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Anchorage Economic Development Corp. President Bill Popp said the Anchorage economy is "flat but good," essentially doing well compared to the rest of the nation.

The city, still short of swine flu vaccine, is cancelling a planned mass swine flu vaccination clinic next Saturday at UAA.

Cpl. Gregory Fleury, killed in Afghanistan late last month when his helicopter collided with another, was laid to rest Nov.

Submitted by Joe Campbell on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 09:04. President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week, as he begins a longer trip to Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore.

In a growing campaign to refer to November as "Movember," men around the world are being encouraged to grow a mustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer.

This October 2002 picture provided by Dr. David Head of the Norton Sound Health Corporation shows the village of Diomede on Little Diomede Island in extreme western Alaska.

A woman driving an SUV with a revoked license and who was being sought by police as a possible drunken driver apparently crossed the center line of the Seward Highway at Potter Marsh on Thursday evening and struck a car head-on, killing its driver and seriously injuring its passenger, according to Anchorage police.

A report released last week by opponents to the proposed Pebble copper/gold project in southwest Alaska and aimed at financial investment groups claims significant legal and political risks will jeopardize the project.

The Anchorage School District has to cut $15 million to balance the $800 million budget for the next school year.

An Anchorage-based development company says there are other ways to market North Slope natural gas rather than put it in a pipe and ship it to the Lower 48 or to a liquefied natural gas plant in Valdez.

Editor's note: Reuters journalist Deborah Gembara was embedded with the 1-501rst Infantry Battallion in Kushamond, Afghanistan.

Anchorage Deputy District Attorney Sharon Marshall announced today that an Anchorage jury returned guilty verdicts against Karan Clifton for attempting to kill her supervisors at Providence Extended Care facility when the supervisors attempted to discipline Clifton.

A senior Coast Guard official was charged Tuesday with multiple offenses, including sodomy, indecent acts and conduct unbecoming of an officer and gentleman.

Tech budget could be down more than 76% Support from local newspaper Anchorage Public Library , AK, like many others, faces budget cuts in the next fiscal year.

An Anchorage man was arrested today on accusations that he is a serial rapist responsible for a rash of unsolved violent crimes dating back at least to 2001, according to Anchorage police.

PINNED: Alaska West Express worker, Fay, suffers crushed chest. Published: November 2nd, 2009 06:13 PM Last Modified: November 2nd, 2009 10:20 PM The state Department of Labor is investigating a North Slope work accident that left a man in critical care with a crushed chest.

The U.S. Marine Corps performs plane-side military honors Monday for Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, as his body arrives at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

A Kodiak soldier was arrested and charged with six counts of sexual abuse of a minor on Nov.

PROPOSALS: Lawmakers look at potential new sites compared to renewing current building lease.

When my husband and I went to Anchorage, Alaska, this summer, the first few were spent adjusting.