A bull moose crosses the road Friday in Anchorage.

ANCHORAGE – Anchorage’s new convention center exceeded expectations in its first year with about 220,000 people walking through its doors.

The state of Alaska last week closed the case of a fugitive sex offender from a prominent California political family who was found dead this summer in Argentina after an international manhunt.

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Juneau police and fire officials reported:

Today, Nov. 2

Juneau resident Char Boehm couldn’t sleep one night, so she went to her computer to read the Juneau Empire. That’s when she learned the Armed Services YMCA at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks was accepting donated gowns and accessories for military spouses to wear to banquets.

Designers create original pieces of clothing using only trash bags, duct tape and items found in the trash.

A new coffee bar and deli behind the Juneau Bone and Joint Center opens today, but don’t be confused if the baristas look like nurses.

DES MOINES – Former Gov. Sarah Palin won’t headline a social conservative group’s annual meeting next month in Des Moines, but the organization says she expressed interest in speaking before the group later.