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HOMEPAGE

Residents evacuated amid tense day battling raging Funny River fire SOLDOTNA -- The wind-driven northern head of the massive Funny River fire on the Kenai Peninsula forced the evacuation of some 900 people along a 15...

Chorus singing, speeches and more to mark Memorial Day Here's a list of Memorial Day events on tap for Monday.

Arctic sea ice littered with tiny bits of marine trash, plastics Dartmouth scientist Rachel Obbard was looking at samples of Arctic sea ice for small organisms when something else caught her eye: tiny, bright-colored bits and pieces and miniature string-like objects that did not seem to belong.

STATE NEWS

• For Tuxecan totem, a long road home from Hollywood
• Revised numbers show Legislature added $107 million to operating budget

BUSINESS

• In annual ritual, cruise ships bring big business back to Juneau
• Andrew Halcro: Pre-K advantage vital for Anchorage's economic growth

SPORTS

Aces blank Condors to take 3-2 series lead The Alaska Aces, sparked yet again by captain Nick Mazzolini, beat the Bakersfield Condors 4-0 in California to take a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-7 Western Conference finals.

In the area Read about sports and recreation events around Anchorage.

OPINION

On Memorial Day, Memories of My Father Sometime in my late teens or early twenties, I began to think of my dad as a “mystery man” – someone I just couldn’t figure out; someone who wouldn’t reveal himself, or at least his vulnerabilities. I now think he’d been...

OUTDOORS

• King salmon in Ship Creek? You better believe it
• Weak Kenai king runs force fishing guides to adapt

• The lone civilian: One Alaska war hero's unique place in history

• Memorial Day events in Anchorage, Mat-Su

• Arctic sea ice littered with tiny bits of marine trash, plastics

• Alaska again leads nation in TB infection rates

• Sullivan, critics differ on balance between mayor's job, political campaign

• Aces blank Condors to take 3-2 series lead

• In annual ritual, cruise ships bring big business back to Juneau

  
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• Alaska connections in AHL Calder Cup conference finals

  Posted on ADN.com -- Hockey Blog

• Anchorage's Bauer gets Memorial Cup title with WHL Edmonton

  Posted on ADN.com -- Hockey Blog

• Church Visits: Are Christians too content with just being comfortable?

  Posted on stainedglass's blog

• Alcohol & Me: "I genuinely care"

  Posted on ADN.com -- Alcohol and Me video series

• Reality Check: 'Life Below Zero' star Sue Aikens talks about her camp, fans

  Posted on ADN.com -- Reality Check

• Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Announces New Acquisition

  Posted on ADN.com -- Inside Business Blog

• AACCC Adoption of the Week: Meet Maddie

  Posted on ADN.com -- Dog Blog

• Local student to perform at Carnegie Hall

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