Anchorage Daily News Daily Briefing

Saturday, August 27, 2011 7:26 am Daily Briefing anchorage |kenai | mat-su |alaska newsreader 49° L:49° | H:63° statewide forecast

Weakening Irene blasts ashore in N. Carolina Hurricane Irene battered North Carolina's coast this morning, wreaking havoc in the  form of power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of customers, scattered  flooding and splintered piers as it began a potentially catastrophic run up the East Coast. Alaska Air National Guard to aid hurricane relief effort 100 Alaskans sought to help hurricane cleanup Photos: East Coast braces for Irene top stories Teacher gets 12-year term for sex abuse A local music teacher who admitted to having sex with two teenage students will serve  12 years in prison, a sentence recommended in a plea agreement and accepted Friday  with some reluctance by an Anchorage judge.  Fair vendors await word from fire marshal on log booths  Linehan drops request for medical leave before retrial alaska  Police locate shooting victim after he vanishes from scene  Cruise ship plans vampire fest money  BP shareholders' suit halted  Alaska business people sports  West picks off win from Lynx  Wolverines wear down East in second half life Fair vendors await word from fire marshal on log booths Vendors in the log cabin concession booths at the Alaska State Fair are  wondering whether next year will be the last for the booths. The state fire marshal  wants the buildings brought up to code. opinion Sullivan, Coffey ignoring citizens' hard work A few years ago when I was an Assembly member, I asked a local developer  why he wasn't more active in the Title 21 process. outdoors  This week should be hot for trout  Popular public use cabin in Tongass refurbished

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