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Alaska's first family is a bit bigger. Governor Sarah Palin delivered her fifth child Friday morning. via KTVA Anchorage

“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

“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

“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

“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

“The cost is quite minimal. It averages five to seven percent of the trip cost and really can provide extensive coverage, in the event of financial default situations of a particular travel supplier”

There were no Alaska Airline flight cancelations, but with the news Frontier Airlines has now filed for bankruptcy, on top of how unstable the Lower 48 travel market is right now, many local travel agents say ... via KTVA Anchorage

“To some people, they appreciate the information flow, and to others it's an irritant. They don't care what government's doing.”

Some legislators are accusing Gov. Sarah Palin of collecting and misusing thousands of e-mail addresses from state records to make a last-minute push for a bill to cut business license fees. via Anchorage Daily News

The clock is ticking until Arctic Man. This year the popular race is expected to draw a crowd of 15,000 people--and that's something troopers say they want to be ready for. via KTVA Anchorage

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

“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

“I'm hoping that people who find this topic interesting will take that opportunity to seek out that information in detail”

Speaker to hit on Middle East issues JESSICA CEJNAR Peninsula Clarion In today's world, learning as much about the Middle East as possible is important, even for small communities like Kenai and Soldotna. via Clarion Dispatch

“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

“Those unknown samples have been going in the database. What is happening now is states are catching up, getting their samples in. And as that backlog of samples gets caught up, you are going to see a lot more hits”

The recent cold case connected to Alaska is bringing our own state cold case system to light. via KTVA Anchorage

“Gov. Palin emphasized that the calling of a special session is not an indication that the commissioners have yet made a determination regarding whether to recommend TransCanada's AGIA application”

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has just called a special 30-day legislative session beginning June 3 in Juneau to consider the Alaska natural gas pipeline. via Anchorage Daily News

The state has settled a major lawsuit over a drug it says caused many side effects. via KTVA Anchorage

“They don't engage with the rest of the industry on issues of like concern”

The Seattle company that owned the doomed fishing vessel Alaska Ranger has a record as an aggressive and sometimes recalcitrant player in an industry notorious as a widow-maker.Aside from the 203-foot Ranger, ... via Anchorage Daily News

Alaska State Troopers say fire has destroyed a building in the southwest Alaska community of Quinhagak . via Clarion Dispatch

“That's a question I'll ask my lawyer”

Plans for a hotel in Denali State Park are on hold after the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission raised questions about the builder's finances and about its potential impact on the park. via Anchorage Daily News

“Our competitors are moving ahead. Our oil production is dropping, and steel and construction costs just continue to climb. There is really, nothing is stopping us from getting a gas line built, but possibly ourselves”

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski , Alaska, is in Juneau, pushing for progress on an Alaska gas line. via KTVA Anchorage

A teenage girl's vehicle was forced into a ditch by a passing vehicle whose occupants broke out her window and hit her on the head with a metal object early Friday morning, according to Alaska State Troopers. via Anchorage Daily News