Murkowski concedes in Alaska Sen. primary
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, conceded Tuesday to Joe Miller, a relative political novice who challenged her in the state's Republican U.S. Senate primary.
Miller tweet angers Murkowski camp
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- With the race between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Republican primary challenger Joe Miller still undecided, a tweet on Miller's Web site set off a testy spat.
Palin Calif. speaking contract made public
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A contract made public by court order shows former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin got $75,000 for speaking at a California university, authorities said.
Sen. Murkowski mum on plans in nail-biter
JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, trailing her primary election opponent, said she would wait until all ballots are counted before deciding what to do next.
Climate affecting Alaskan spruce forests
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Alaskan forests of white spruce and other trees are suffering from the effects of climate change and rises in temperature, researchers say.
Murkowski: Count absentee ballots
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski trails challenger Joe Miller in Alaska's Republican primary election, but she says it "ain't over" yet.
McCain wins, Murkowski trails
Voters in Arizona, Vermont, Alaska, Florida and Oklahoma Tuesday selected who they think should be on the Election Day ballot in November.
GOP Rep.: Palin 'dividing' Republicans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Republican member of the U.S. House said Wednesday former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is "dividing the Republican Party" by endorsing primary candidates.
Copter crashes, stranding rescuers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- An Army National Guard helicopter crashed on Alaska's Knik Glacier during a rescue attempt to pick up five people stranded after a plane crash, officials said.
Levi Johnston running for mayor in Alaska
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Unlikely celebrity Levi Johnston is running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and the campaign and election are to be captured on a reality show.
Eagle in engine aborts Alaska flight
SITKA, Alaska, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- An airliner had to abort its takeoff from Sitka, Alaska, after a bald eagle was sucked into the one of the plane's engines, Alaska Airlines said Monday.
Rep. Young says U.S. won't charge him
WASHINGTON, Alaska, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, said Wednesday he had learned federal authorities will not charge him in their long-running corruption investigation.
Air Force cargo plane crashes in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 29 (UPI) -- An Air Force C-17 cargo plane with a four-member crew practicing for an air show crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, military officials said.
Polar bears in July delight Alaskans
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 23 (UPI) -- Mid-summer sightings of polar bears have folks in remote areas of Alaska buzzing and snapping cellphone pictures, residents said.
Alaska man charged with ramming whales
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 22 (UPI) -- An Alaskan man has been charged with intentionally ramming his jet boat into breaching humpback whales in the state's southeast waters, authorities said.
Judge halts drilling in the Arctic
JUNEAU, Alaska, July 22 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Alaska says the government failed to consider the environmental effects that oil and gas drilling would have on the Arctic.
Palin compares self to Shakespeare
WASILLA, Alaska, July 20 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended a misspelling on her Twitter account with the argument: "Shakespeare liked to coin new words too."
No reality show for Palin and Johnston
LOS ANGELES, July 19 (UPI) -- Bristol Palin's publicist says the daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her fiance, Levi Johnston, will not star in a reality TV series.
No tsunami from 6.7 Aleutians quake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 18 (UPI) -- Officials in Alaska said Sunday there was apparently no significant damage from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that rumbled through the remote Aleutian Islands.
Memorial held for Coast Guard copter crew
SITKA, Alaska, July 14 (UPI) -- The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard said the loss of three crewmen in a helicopter crash off the Pacific Northwest had shocked the entire organization.
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