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• Search for Extras Fails to Draw Crowd

  Photo and Story by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage The search for 1,000 extras for the upcoming film, Everybody Loves Whales failed to draw crowds today in Anchorage. 50 to 100 people stood in line at a local mall for tryouts Extra hopefuls ranged in age from high school to elderly. The process moved [...]

• Ketchikan lumberjack pulls Alaska tourist out of water

  KETCHIKAN, Alaska - An elderly cruise passenger took an unexpected swim in Ketchikan Creek late Wednesday morning, and was pulled from the water by a shirtless lumberjack. Jake Justus performs a...

• Dog Team-Powered Water Skiing Video, Other "Stupid Alaskan Tricks"

  A nine-year-old water skier skims over the Chena River powered by a six-member sled dog team running along a sandbar.

• Wheels turning slowly: Tax exemption ordinance gets at value of local government

  Jean Holben might be just a name on a piece of paper. But that's up to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Like most senior citizens, Holben's memory and health are declining. Holben, a grandmother, no longer has the wherewithal to handle her personal finances.

• Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit

  WASHINGTON — They’ve lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older p...