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Aug 24, 2010 4:43 AM CDT

Levi Makes Wasilla Mayor Bid Official

Johnston files papers to run for office

(Newser) - Levi Johnston has made his bid for Sarah Palin's old job official. Bristol Palin's ex-fiancé has filed a letter of intent with Alaska officials and will now be able to solicit donations for his run for city office in Wasilla, AP reports. Johnston and his agent have been pitching a...

Woman Drowns on Way
to Into the Wild Bus

Aug 17, 2010 5:19 PM CDT

Woman Drowns on Way to Into the Wild Bus

29-year-old traveling to see vehicle from book and movie

(Newser) - Another tragic ending gets looped into an already tragic story: A Swiss woman drowned Saturday while trying to cross a swollen river on the way to the abandoned bus made famous by Jon Krakauer's book (and the resulting movie), Into the Wild. Alaska state troopers say Claire Jane Ackerman, 29,...

The Horrific Scene
of the Stevens Crash

WEATHER EYED AS CAUSE

Aug 11, 2010 1:03 PM CDT

The Horrific Scene of the Stevens Crash

Survivors lay in mangled wreckage as chilled rain fell

(Newser) - When Ted Stevens and his companions left their lodge, they thought they were headed for a quick trip to a salmon fishing camp. When they hadn’t arrived hours later, the lodge sent out search planes, who quickly found a horrific scene, the AP reports. The nose of the plane...

Ex-NASA Chief, Son
Survive Plane Crash

Aug 10, 2010 4:22 PM CDT

Ex-NASA Chief, Son Survive Plane Crash

Sean O'Keefe among survivors of crash that killed Stevens

(Newser) - Former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe survived the plane crash in Alaska that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens, an ex-NASA spokesman says. O'Keefe's teenage son, Kevin, also was among the four survivors. The plane crashed Monday night near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing five. The former spokesman for the...

'Uncle Ted' Stevens
Kept Alaska Solvent

OBITUARY

Aug 10, 2010 2:42 PM CDT

'Uncle Ted' Stevens Kept Alaska Solvent

He used his clout to bring in federal money, programs

(Newser) - Now that it's been confirmed Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash , attention is shifting to the legacy of the former Alaska senator. The wiry octogenarian was a legend in his home state, where he was known as "Uncle Ted." Though he was built like a birch...

Ted Stevens Dead
in Alaska
Plane Crash:
Report

Aug 10, 2010 11:33 AM CDT

Ted Stevens Dead in Alaska Plane Crash: Report

Former senator among 5 killed in remote western Alaska

(Newser) - Ted Stevens was among the five people killed in a plane crash last night in remote western Alaska, a former aide to the ex-US senator tells KTUU in Anchorage . Former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe was also believed to be among the nine people on the aircraft, but his fate is...

5 Killed, 4 Survive in Crash
of Ted Stevens' Plane

UPDATED

Aug 10, 2010 10:22 AM CDT

5 Killed, 4 Survive in Crash of Ted Stevens' Plane

Ex-senator's fate unknown; ex-head of NASA was among passengers

(Newser) - Five people are thought to be dead in a plane that went down in rural Alaska last night with former Sen. Ted Stevens believed to be aboard, reports the AP. The NTSB reports that there are four survivors, but it's not known if the senator is among them. Former NASA...

Levi Running
for Wasilla
Mayor

Aug 10, 2010 6:16 AM CDT

Levi Running for Wasilla Mayor

Reality show run for office is no joke, says manager

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is planning to follow in Sarah Palin's footsteps with a run for mayor—or city council member—of Wasilla. Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, confirmed to AP that the 20-year-old babydaddy will be entering politics as part of a reality show that is being pitched to networks. The project's...

Palin: I Didn't
Roll My Eyes at
That Woman

sarah vs. media

Aug 10, 2010 3:52 AM CDT

Palin: I Didn't Roll My Eyes at That Woman

'I've been hit by another spin operation'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is upset that the "lamestream media" pounced on her for appearing to "roll my eyes" when the former constituent who's blasting her as the "worst governor ever" tells Palin she's a teacher—an exchange reality TV cameras naturally caught on tape (catch up on the...

Rescuers Reach Group Stranded on Alaska Glacier

Aug 10, 2010 2:38 AM CDT

Rescuers Reach Group Stranded on Alaska Glacier

Team skis through blizzard to save sightseers

(Newser) - A rescue team has skied through a blizzard to bring food and blankets to a group of sightseers who have been stranded on an Alaskan glacier since their small plane crashed two days ago. The team will stay with the four Texans and their Alaskan pilot while a helicopter circles...

'Worst Governor Ever'
Palin 'Honored' to Be
a 'Celebrity'

Aug 9, 2010 2:16 PM CDT

'Worst Governor Ever' Palin 'Honored' to Be a 'Celebrity'

Confrontation with ex-constituent caught on tape

(Newser) - While filming her reality show in Alaska over the weekend, Sarah Palin was caught on camera having an all-too-real discussion with a disgruntled former constituent. While fishing, Palin spotted a sign reading “Worst Governor Ever,” according to longtime Palin nemesis Shannyn Moore of the Huffington Post , and approached...

Sarah Palin Reality Show Premieres Nov. 14

set the dvr!

Aug 6, 2010 3:25 PM CDT

Sarah Palin Reality Show Premieres Nov. 14

One 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' guest star: Kate Gosselin

(Newser) - The fall TV season really starts on Sunday, Nov., 14, when the first episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska airs. "It takes a special individual to thrive in Alaska," says the head of TLC, the network best know for inflicting the Gosselin family on America. Not coincidentally, Kate Gosselin...

Plane Crashes in
Alaska's Denali Park

Aug 2, 2010 4:19 AM CDT

Plane Crashes in Alaska's Denali Park

All 3 on board dead

(Newser) - A cargo plane crashed in Denali National Park in Alaska, killing all three people on board and sparking a forest fire. "The plane pretty much disintegrated," said a park spokeswoman. Members of the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to arrive on the scene today. Identities of the...

Cruise Ship Impales Whale

Jul 29, 2010 3:17 AM CDT

Cruise Ship Impales Whale

Humpback whale's death being investigated

(Newser) - The Sapphire Princess has found a dead whale stuck to its bow for the second time in just over a year. The Coast Guard says the whale appears to be a juvenile humpback, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The cruise ship was delayed near Juneau for three hours while the...

Sarah Palin
Stares Down
Brown Bear

mother to mother

Jul 29, 2010 2:31 AM CDT

Sarah Palin Stares Down Brown Bear

Mom, cubs crash family fishing trip

(Newser) - First moose hunting, now a bear stare down. That's what happened to Sarah Palin when a brown bear and her two cubs crashed a quiet family salmon fishing expedition in Alaska. The mothers stared at one another before the bear blinked, and moved off, reports the Telegraph . The bear apparently...

Kate Plus 8 Plus...Sarah Palin?

tv apocalypse

Jul 23, 2010 6:02 AM CDT

Kate Plus 8 Plus...Sarah Palin?

Gosselin and kids 'joining Palin for Alaska camping trip'

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin and her kids are taking a road trip to Alaska where they'll meet up with none other than Sarah Palin, according to In Touch Weekly , which quotes an unnamed source. "Sarah, Kate and the kids will go camping" and Palin's dad, a retired science teacher, will teach...

Palin Screws Up Geography

Jul 20, 2010 7:39 AM CDT

Palin Screws Up Geography

Says Kodiak, Alaska is biggest island in US; Hawaii pissed

(Newser) - OK, so this isn’t anywhere near as bad as thinking Africa was a country , but Sarah Palin has messed up her geography once again. In a Facebook post endorsing New Hampshire Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, Palin said she was headed to Kodiak, Alaska, “America’s largest island.”...

Levi: Sorry, I
Fibbed About
the Palins

Jul 7, 2010 5:40 AM CDT

Levi: Sorry, I Fibbed About the Palins

Johnston wants to 'restore family's trust'

(Newser) - As he makes amends with babymama Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston is also trying to rebuild bridges to mom Sarah: "Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry," Johnston told People . "Unfortunately, against my better judgment, I publicly said things about...

The 50 States' Grossest Dishes

that's a doughnut bun

Jun 29, 2010 12:29 PM CDT

The 50 States' Grossest Dishes

From reindeer fat ice cream to 2-foot-long hot dogs

(Newser) - Some states are pudgier than others—here's looking at you, Texas—but none escapes this list of beloved yet fat-filled dishes. Health.com tracked down the worst offender in each of the flabby 50:

Alaska: Eskimo Ice Cream, a mix of blackberries and salmon berries—in reindeer fat and seal

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Alaska Exports Salmon Vodka

here's to you, wasilla

Jun 29, 2010 11:06 AM CDT

Alaska Exports Salmon Vodka

Sounds gross, but apparently people order it

(Newser) - Wasilla, Alaska, is about to become known for something other than Sarah Palin: vodka flavored with smoked salmon. The scary-sounding liquor is the brainchild of the Alaska Distillery, and there was “some madness and some drunkenness involved” in its creation, one partner tells the AP . “I was trying...