Alaska authorities say woman may have died in wolf attack (CNN)
Authorities in Alaska are investigating whether a wolf attack killed a 32-year-old woman whose body was found in a remote area near a small village. |
Alaska House passes state $8.1B operating budget (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Alaska House passed an $8.1 billion state budget Thursday, with limited debate on issues Democrats had previously lost on: funding for natural gas pipeline work and aid for high-demand jobs and other university programs. |
Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher in Alaska (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wolves likely killed a teacher jogging alone along a rural Alaska village road, public safety officials said Thursday. |
Teacher killed by wolves in Alaska, police say (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A schoolteacher found dead this week near a remote Alaska village was probably killed by wolves, Alaska State Troopers said on Thursday. |
Congress lauds Alaska women's wartime work (Anchorage Daily News)
Three Alaska women were among those in Washington, D.C., this week receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress, for their service flying planes during World War II. |
Wolves suspected in fatal attack on Alaska jogger (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The Associated Press teacher jogging along a rural Alaskan road was killed in an animal attack and authorities say wolves are the chief suspects. The body of Candice Berner, 32, was found Monday off the road a mile outside the village of Chignik Bay on the Alaska Peninsula, which is about 474 miles southwest of Anchorage. |
Pennsylvania native killed in possible wolf attack in Alaska (The Patriot-News)
View full size AP Photo/Lake and Peninsula Borugh School District, Alaska In this 2009 photo provided by the Lake and Peninsula Borough School District, Candice Berner, an Alaska special education teacher, holds up crab caught on a school district outing. |
Gonorrhea Cases Rise Sharply In Alaska (Medical News Today)
Alaska health officials have reported that the state's gonorrhea rates increased by 69% in 2009 after remaining steady for years, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Susan Jones of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said the increase is the biggest one-year jump since the 1970s. Gonorrhea is sexually transmitted and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and ... |
Police Confirm Woman Killed by Animals in Alaska (WKBN 27 Youngstown)
Wolf attacks are rare, but police confirmed Thursday night that a school teacher originally from Slippery Rock, Pa., was likely attacked and killed by wolves in Alaska. |
Police Confirm Woman Killed by Animals in Alaska (WYTV Youngstown)
Wolf attacks are rare, but police confirmed Thursday night that a school teacher originally from Slippery Rock, Pa., was likely attacked and killed by wolves in Alaska. Candice Berner, 32, taught special education and had recently moved to the small town of Chignik Lake on the Alaskan Peninsula. Her body was found Monday in a remote area outside of town. An avid runner, friends believe Berner ... |
