Agenda piles up as budget debate continues As Anchorage Assembly members munched on their lunch, Friday, the clock was ticking. They were squabbling over next year's city budget at another Assembly work session. The budget is set to take effect in about a month-and-a-half on Jan. 1.
Sex Allegations Against Bill Allen Former House Speaker Pete Kott filed a motion in U.S. District Court last week, calling to attention the APD investigation of former VECO Chief Bill Allen for sex crimes.
Taliban: We shot down U.S. chopper 14 Americans, including one Anchorage man, die in Afghan helicopter crashes and U.S. Military denies hostile fire; evidence may back Taliban claim
Elder Bush Decries Lack of Civility in Politics Former President George H.W. Bush told CBS News that President Obama "is entitled to civil treatment and intellectual honesty when it comes to critics."
Debating death penalty in Alaska Alaska lawmakers are gearing up to discuss an issue that many other states have wrestled with. Should the state kill certain criminals? Should Alaska effect capital punishment on the worst ones? One local group is speaking out to make sure the answer is no.
Todd Palin quits oil-field job The husband of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has quit his oil-field job on the North Slope.
Facebook Poll Asks if Obama Should be Killed A poll posted on the social networking site Facebook asking if President Obama should be assassinated has prompted a Secret Service investigation.
Masek Sentenced To 6 Months A federal judge sentenced former Willow Rep. Bev Masek to 6 months in federal prison and up to 3 years probation for selling her legislative vote.
Big Government Site Tries to Take Down ACORN in Pimp-Prostitute Video Sting They went undercover and posed as a pimp and a prostitute, and now 25-year-old conservative activist James O'Keefe, and his partner, a scantily clad 20-year-old college student dubbed "Kenya," have raised serious questions about ACORN, who they claim, offered the two unfettered, and perhaps illegal, advice.
Angry Crowd Fills D.C. A large outpouring of anger against the Obama administration took place from the White House to the Capitol. As Nancy Cordes reports, many complained that their views had been dismissed by Washingon.
Analyzing AK's Health Care Problems As President Obama laid out his national health care plan, one state lawmaker, who oversees Alaska's health care system, is laying out its' main problems.
The controversy surrounding this event had many thinking the city was going to pull the plug because it was against city code.
Group Wants A Legal Tent City On the heels of a summer when 12 homeless people have died on Anchorage streets, one group says the solution to the problem is a tent city.
Homeless advocate questions mayor's plan Since the end of July Anchorage Police have been enforcing part of Mayor Dan Sullivan's new get tough on homeless crime policy. The new law allows APD to quickly destroy what they call chronic inebriate campgrounds. But an Anchorage homeless advocate says the mayor's get tough plan will end up killing more homeless.
Matt Felling talks with Senator Lisa Murkowski about health reform becoming a bi-partisan effort, a potential 'Afghan Surge,' OCS drilling and her alternative to EPA regulations.
During a heated town hall meeting, dozens of Anchorage residents passionately told Mayor Dan Sullivan what they thought about the budget he is proposing for 2010.
