- It's a boy
Alaska's first family is a bit bigger. Governor Sarah Palin delivered her fifth child Friday morning. via KTVA Anchorage
- Four killed in Alaska helicopter crash; 14-year-old boy survives
"It's going to be a long process. And we just want to make sure we are getting through it and doing it the proper way"
A helicopter pilot and three state employees are dead. The stepson of one of those killed is recovering in the hospital. via KTVA Anchorage
- Climate change: will the president's new stance on the issue affect Alaska?
"As part of this strategy, we will work with Congress to pass energy legislation that specifies a new fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, and requires fuel producers to supply 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022"
There is a surprise move out of the nation's Capitol concerning climate change. President Bush has changed his position on the issue, calling for realistic long term and intermediate goals for stopping the ... via KTVA Anchorage
- Breaking the cycle of hunger
"It's a real tangible way of feeling like you've made a difference in someone's life."
Here's a statistic that might surprise you: One out of every eight Alaskans uses a food pantry at some point during the year. via KTVA Anchorage
- Underage drinking in Alaska
"Just think of one simple, what difference do you make? Each of us needs to think of that, and what difference we can make to address this problem, not only as a person, but as a community and a nation"
It's a nationwide problem that is being addressed right here at home: the problem of underage drinking. via KTVA Anchorage
- Father digs son out of avalanche
A father digs for his son after an avalanche, but it is too late. Alaska State Troopers tell CBS 11 News 31-year-old Jesse Tol and his father were snowmachining and skiing on Thompson Pass near Valdez. via KTVA Anchorage
- You never know what someone has suffered, until you walk in their shoes
"In the first year, I read everything trying to find a reason that his death wasn't just a complete waste"
The death of a child is something that most of us will never know. But imagine if your child had been murdered. via KTVA Anchorage
- Gate blamed in aircraft-truck collision
"It hadn't been fixed initially because of parts, but at this time we have no intention of fixing it because we plan to relocate it to a safer location"
UNALASKA: State didn't answer repair requests, city official says. Published: April 11th, 2008 12:22 AM Last Modified: April 11th, 2008 12:46 AM The pilot of a commercial airplane that clipped a tractor-trailer ... via Anchorage Daily News
- Visitors Center tests program
"It'll be a learning experience for us, to learn what areas we can improve"
The Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center is preparing to test a new national program that may end up benefiting thousands of museums and historic houses across the country. via Clarion Dispatch
- April 5, 2008 First Quarter Market Report
The first quarter residential home sales were slow. In the Palmer-Wasilla area the number of homes sales in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to 2007 was down 30 percent and the home sales volume was down ... via Alaska Real Estate Expert
- The Great Alaska Sports Show
The Great Alaska Sports Show is back. It is currently at the Sullivan and Ben Boeke arenas. via KTVA Anchorage
- Stamp of approval for education money
"We'll have our new PE teachers. We'll be able to maintain class size as it is. We'll be able to really bring forth programs that meet the educational needs of our students"
It was pivotal day in Alaska's education system on Thursday. Governor Sarah Palin put her signature on a bill that puts more money into schooling. via KTVA Anchorage
- Questions about alcohol raised in Alaska Ranger shipwreck
"This affects their judgment; it affects their timing. They might do things they wouldn't normally do, or not do things that they would normally do. The marine environment can get pretty rough, pretty quick"
There are new questions about last week's Alaska Ranger shipwreck and what role alcohol could have played at sea. via KTVA Anchorage
