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A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in election victory last month, clearing the way for Murkowski to be sworn in for a second term next week. State officials have scheduled a Thursday morning ceremony to sign the election certification...

Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller said late Sunday he is dropping his opposition to incumbent Lisa Murkowski being certified as winner in the Alaska Senate race, but will continue with a federal lawsuit. "After careful consideration and seeking the counsel of people whose opinion I respect...

A helicopter rescue crew airlifted five people from a sinking fishing boat off the Alaska coast, the Coast Guard said. Crew members made a radio call for help about 10 a.m. Saturday, notifying authorities that the 34-foot Sandy M was taking on water and they planned to abandon ship. Amid heavy...

The pilot of an F-22 aircraft that crashed in Alaska while on a routine training mission has been identified as Capt. Jeffrey Haney. Search and rescue crews have found the wreckage of the plane, but the pilot was still missing early Friday morning. The wreckage was discovered Wednesday, a day...

Washington -- An Alaska-based Air Force F-22 that went missing on a training mission is "believed to be crashed," a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. Col. Dave Lapan did not immediately give other details about the situation. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control Tuesday...

WILLOW, Alaska, -- A fire in a trailer in the small southern Alaska town of Willow Tuesday left four people dead, state police said. The victims' names and ages were being withheld until relatives could be informed, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The fire was spotted about 6 a.m. by a...

2 police officers killed in Alaska HOONAH, Alaska, -- A gunman suspected of killing two police officers in Hoonah, Alaska, was holed up Sunday in his home in the village, authorities said. Hoonah Police Sgt. Tony Wallace, 32, and officer Matt Toruoka, 39, were fatally wounded when...

Student bikes from Okla. to Alaska STILLWATER, Okla., An Oklahoma State University junior said he completed a 4,000-mile bike ride to Alaska nearly a month ahead of schedule. Curtis Moss, who began his bike ride in Stillwater, Okla., in June and finished this month in Anchorage, Alaska, said...

Cargo plane crashes in Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska, A plane crashed in Alaska's Denali National Park Sunday, state and federal officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board and the state Department of Public Safety officials told KTVA-TV in Anchorage the plane apparently went down...

Judge: No aerial wolf hunt in Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska, (UPI) -- A federal judge Monday rejected an appeal to permit an aerial wolf hunt in Alaska that state officials say is needed to protect caribou in the Aleutian Islands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preventing the Alaska...

Sarah Palin is close to a deal for her travelogue reality show. Sources say Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E Networks in the bidding for the project, "Sarah Palin's Alaska." An agreement could be announced in the next few days. It's still undecided which network in the...

Bear in Alaska A bear walks into a bar in Alaska and sits down. He bangs on the bar with his paw and demands a beer. The bartender approaches and says, "We don't serve beer to bears in bars in Alaska ." The bear, becoming angry, demands again that he be served a beer. The bartender...