Anchorage Daily News

Alaska sues over listing of polar bear as threatened

The State of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Gold watch found in suspect's house may help build case

Shortly after Mindy Schloss disappeared a year ago, investigators searched the home of her neighbor, Joshua Wade, on Cutty Sark Street in South Anchorage.

Shaktoolik mayor arrested; booze found in his luggage

The mayor of the tiny Norton Sound village of Shaktoolik has been charged with bootlegging.

Antarctica once hosted moss, insects

Mosses once grew and insects crawled in what are now barren valleys in Antarctica, according to scientists who have recovered remains of life from that frozen continent.

Police seek suspect in shooting in Fairview that left 1 man injured

Police are searching for a man suspected of shooting an Anchorage man in the torso during a robbery Sunday afternoon.

Bush visits Eielson Air Force Base

President Bush said Monday that U.S. troops going to Iraq soon -- including a Stryker brigade from Fort Wainwright -- will find a country dramatically different from the one that was "hopeless" before his troop buildup.

TransCanada CEO denies Exxon holds veto on line

A published comment from TransCanada Corp. Chief Executive Hal Kvisle sent a chill through the Capitol halls just days after the Legislature awarded the Canadian company an exclusive license toward a pipeline project.

Floods may have frustrated Interior salmon spawning

Damage assessments of hundreds of homes will move forward after Gov. Sarah Palin declared flooding across much of northern and Interior Alaska a disaster.

Panel weighs evidence in corruption case

A key piece of the corruption case against former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch was debated Monday in Anchorage before a federal appeals court panel.

Senate passes energy relief plan

JThe state Senate late Monday passed sweeping energy relief legislation that includes a $500 cash payment to Alaska residents.

Eagle River man fends off bear with fists and feet

Devon Rees could have played dead. Or run. Instead, he chose to fight the bear that lunged out of the woods near his home in Eagle River on Monday morning.

Back on his home turf

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens declared his innocence before a large, supportive crowd as he returned to Anchorage on Monday for the first time since his indictment.

Stevens requests trial be in Alaska

Lawyers for Sen. Ted Stevens asked a federal judge to move his trial to his home state, saying the "center of gravity" of the charges faced by the 84-year-old Republican rests "squarely in Alaska" and that it will be near-impossible for him to campaign if the trial isn't moved.

Meaningful medals for returning troops

It could have been worse. That was the unspoken sentiment behind the remarks of Col. Michael Garrett, theater commander of the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team -- as he pinned medals Monday on some of his soldiers.