K in ethics fines
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has agreed to pay $74,000 to settle charges that his travel and campaign spending violated state ethics laws.
Detroit Schools slow to tear down vacant buildings
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Owen Elementary, which closed in 2006, stands open to any who dare to take on its dark, winding hallways and shadowy classrooms on Detroit’s southwest side.
Gang member gets 93 years to life in child killing
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A Los Angeles gang member who was on parole has been sentenced to 93 years to life in prison for killing a 4-year-old boy.
Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A union is condemning an effigy of President Barack Obama that was hung upside down by a teacher at a failing Rhode Island high school where he and all his colleagues were fired.
3 orphaned bear cubs released in NV wild
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Three bear cubs orphaned by their mother’s life of crime have been given a new lease on life in the Nevada outback.
UN calls for Afghans to take charge of future
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
The U.N. peacekeeping chief says it’s time for the international community to take “concrete steps” to allow Afghans to take charge of their future - and to ensure that “Afghanization” becomes more than a slogan.
Owners threaten to shut down New Jersey nuke plant
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Owners of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant are threatening to shut it down rather than build cooling towers mandated by New Jersey environmental regulators.
9th Circuit won’t rehear lawsuit against Ashcroft
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A federal appellate court says it won’t reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks.
AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant…
Paterson says he made initial leak to media
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
New York Gov. David Paterson says he was the first to reveal to the media a conversation he had with the woman at the center of a domestic violence scandal involving a top aide.
Immigrants heading to Washington to push reforms
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Tens of thousands of immigrants are making their way across the country to the nation’s capital to rally Sunday on immigration reform.
Operation aims to find leads into Juarez killings
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
More than 200 federal, state and local law enforcement officers swept through El Paso on Thursday, picking up suspected members of the Barrio Azteca gang in an effort to find new leads into the killings of three people with…
NC woman gets $9M in alienation of affection suit
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A jury has awarded a North Carolina woman $9 million from her husband’s lover after ruling the other woman ruined their marriage.
Official defends alleged off-the-books spy program
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A Defense Department official under investigation for allegedly running an off-the-books spy program says the operation was authorized and saved lives in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
CAPITAL CULTURE: Designer favored by Obama closes
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
The signs of Maria Pinto’s rise were clear when Michelle Obama entered the world stage wearing her designs, also favored by Oprah Winfrey.
City to begin testing green-light triggers on two bus routes
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Anchorage’s People Mover system has won approval for a plan to use electronic devices on two of its 14 routes that will get buses through traffic lights faster. The devices will be turned on next week and are expected to cause an average 45-second delay for drivers on cross streets.
Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Dimond mall killing
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A dispute over a stolen PlayStation, some video games and cash led to a shooting death at the Dimond Center last month, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday charging a man with murder.
Campaign disclosure bills make headway
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
Two bills that would expand the disclosure requirements for people, companies and unions seeking to influence elections advanced in the Legislature on Wednesday, while a third was derailed by a House committee chairman.
Trial opens in assault of runner near Westchester Lagoon
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
No one disputes the facts: On a cloudy summer afternoon in 2008, Michael Nyako sneaked up to a runner at Westchester Lagoon, jumped her, dragged her into the grass and pinned her down. But what was his intention?
Bill separating oil, gas taxes complicates legislative agenda
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
The latest petroleum tax fight in Alaska is over a bill that appeared only last week. It would divide the Siamese twins of oil and gas, the revenue source that pays for most of state government.
US terror suspect Colleen LaRose pleads not guilty to 4 counts in overseas terror case
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
US terror suspect Colleen LaRose pleads not guilty to four counts in overseas terror case.
Ohio congressman outraged by ad showing daughters
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A Democratic Ohio congressman said a group opposed to health care overhaul went too far by taking out a newspaper ad that included a large photo of him with his two young daughters.
Lawyer: Dem fundraiser Nemazee to plead guilty
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A defense lawyer says a former top fundraiser for Hillary Clinton intends to plead guilty in a federal bank fraud case.
Subpoenas reportedly issued in Sen. Ensign probe
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A federal grand jury reportedly has issued subpoenas in a probe involving Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.
Report fails to shed light on SoCal runaway Prius
18 March 2010 - Alaska Update
A California Highway Patrol officer responding to a report of a runaway Toyota Prius last week arrived to find a Border Patrol agent near the driver with emergency lights on.