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Sarah Palin Family Jokes; 7 Kathy Griffin Punch Lines [VIDEOS]

The mama grizzly's mad. In a weekend interview on Fox News, Sarah Palin finally responded to comedian Kathy Griffin, who has mined the Palin family for material since they landed on the national stage in 2008. Griffin is preparing for an upcoming guest spot on "Glee," in a role that's reportedly based loosely on Palin....

Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race 2011 [PHOTOS]

Erik Hill, The Anchorage Daily News / AP

The Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race was first run in 1973 as mushers and their teams of sled dogs raced over a thousand miles through the Alaska countryside. Lance Mackey enters the 2011 race having won the last four Iditarod competitions....

Iditarod 2011 Sled Dog Race: 5 Facts Non-Mushers Need to Know

Iditarod 39 officially left the chute this morning in Anchorage, Alaska. The approximately 1,150-mile sled dog race, held the first Saturday in March, pits man and man's best friend -- make that friends -- against nature in a cross-country trek to the finish line in Nome. Erik Hill, The Anchorage Daily News /...

Rough Seas for Ship Being Towed in Bering Sea

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Dec. 5) -- A cargo ship that broke down in Alaska's Aleutian Islands while carrying canola seeds and nearly a half-million gallons of fuel oil continued its slow journey to a safe harbor Sunday as a tug boat pulled it through rough seas and up to 25-foot waves. The 738-foot Golden Seas with 20 crew...

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...

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06/03/12 Anchorage couple celebrates 70 years of marriage Source: Juneau Empire - Juneau AK The details of Charles and Molly Tryck's wedding have gone fuzzy, but then the Trycks were married 70 years ago.
06/02/12 Anchorage couple celebrates 70 years of marriage Source: Peninsula Clarion - Kenai AK The details of Charles and Molly Tryck's wedding have gone fuzzy, but then the Trycks were married 70 years ago.
06/02/12 Reader poll: Anchorage residents dress worst Source: Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton OH Anchorage residents are apparently not dressing to impress.
06/01/12 F-16 Report Spurs Plenty of Questions About Fighter... Source: NBC - KTUU 2 News - Anchorage AK Community leaders in Fairbanks and North Pole have had a busy 24 hours, combing through a just-released report on an Air Force plan to relocate F-16 fighter jets from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage.
06/01/12 The world's most remote resorts Source: NBC - NBC 40 WTWC - Tallahassee FL Getting away from it all gets harder and harder, as cell phones and 4G devices keep us tapped into our lives.