Officials hope to curb bear garbage buffets
Fish and Game officials say they hope increasing fines for improper garbage storage will keep bears out of neighborhood trash during the summer.
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Sen. Murkowski urges U.S. to stake oceanic claim
Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants the government to ratify an international treaty called the Law of the Seas. The treaty allows coastal countries to lay claim to any portion of the sea floor that runs beyond its 200-mile economic limit.
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State Health commissioner resigns
Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Karleen Jackson has resigned.
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Administration to soon unveil energy plan
With energy prices spiraling upward Gov. Sarah Palin says she'll soon announce a plan for dealing with the high cost of fuel.
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Eagle, icon of Exxon Valdez survival dies
The bald eagle known as "One Wing" has died. The eagle became an icon for the Bird TLC and, indeed, many people in the state, after it survived the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1988.
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Alaska joins 48 states, ups social networking safety
Attorneys general from 48 states, including Alaska, say they've reached an agreement with popular social networking site Facebook that would make it more difficult for online predators to target the site's under-18 users.
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Man accused in killing seeks release
A man who is accused of slitting the throat of a mental health worker in Fairbanks wants release from a psychiatric facility in Anchorage.
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Delta Junction man gets life for killing custodian
Authorities say John C. Davis killed his best friend, Flint Wolff, 34, of North Pole, and wounded Wolff's 70-year-old mother, Margaret, to avoid going back to prison.
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Valley officials rescue 25 emaciated dogs
Officials with Mat-Su Borough Animal Care have removed 25 malnourished dogs from two properties near Palmer in the past two days.
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Poll respondents think Kohring got off easy
In a poll conducted Thursday, May 8, Channel 2 News asked viewers if they agreed with the sentence former lawmaker Vic Kohring received in his corruption case.
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The end of the Kohring affair?
