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Alaska News Nightly: July 19, 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:09PM‘Gang of Six’ May Break Through Debt Ceiling Stalemate, Legislative Hearing Targets Government Waste, BP Continues Cleanup of Lisburne Drill Site Spill, 2012 Kuskokwim 300 Race Could be Called Off, and more...
Recipes: Coconut-Curry Mussels and more Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:04PMEveryday Food offers three recipes for preparing mussels.
Edmonds musher hopes to fulfill her dream of Iditarod Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:49AMEDMONDS -- The thought of it is frightening. She ignores the scary daydreams, however, because her longtime goal, running the world-famous Iditarod sled dog race, is now just months away.
Denk on Liszt, Rossini with snap were strengths at Wednesday's Bellingham fest concert Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:20PMPianist Jeremy Denk played Liszt with finesse at The Bellingham Festival of Music on Wednesday, at Western Washington University.
A Yukon ghost town comes back to life Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:49PMFORT SELKIRK – Almost no one has lived at Fort Selkirk year-round for more more than half a century, but the former trading post at the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon rivers is still home to many – people who grew up here, whose families have lived and traded here for millennia, and those who have worked to restore and promote this historic settlement over the past 40 years.
Your Neighbors Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:02AMLa Salle Academy senior Brooke Friday, of Narragansett, was honored with the Women's History Award at the annual National History Day competition held at the University of Maryland College Park Campus last month.
Will Bunch: Murdoch's American Sins: Less Sensational, But More Dangerous Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:45PMIf you are outraged tonight by what the Rupert Murdoch empire was up to in Great Britain all these years -- and you should be -- than you should be doubly outraged by what they've pulled off here.
Pets first aid course being offered at The Pampered Pooch & Pals in Ballston Spa Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:26PMBALLSTON SPA — What’s that, little Timmy? Lassie fell down a well?
Emmaus native Payge McMahon takes life to new heights Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:54PMTrue adventurer was in a body cast at age 16 You haven't seen her on "Survivor, "The Great Race," or even "Expedition Impossible," but it's a safe bet that 37-year-old Emmaus native Payge McMahon's exploits are a lot more real and genuine than those seen on those adventure reality shows.
Race report for July 3, 2011 Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:27AMOnce Monday comes and goes, everyone points toward Sparta, Ky., and the inaugural Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. You won't see two-by-two drafting and you won't see speeds approaching 200 mph, but given that part of the country's love and hunger for racin', you also won't see any empty seats.
Tour de France: Hushovd third Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:03AMWorld champion Thor Hushovd of Norway placed third in the opening stage of Tour de France on Saturday. Belgian champion Philippe Gilbert won the stage, ahead of Australia's Cadel Evans.
Tradition stays afloat at the Cardboard Boat Regatta Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 7:13PMAs members of each team in today's 19th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta strapped on their orange life jackets and grabbed their oars, they hoped to stay afloat and make a qualifying time to get into the finals. The 46 boats made their way around two buoys at Lake Ellyn and through the 200 yard course, but not all boats made it past the finish line before sinking. The cardboard boats were designed ...
Winningest Musher in the World Jeff King Comes Out of Retirement After a Good Night’s Sleep Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 2:53AMFour-time Iditarod champion returns to the race after sleeping on a Back Performance mattress from Paramount Sleep(PRWEB) July 02, 2011 Alaska is his home. The Iditarod is his passion. His mattress? The Back Performance mattress from Paramount Sleep. Jeff King, the four-time Iditarod champion who is widely recognized as the “Winningest Musher in the World” has come out of retirement to enter the ...
AUTOWEEK TV: A long-term update of the 2011 BMW 550i xDrive: Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:49PMAlso in today's show: BMW will bring a six-cylinder to the 6-series, Formula One is a go in Texas, and Will Power is cleared for Canada. Plus, we celebrate the Chevy centennial with a bonus poll.
Glen Ellyn's Cardboard Regatta sets sail Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:38AMDaring skippers set sail in handmade boats of all shapes and sizes on Saturday, July 2, in the Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta. But will they float? And for how long?
Busy agenda at City Commission meeting, few resolutions made Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:23PMSeveral key issues were discussed... but not all were resolved.
Readers Write 6/27 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:21AMReaders Write 6/27
Schoolkids in Alaska to name Chouest icebreaker Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:07AMStudents in Alaska will compete to choose an indigenous-language name for the huge Edison Chouest Offshore icebreaker now under construction in Houma and Larose, a company spokesman said.
'Monitor' staff and contributors share their summer picks Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 12:12AMWhile the meetings between FDR and Winston Churchill at Tehran and Yalta garnered bigger headlines during and after World War II, an earlier holiday gathering between the two world leaders at the White House in December of 1941 built a foundation that helped defeat Nazi Germany. One Christmas in Washington chronicles a 10-day meeting, held shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and ...
10 summer kids toys that grownups would love Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:13AMThe summer is upon us, and these toys are just the incentive that kids (and adults) will need to get out and enjoy the outdoors. I'd love to try some of them, but my married couple friends never seem to want to hang out and go sledding on a grassy hill, play a game of Angry Birds dodgeball or slide down a giant inflatable Titanic replica.
Press Play: 'October' shows promise for Balto Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 8:59AMBalto"October's Road"The story behind this CD, by 22-year-old former Marin Academy student Daniel Sheron, is a fascinating one.
Cycling: Hushovd wins in Switzerland Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:57AMWorld road-race Champion, Norway's Thor Hushovd won stage four of the Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) on Tuesday, his first since winning the world road race title in Australia in September.
Alaska musher found alive Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:07AMStock photo of musher running in Wyoming's International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race.
Missing musher found alive Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 2:26PMAn Alaska musher missing since late May has been found alive two days after police called off a search for her. The Anchorage Daily News reports Melanie Gould, an Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran, contacted police in Cantwell...
Missing Alaskan musher turns up alive and safe after 12 days... but where was she? Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 10:06AMAn Alaska sled dog musher who had been missing since the Memorial Day weekend has been located alive and safe - 12 days after she was last seen, according to Alaska State Troopers.
In brief: Police say man ran over two cows - Sun, 12 Jun 2011 PST Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 9:33AMPROSSER, Wash. – Prosser police say a man ran over two of his own cows when he couldn’t get them back onto his property. Officer Mark Cole said the 57-year-old man was reportedly using his van to try to corral six cows that had escaped Friday afternoon.
Alaska Musher Missing Since Late May Found Alive Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 2:44AMAn Alaska musher missing since late May has been found alive two days after police called off a search for her. The Anchorage Daily News reports Melanie Gould, an Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran, contacted police in Cantwell on Saturday and was taken to a Mat-Su hospital.
Eriksmoen: Republican tried to steal Pembina votes in 1857 Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 12:22AMIt was reported that in 1857 an attempt was made to steal the certified election returns of all the North Dakota votes in a general election. Talk about this topic
Missing Musher Melanie Gould Found Alive Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:40PMMissing Iditarod musher Melanie Gould turned up today, 12 days after she'd last been seen and two days Alaska officials had given up the search for her.
Mystery of the Alaska musher — where was she? Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:46PMAn Alaska sled dog musher who had been missing since the Memorial Day weekend has been located alive and safe, the Alaska State Troopers said Saturday.
Alaska musher missing since late May found alive Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:28PMAn Alaska musher missing since late May has been found alive two days after police called off a search for her.
Missing Alaska musher found alive 2 days after police announce plans to abandon search Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 7:03PMANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska musher missing since late May has been found alive two days after police called off a search for her. The Anchorage Daily News reports Melanie Gould, an Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran, contacted police in Cantwell on Saturday and was taken to a Mat-Su hospital. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters would not give Gould’s condition or say where she was ...
Troopers end search for musher Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 8:22AMStock photo of musher running in Wyoming's International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race.
TV highlights for Sat, June 11 Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 8:12PMNational TV highlights for Saturday, June 11.
Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 4:18PMMARINERS-WHITE SOX
Air, ground search continues for missing Alaska musher Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 12:26PMANCHORAGE, Alaska - A search from the air and ground continues for a former Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher missing for a week. Alaska State Troopers says efforts to find Melanie Gould have ...
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:03AMCHICAGO (AP) — Paul Konerko homered and John Danks pitched into the eighth inning to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners last night. The White Sox beat Seattle for the ninth time in a row at U.S. Cellular Field and are 13-1 at home against the Mariners dating to Aug. 18, 2008. The White Sox also matched a club record for most consecutive home wins against Seattle.
Cops, Friends Search for Missing Musher Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 5:12AMWhen Melanie Gould didn't show up for work a week ago without checking in, friends took notice, but when they realized the veteran musher's sled dogs uncared for in her empty home, they knew something was really wrong.
Greg Hansen: Schooled in Alaska, thriving in Arizona Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 12:56AMArizona has recruited elite distance runners - Pac-10 champs all - from Kenya, Burundi, Somalia, England, Holland and even Vermont. But Fairbanks, Alaska? C'mon.
Alaska troopers search for missing Iditarod musher Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 6:21PMFILE - In this March 8, 2006, file photo, Melanie Gould, of Talkeetna, Alaska, yells for her team to go after she checked in at the Takotna, Alaska, checkpoint on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Ground and air searches are under way Monday, June 6, 2011 for Gould who was last seen Memorial Day. Her truck was found north of her home in Talkeetna on Saturday with no sign of Gould, who has ...
Search is on for missing Iditarod musher Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 2:02PMANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ground and air searches are under way Monday for a missing musher. Alaska State Troopers say Melanie Gould was last seen Memorial Day. Her truck was found north of her home in Talkeetna on Saturday with no sign of Gould, who has competed in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race seven times.
'Just doesn't look right': Iditarod musher missing Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 6:32AMOne day after police found the truck belonging to a missing Iditarod musher, authorities and friends said on Sunday they still had few clues to her mysterious disappearance.
Snail paced marathon Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 5:02AMA man dressed as snail has finished a London marathon, 26 days after it started.
Hunt for missing musher continues after truck found Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 1:11AMGround and air searches continued today for Talkeetna musher Melanie Gould, who hasn't been seen by friends and co-workers for a week. Her truck was found over the weekend along the Denali Highway.
Troopers, friends search for missing Alaska dog musher Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 3:26PMANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One day after police found the pickup truck belonging to a missing Iditarod musher, authorities and friends said on Sunday they still had few clues to her mysterious disappearance.
Harrowing N.H. road celebrates 150 years Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 11:00PMIt has been hiked blindfolded and backward. It has seen multiple evolutions of transportation, from horse-drawn carriages to steam-powered automobiles to high-powered race cars to a Segway.
Canada's upcoming parliamentary agenda all business Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 3:46PMCanada's governor general laid out an agenda for the 41st session of parliament on Friday focused on trade, continental security and opening up the Arctic.
Igloos to ice diving in Nunavik Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 9:12AMIncredibly, I am walking on Hudson Bay. I stare at the horizon, amazed.
Ex-LSU guard Temeka Johnson in full bloom entering seventh WNBA season Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:17AMPhoenix Mercury star played in Russia this offseason
Girl Scouts and public invited to Scout-O-Rama in Long Beach Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 9:10PMLONG BEACH - The Long Beach Area Council Boy Scouts of America will host nearly 3,000 youths Saturday at its annual Scout-O-Rama, opening its doors for the first time to Girl Scout units.