Updated: May 08, 2008
CBS 11 News Exclusive: Legislature has asked for an audit of the Department of Corrections
After months of allegations lawmakers are asking for answers.

CBS 11 News has learned that the Legislature has asked for an audit of the Department of Corrections.

The reason: accusations of unsafe conditions within the Alaskan prison system. Full Story

Break the cycle of needless animal euthanizations
Springtime brings a special challenge to the folks who work at Anchorage Animal Control.

The month of May holds a grim statistic.

May is the month where the number of animals who are euthanized at the shelter literally doubles from the wintertime. The reason is pretty simple: too many pets and not enough people to adopt them.   Full Story

 
Alaska Cares: breaking the cycle of child sexual abuse
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is a crime you might not normally associate with children, but the statistics close to home are pretty shocking.

It's a big problem in Alaska. Not only are we number one in the nation for child sexual abuse, we actually have twice the national average. In this edition of Break the Cycle, CBS 11 News visited a place that helps reduce the trauma these children are facing.   Full Story

 
Breaking the cycle of STDs
This edition of Break the Cycle has an interesting theme. It's called "Get It On."

Get it on is a reference to putting on a condom. The idea couldn't be simpler: use condoms to break the cycle of transmitting sexual diseases.   Full Story

 
 
Autism rates here in Alaska are no different than they are in the rest of the country: one out of every 150 children will be born with some form of it.
Alaska has the unflattering distinction of being number one in the country when it comes to sexual assaults. The Anchorage Police Department has a team devoted to investigating these types of crimes.It's called the Special Victims Unit.
We've all seen hostage situations in movies: bad guys with guns and demands. In real life, things are a bit different, but there are still rules to live by. They're the secrets of hostage survival.
Break the cycle of needless animal euthanizations
Springtime brings a special challenge to the folks who work at Anchorage Animal Control.

The month of May holds a grim statistic.

May is the month where the number of animals who are euthanized at the shelter literally doubles from the wintertime. The reason is pretty simple: too many pets and not enough people to adopt them.   Full Story

 
 
Your home is your castle; protect it
An I-Team Investigation

When you think about it, your home is like a bank vault and should be protected like one. It's where you keep all the things you collect over the years--things like your grandmother's diamond earrings and your new big screen TV with surround sound.

But as our I-Team found, all burglars see is a way to make a quick buck.   Full Story

 
 
Pedaling a bike, peddling advice
A famous politician once compared life to riding a bicycle. He said you don't fall off unless you plan to stop pedaling. That's a pretty good analogy to think about as we introduce you to this month's Cancer Connection: a Providence E.R. doctor who is not letting cancer stop him from pedaling across the Lower 48.   Full Story
 
 
Get into the swing of spring with golf
Spring is in the air and it looks like we are finally done with the snow.

Hopefully so, for golfers.
Alaska's golf season is short enough as it is.   Full Story

 
 
ANWR and High Gas Prices
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Alaska News

Missing snowmachiner found Friday
An aerial search was successful Friday in finding an overdue snowmachiner from Chefornak. Alaska State Troopers says John Jimmie Sr. was located Friday walking along the coastline. There was no immediate on his condition.   Full Story
 
Power knocked out to Prudhoe Bay processing plants
Operations at the nation's largest oil field were halted when the power supply to processing centers was knocked offline.

An operator of a frontloader clearing snowdrifts early Friday struck an airline at the Central Power station, interrupting the supply of fuel to generators at Prudhoe Bay.   Full Story

 
North Pole man gets more than 7 years in dragging death
A 26-year-old North Pole man has been sentenced to just over seven years in prison for the dragging death of a deaf woman. Kevin Garner was sentenced Friday in the February 2007 death of Catherine Ahsoak.   Full Story
 
Juneau business offers to help pay employees' electric bills
A Juneau business is offering to help pay its employees' electric bills. Kent Adams, who manages eight employees at Willie's Marine, says he brought the problem to the attention of a board member for the business' out-of-state parent company.   Full Story
 
 
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