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New texting-while-driving ban takes effect Friday

Take your fingers off the phone's keypad and put them back on the wheel.
Associated Press

High court sends redistricting plan back for work

The Alaska Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the state Redistricting Board to rework House and Senate districts in southeast Alaska for a plan to be used for this year's elections.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Alaska man plans year on uninhabited island

Charles Baird is going off the grid for a year.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Cheaper gas drives US wholesale price index lower

A big decline in gas and energy costs drove a measure of U.S. wholesale prices lower in April.
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer

Unalaska agrees to upgrade sewage treatment plant

A settlement with federal authorities will require the city of Unalaska to spend at least $18 million on its sewage treatment plant.
Associated Press

Democrat plans to file papers to run against Young

A Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Don Young says he plans to file his candidate paperwork Wednesday with the Alaska state Division of Elections.
Associated Press

India's top court refuses entry to Exxon Valdez

India's Supreme Court has banned the Exxon Valdez from entering India, saying the ship involved in one of the worst U.S. oil spills will not be allowed in for dismantling until it has been decontaminated.
NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press

New Coast Guard ship has rust, holes in hull

When a boat springs a leak, it's often the Coast Guard to the rescue. But who rescues the Coast Guard when one its new ships does the same thing?
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press

Appeals court grants wax seal to Maker's Mark

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an appeals court says a liquor bottle with a red dripping wax seal by any name other than Maker's Mark would be illegal.
BRETT BARROUQUERE, Associated Press

US stocks chase European indexes lower

Fear of European debt is once again playing havoc with Wall Street. Stocks and commodities pitched down Wednesday in the United States as borrowing rates climbed for Spain and Italy, a sign that investors are losing confidence in those countries' finances.
DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer

High court to hear redistricting petition

The Alaska Supreme Court plans to hear arguments Thursday on whether a redistricting plan that sparked a legal fight should be used for this year's elections.
Associated Press

State ferry strikes Ocean Beauty's Petersburg dock

One of Alaska's largest state ferries hit a seafood processing plant's dock head-on Monday, causing significant damage, officials said.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Small biz optimism rose in April but is still weak

Small business owners recovered some of their optimism during April, but they're still wary about the economy.
Associated Press

Stocks fall as Greece struggles to form government

A wave of political uncertainty in Europe spread through financial markets Tuesday, pushing U.S. stocks sharply lower.
DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer

GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill

Republicans said they favor preventing the interest rate increase but blocked the Senate from debating the $6 billion measure because they oppose how Democrats would pay for it: Boosting Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes on high-earning stockholders of some privately owned corporations.
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press

Shell wants judge to uphold permits

Subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell PLC are making "improper use of the judicial system" by suing to head off challenges to permits that put them closer to exploratory drilling off Alaska's northern shores, an attorney for a conservation group said May 4.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Former Alaska official pleads guilty in hunt case

Alaska State Troopers say a former state wildlife official has pleaded guilty in a big game hunting case.
Associated Press

Panel: Reduced salmon fishing may not help orcas

Reducing fishermen's catch of Chinook salmon may not increase the availability of prey for endangered Puget Sound orcas, a panel of U.S. and Canadian scientists have found.
The Kitsap Sun

TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline

The Canadian company trying to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. submitted a new application for the project Friday after changing the route to avoid environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska.
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press

Oil price drops to lowest point of 2012

The price of oil dropped Monday to its lowest level of the year after elections in Europe created uncertainty over the region's plan for recovery.
CHRIS KAHN, AP Energy Writer

Archive »Transportation

New texting-while-driving ban takes effect Friday

Take your fingers off the phone's keypad and put them back on the wheel.
Associated Press

Unalaska agrees to upgrade sewage treatment plant

A settlement with federal authorities will require the city of Unalaska to spend at least $18 million on its sewage treatment plant.
Associated Press

India's top court refuses entry to Exxon Valdez

India's Supreme Court has banned the Exxon Valdez from entering India, saying the ship involved in one of the worst U.S. oil spills will not be allowed in for dismantling until it has been decontaminated.
NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press

New Coast Guard ship has rust, holes in hull

When a boat springs a leak, it's often the Coast Guard to the rescue. But who rescues the Coast Guard when one its new ships does the same thing?
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press

State ferry strikes Ocean Beauty's Petersburg dock

One of Alaska's largest state ferries hit a seafood processing plant's dock head-on Monday, causing significant damage, officials said.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Archive »Oil & Gas

Shell wants judge to uphold permits

Subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell PLC are making "improper use of the judicial system" by suing to head off challenges to permits that put them closer to exploratory drilling off Alaska's northern shores, an attorney for a conservation group said May 4.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline

The Canadian company trying to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. submitted a new application for the project Friday after changing the route to avoid environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska.
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press

Oil price drops to lowest point of 2012

The price of oil dropped Monday to its lowest level of the year after elections in Europe created uncertainty over the region's plan for recovery.
CHRIS KAHN, AP Energy Writer

Archive »Alaska Politics

New texting-while-driving ban takes effect Friday

Take your fingers off the phone's keypad and put them back on the wheel.
Associated Press

High court sends redistricting plan back for work

The Alaska Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the state Redistricting Board to rework House and Senate districts in southeast Alaska for a plan to be used for this year's elections.
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Democrat plans to file papers to run against Young

A Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Don Young says he plans to file his candidate paperwork Wednesday with the Alaska state Division of Elections.
Associated Press

High court to hear redistricting petition

The Alaska Supreme Court plans to hear arguments Thursday on whether a redistricting plan that sparked a legal fight should be used for this year's elections.
Associated Press

Former Alaska official pleads guilty in hunt case

Alaska State Troopers say a former state wildlife official has pleaded guilty in a big game hunting case.
Associated Press

Archive »National Politics

Democrat plans to file papers to run against Young

A Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Don Young says he plans to file his candidate paperwork Wednesday with the Alaska state Division of Elections.
Associated Press

GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill

Republicans said they favor preventing the interest rate increase but blocked the Senate from debating the $6 billion measure because they oppose how Democrats would pay for it: Boosting Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes on high-earning stockholders of some privately owned corporations.
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press

TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline

The Canadian company trying to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. submitted a new application for the project Friday after changing the route to avoid environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska.
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press

Archive »Finance

US stocks chase European indexes lower

Fear of European debt is once again playing havoc with Wall Street. Stocks and commodities pitched down Wednesday in the United States as borrowing rates climbed for Spain and Italy, a sign that investors are losing confidence in those countries' finances.
DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer

Stocks fall as Greece struggles to form government

A wave of political uncertainty in Europe spread through financial markets Tuesday, pushing U.S. stocks sharply lower.
DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer

Archive »Fishery Stories

Unalaska agrees to upgrade sewage treatment plant

A settlement with federal authorities will require the city of Unalaska to spend at least $18 million on its sewage treatment plant.
Associated Press

New Coast Guard ship has rust, holes in hull

When a boat springs a leak, it's often the Coast Guard to the rescue. But who rescues the Coast Guard when one its new ships does the same thing?
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press

State ferry strikes Ocean Beauty's Petersburg dock

One of Alaska's largest state ferries hit a seafood processing plant's dock head-on Monday, causing significant damage, officials said.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Former Alaska official pleads guilty in hunt case

Alaska State Troopers say a former state wildlife official has pleaded guilty in a big game hunting case.
Associated Press

Panel: Reduced salmon fishing may not help orcas

Reducing fishermen's catch of Chinook salmon may not increase the availability of prey for endangered Puget Sound orcas, a panel of U.S. and Canadian scientists have found.
The Kitsap Sun

Archive »General News

New texting-while-driving ban takes effect Friday

Take your fingers off the phone's keypad and put them back on the wheel.
Associated Press

Alaska man plans year on uninhabited island

Charles Baird is going off the grid for a year.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Cheaper gas drives US wholesale price index lower

A big decline in gas and energy costs drove a measure of U.S. wholesale prices lower in April.
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer

India's top court refuses entry to Exxon Valdez

India's Supreme Court has banned the Exxon Valdez from entering India, saying the ship involved in one of the worst U.S. oil spills will not be allowed in for dismantling until it has been decontaminated.
NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press

Appeals court grants wax seal to Maker's Mark

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an appeals court says a liquor bottle with a red dripping wax seal by any name other than Maker's Mark would be illegal.
BRETT BARROUQUERE, Associated Press

State ferry strikes Ocean Beauty's Petersburg dock

One of Alaska's largest state ferries hit a seafood processing plant's dock head-on Monday, causing significant damage, officials said.
MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press

Small biz optimism rose in April but is still weak

Small business owners recovered some of their optimism during April, but they're still wary about the economy.
Associated Press