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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The honorary cat mayor of Talkeetna continues to claw his way to recovery Tuesday after being attacked by a dog."Mayor" Stubbs, a cat, was jokingly given the title shortly after his birth in 1997. The title eventually led to stardom after Channel 2 shared the story in 2012. Lauri Stec is Stubbs' owner and a general manager of West Rib Pub and Grill in the tourist town down the road from Denali State Park. She says the cat is recovering at the Big Lake-Susitna Veterinary Hospital after the weekend attack, which left Stubbs with a punctured lung among other...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a moderate quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 has been felt in Anchorage. The quake was recorded Tuesday at 6:03 p.m. local time. No damage has been reported. The temblor was centered 45 miles east-northeast of Talkeetna in central Alaska at a depth of about 26 miles. Talkeetna is about 85 miles north of Anchorage.

Talkeetna Alaska parade float attacked -Mat-Su Valley News Palmer, Alaska 7/10/2004 The mob hurled epithets, threw rocks and threatened lives of the adults and children. There were no police or State Troopers to keep the peace. A forest service agent was on site but refused to get involved. Rick Browning, pictured left, says he was struck in the face by some sort of chemical packet and said it had a burning and blurring effect on his eyes and sinuses and the chemical caused him a severe headache. Rocks and other items were thrown at the float and the persons attending...