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Alaska Cops Call Attack Worst They've Ever Seen

Elderly couple murdered, 2-year-old girl assaulted

(Newser) - Police in Anchorage, Alaska, have been shaken by a horrific and apparently random attack on an elderly couple and the great-granddaughter they were babysitting. Investigators say registered sex offender Jerry Active murdered Touch Chea, 73, and his wife, 71-year-old Sorn Sreap, and sexually assaulted the 2-year-old girl in their care,...

Alaska Town to Vanish by 2014
 Alaska Town to Vanish by 2017 
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May 18, 2013 7:00 PM CDT

Alaska Town to Vanish by 2017

'Guardian' calls Newtok residents America's 'first climate change refugees'

(Newser) - When it comes to the fate of the 350 residents of Newtok, Alaska, the Guardian pulls no punches: "Exile is inevitable," it writes. That's because their coastal village, located some 480 miles west of Anchorage, is in the process of being washed into the Bering Sea. As...

Alaska Town Looks to Ban Drunk Walking

...and public defecation

(Newser) - Defecating and urinating in public are already against the law in Alaska, but one small town 400 miles west of Anchorage is considering a ban of its own—and the proposed ordinance doesn't stop there. The move to beef up Bethel's public decency laws would also bar residents...

Alaska's Don Young Apologizes for Slur

Congressman sorry for 'wetbacks' remark

(Newser) - Don Young didn't offer any half-apologies this time. After a day of withering criticism from his own party leaders, the GOP congressman from Alaska said he was sorry for referring to Mexican farm workers as "wetbacks" in a radio interview, reports the Anchorage Daily News . His statement:
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Alaska Lawmaker Doesn't Exactly Apologize for Slur

Rep. Don Young says 'wetback' used to be common, but no longer appropriate

(Newser) - An Alaska politician who referred to Mexican laborers as "wetbacks" earlier in the week says he "meant no disrespect" by the term, but stopped short of apologizing, reports the Anchorage Daily News . Rep. Don Young was giving a radio interview Tuesday when, in a discussion about the economy,...

Iditarod Winner Is Race's Oldest Ever

Mitch Seavey scores 2nd victory at age 53

(Newser) - This year's Iditarod winner is its oldest ever—and he just happens to be the father of last year's winner , the youngest ever. Mitch Seavey, 53, and his 10 dogs finished the grueling 1,000-mile race in nine days, 7 hours, and 39 minutes, the AP reports. He...

Alaska Coast Like a &#39;Landfill&#39; 2 Years After Tsunami
 Alaska Coast Like a 'Landfill' 
 2 Years After Tsunami 
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Feb 9, 2013 7:45 AM CST

Alaska Coast Like a 'Landfill' 2 Years After Tsunami

Hawaii, British Columbia not sitting much prettier

(Newser) - We're about a month away from the two-year anniversary of the earthquake that spawned Japan's devastating tsunami . Saying its effects linger far from Japanese shores is an understatement, per some recent reports:
  • In Alaska: "You're basically standing in landfill out here," says the head of
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Alaska Militia Leader Gets 25 Years

Schaeffer Cox blames paranoia for threats against feds

(Newser) - A militia leader in Alaska found guilty of plotting to murder federal law enforcement officials has been sentenced to 25 years and 10 months in federal prison. Schaeffer Cox, the 28-year-old leader of the "Alaska Peacemakers Militia," could have gotten life for his nine federal weapons and conspiracy...

7.5 Quake Rattles Alaska
 7.5 Quake Rattles Alaska 
Jan 5, 2013 5:28 AM CST

7.5 Quake Rattles Alaska

Tsunami warning issued, then canceled

(Newser) - A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Alaska about midnight local time, though authorities canceled a tsunami warning for southern parts of the state and coastal Canada. The quake was centered about 60 miles west of Craig, Alaska, said the US Geological Survey. No reports of damage or flooding were initially...

Suspected Serial Killer Found Dead in Alaska Cell

Cops believe Israel Keyes killed at least 8

(Newser) - A drifter suspected of murdering a young barista in Alaska and at least seven other people was found dead in his jail cell yesterday morning. Authorities say Israel Keyes, who was due to stand trial in March for the kidnapping and murder of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, died of an apparent...

Levi Johnston Marries Other Babymama

He ties knot with Sunny Oglesby

(Newser) - Levi Johnston has finally made an "honest woman" out of one of his babymamas, but it's not Bristol Palin. He tied the knot yesterday with gal pal Sunny Oglesby, 20, who gave birth last month to Levi's second child and first daughter, Breeze Beretta Johnston (yes, like...

Alaska Airport Re-Opens After Bomb Threat

Guy refers to bomb in bag, triggers evacuation

(Newser) - Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport is back open and one man is in custody this morning after a bomb scare yielded little other than an evacuation, reports the AP . Apparently a man traveling with two other men referred to a bomb in a checked bag early today, triggering a...

Photos Shed Light on Fatal Grizzly Mauling

Denali National Park officials scrutinize Richard White's photos

(Newser) - More details are emerging in the sad and somewhat reckless case of the backpacker who was killed by a grizzly bear in Alaska's Denali National Park on Friday—compliments of his own photographs. National Park Service officials have examined the 26 shots, taken on a digital camera over about...

Man Killed by Grizzly Got Too Close, Took Pictures

Attack was first bear killing in Denali Park history

(Newser) - A backpacker killed by a grizzly bear in Alaska's Denali National Park on Friday—the first fatal bear mauling in Alaska since 2005—ignored park rules about maintaining an adequate distance, according to photos recovered from his own camera, reports the Anchorage Daily News . The park requires visitors to...

72 Rescued on Alaska Sightseeing Cruise

Only minor injuries reported as passengers taken to Bartlett Cove

(Newser) - Seventy-two sightseers in Glacier Bay were rescued yesterday after their boat struck a rock and began taking on water, reports AP . Only a few minor injuries were reported. The four-man crew remained on the leaking ship, but 70 passengers were transferred to another cruise ship and taken to Bartlett Cove....

Pitbull Makes it to Alaska Walmart, Gets Bear Spray

Internet quest to send rapper to Kodiak pays off

(Newser) - The Internet successfully sent Pitbull to Alaska . The Miami rapper was in Kodiak yesterday, along with David Thorpe, the Boston writer who initially dreamed up the idea to get the rapper—who has a Walmart marketing deal and had agreed to visit the Walmart location that got the most Facebook...

Alaska Quietly Has North America's Biggest Landslide

It registered as a 3.4 earthquake

(Newser) - A landslide in Alaska last month may have been the biggest ever in North America—and it almost went completely unnoticed. A pilot happened to fly over the remote valley beneath Lituya Mountain in Glacier Bay National Park this week and snap pictures of the aftermath, the AP reports. A...

Alaska Candidate Kicked Off Ballot for Being Homeless

Veteran Barbara Bachmeier lived in her truck for months

(Newser) - These days Barbara Bachmeier owns a house in Anchorage and even has a career as a real estate agent, and the Army veteran would like to run for Congress. Instead, she's been thrown off the ballot, for no greater sin than because just 10 months ago she was living...

Alaska Man Battling Flesh-Eating Disease

He may lose arm to infection caused by splinter

(Newser) - Another case of the rare flesh-eating infection necrotizing fasciitis has surfaced, this time in Alaska. Juneau man Ruben Pereyra was flown to a hospital in Seattle where he has been fighting the infection for two weeks, the Juneau Empire reports. He is in stable condition but may lose an arm....

31 Years Later, Wyoming Fugitive Caught in Alaska

Joseph Welch was living an ordinary life

(Newser) - An Alaska man's life on the lam is coming to an end after more than three decades. Police arrested 57-year-old Joseph Welch as he ate dinner in a restaurant in the small community of Seldovia, reports the Anchorage Daily News . Welch escaped from the custody of Wyoming authorities in...

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