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Ted Stevens Plane Crash: What We Know So Far

(Aug. 10) -- News that former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens had been killed in plane crash Monday night shocked the nation and immediately raised a host of questions about the fatal incident. Surge Desk has compiled a short list of the questions that readers are asking about the crash. Where was Ted Stevens going when his...

Anchorage Police: Don't Tase the Bears (It's for Your Own Good)

(Aug. 4) -- Now, kids, it's time for a little lesson in common sense: If you use a Taser on a bear, you need a rather efficient exit strategy, because the second it wears off or you let go, it might get up and maul and possibly eat you. That's what Anchorage, Alaska, police are telling the public today, after the July 22...

4 Killed in Fiery Crash of Air Force C-17 in Alaska

(July 29) -- Four crew members have died after their military cargo plane crashed in a fireball during a practice run in Alaska for an upcoming air show, the Air Force reported today. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft, a massive four-engine jet known as one of the most advanced cargo aircraft in the world, was assigned to the...