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Long shot So Happy runs to the Kentucky Derby amid heartbreak, hope and a chance at history
19+ hour, 14+ min ago (1156+ words) Jockey Mike Smith hugged Dena Glatt in the winner's circle after riding So Happy to victory in the San Vincente Stakes at Santa Anita Park in January, a joyous sign that the unheralded horse trained by her husband, Mark, might…...
Plea deal could mean no prison time for Anchorage man charged with threatening Supreme Court justices
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (386+ words) An Anchorage man facing federal charges for sending hundreds of threatening messages to six U. S. Supreme Court justices he disagreed with pleaded guilty last week in a deal that could result in no jail time, according to court records. He was…...
Alaska Senate advances bill granting past PFDs to wrongfully convicted Alaskans
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (269+ words) The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would grant back Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. Under current Alaska law, people who were sentenced or incarcerated as a result of a felony…...
In lawsuit, 2 school districts say Alaska fails to meet its constitutional obligation on public education
4+ week, 1+ day ago (881+ words) Editor's note: This story was updated Tuesday night to add a response from the Alaska Department of Law. Two Alaska school districts filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Anchorage Superior Court against the state, its governor and its education commissioner over…...
Letter: So, a senator walks into a Legislature. ..
2+ week, 5+ day ago (113+ words) Anchorage Daily News I believe Sen. Murkowski missed her calling and should have been a stand-up comedian. The U. S. senator telling Alaska's Legislature to get a legitimate "fiscal plan" should receive a standing ovation for the best one-liner joke of the…...
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3+ week, 5+ day ago (40+ words) SOJA'adn. com Anagrams with a literal twist. Getting the last word is always possible, rarely easy. A quick daily flip. Finally someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles. Word search but with strategy. Clearing the board feels really good....
No. 2 Michigan beats Louisville 71-52 to reach Elite Eight
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (942+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas " Olivia Olson scored 19 points, fellow sophomore Syla Swords added 16 and No. 2 Michigan overcame a sluggish start for a 71-52 victory over Louisville in the Sweet 16 on Saturday. The Wolverines had a 16-0 run in the second quarter to erase…...
Male who'd fired weapon dies after officer shoots at him in burning home, Anchorage police say
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (555+ words) A male who had been firing a gun early Saturday from a home in the Bayshore/Klatt area, prompting responders to take cover, died after an officer shot at him while he was inside the burning building, Anchorage police said....