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Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A Krispy Kreme delivery driver in Alaska captured a photo when he caught an unusual pair of thieves -- a mother bear and her cub -- raiding doughnuts from the back of his van. Shelly Deano, manager of the Krispy Kreme Express store on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, said the driver was delivering doughnuts to the store when the bears entered through the open back door of the delivery vehicle. The driver snapped a photo that was shared on Facebook by Krispy Kreme Alaska. "You could hear them breaking open the packages," Deano told KTUU-TV. "We were...

Lesbians in SpaceIs NASA Courting the Wrong Stuff?Does it matter that Sally Ride, NASA’s first woman in Space was a lesbian? It wasn’t like the diminutive five-foot-five female astronaut was advocating or promoting same-sex lifestyles, or openly grooming young girls to become future female partners. No one outside a very small circle even knew about her sexual proclivities until after her death from pancreatic cancer.Does it matter that NASA astronaut Lisa Novak was charged with the attempted kidnapping and murder of fellow astronaut William Oefelein’s girlfriend, or that “outed” astronaut Anne McClain was accused of identity theft and “wrongfully attempting...

A 19-year-old soldier from Wasilla, Alaska has died while serving overseas in Afghanistan, according to Reuters. The Pentagon said Wednesday that he died from injuries sustained during an attack. Check it out (via Reuters): "Private First Class Hansen Kirkpatrick of Wasilla, Alaska, died on Monday when he was struck by “indirect fire,” a military term that usually encompasses rockets, mortars, or artillery, the U.S. military command in Kabul said in a statement. Kirkpatrick was assigned to the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division, which is based in Fort Bliss, Texas."

An Alaska woman accused of stealing a police car with her husband handcuffed in the back seat faces several charges including theft and hindering prosecution, troopers said on Friday. The woman slipped into the patrol's car and drove off on Wednesday while a state trooper was engaged with a passing motorist on an unrelated topic, a trooper dispatch report said. Authorities found the car not far from where it was stolen in Big Lake, a tiny lakeside community of 3,500 people about 65 miles (104 km) northwest of Anchorage. The following day troopers arrested Amber Watford, 28, and Joshua Watford...

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...

Oops, he did it again. Apparently not quite retaining the lesson ostensibly learned from the first unexpected pregnancy, which yielded adorable son Tripp with paramour-no-more Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston has up and got another lady in the family way, as E! News confirms he's expecting his second child with girlfriend Sunny Oglesby. As if he was gonna let Sarah Palin have her moment in the media spotlight pass by unimpeded. Details are scarce, though the 21-year-old has been dating the 20-year-old fellow Alaska native for a little over a year. Both currently live in Wasilla. Levi, infamously, is already papa...

Today on WABC, Larry the Cable Guy talks about his Wasilla encounter with Todd & Sarah Palin....

Levi Johnston looked like he was about to cry as he endured a withering interrogation by the ladies of ‘The View‘ Monday morning. Johnston, the 20-year-old Alaskan, who’s best known as the publicity seeking father of Bristol Palin’s baby, was raked over the coals by Barbara Walters and company on the daytime talk show. The segment aired just a few minutes after the co-hosts discussed last Thursday’s dramatic walkout by Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg during an appearance by Bill O’Reilly. ‘The View’ Hosts Open Up About O’Reilly Mess, Deny It Was Staged In introducing the inexperienced Johnston, Walters made...

Politics doesn't always make for gripping TV (we're looking at you, C-SPAN). But that hasn't stopped reality shows from trying -- sort of. Here, a roundup of shows inspired by politics that seem to be anything but political.

WASILLA — When members of Wasilla High School’s symphonic jazz choir heard Friday it wouldn’t be singing the popular Queen hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” at this year’s graduation ceremony after working on it all year, the students couldn’t get their heads around it. WHS Principal Dwight Probasco reportedly had received complaints from at least one parent that the 1975 hit written by Freddie Mercury wasn’t appropriate for the ceremony simply because Mercury was gay. “The whole thing was just ridiculous,” senior Rachel Clark said Monday. “They’d played the song on the school intercom and we played it at prom.” Choir member...

ABC News “Good Morning America” Co-Anchor Robin Roberts travels to Alaska for an interview with Sarah Palin to air on Friday, December 17 on “Good Morning America.” Roberts will spend a day-in-the-life with the former governor and mother of five at her home in Wasilla. In a wide-ranging interview, Roberts will talk to Palin about her new book “America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag,” plus all the major political news of the day, from taxes to health care to foreign policy. The interview will air on ABC News "Good Morning America" Friday, December 17th. The program...

WATCH HERE Well, I’m sorry I’m late. We had a bunch of kid activities today, and the kids come first, OK, so we’re taking care of that, but first let me ask you. Do you love your freedom? We do love our freedom so what we do is we think of vets, and we have some vets right here and we have vets all over this crowd. Raise your hand if you’ve served in the past or are presently serving in the United States military. We love you and we salute you! God bless you guys. Thank you guys...

When he's old enough to realize what a total ass he's making of himself by allowing liberals to ruin his credibility and career, Levi Johnston will probably spend the rest of his days as a hermit. From ABC News: Mayor Levi? Levi Johnston to seek city office in Wasilla, as part of reality TV showSeriously, Wasilla? The liberals making his decisions for him must work for Obama's economic team. That's right: Levi Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, is confirming a report that Johnston is planning to run for city office in his hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, as part of a reality...

In an editorial posted on its website Sunday night, Sarah's Palin's hometown newspaper in Wasilla, Alaska, warned author and journalist Joe McGinniss (who has moved next door to Palin as he conducts research for a book on the former governor) about a state law that allows the use of deadly force to defend one's property. The editorial, titled "Wasilla fence fascinating for national media outlets," paints a disparaging portrait both of McGinniss' work and the national media's coverage of his controversial decision to take up temporary residence so close to Palin. Its concluding sentence reads, "Finally, those who are fond...

To protect against the "Wasilla Stalker"

WASILLA, Alaska — Stepping quickly toward his big black Dodge Ram truck, Todd Palin offered a few highlights of the weekend ahead. An enormous structure rising beside the Palins’ house on Lucile Lake has people talking. Speculation has it including a television studio, among other features. Enlarge This Image Jessica Steele, Sarah Palin’s hairstylist, is marketing clip-on rollers she developed. “I’m trying to go through every door that’s opened,” she said. Opinions vary as to whether Wasilla has kept its innocence. His youngest daughter, Piper, had a dance rehearsal. His oldest son, Track, would be helping out on the...

Wasilla, Alaska’s second annual Tea Party Rally was held Thursday, April 15th in the parking lot of Newcomb Park, near Wasilla Lake. There were several hundred people in attendance during the event, which ran from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Fr. Bill Fournier stands outside Sacred Heart Church in Wasilla. — Anchor photo Volunteer work brings chaplain face-to-face with human tragedyBy EFFIE CALDAROLACatholicanchor.orgA body is found along a lonely stretch of the Parks Highway at four in the morning. A man discovers his wife at home, who had just committed suicide. A woman, holding a gun threateningly, is shot dead by Alaska State Troopers.Who do you call when tragedy strikes? In each of these cases, along with the Alaska State Troopers, Father Bill Fournier responded in his new volunteer capacity as a chaplain serving with the troopers.“We get called mostly...

Excepting her bang-up performance at the Gridiron Dinner this month, Sarah Palin has an infamously fraught relationship with the media. On the one hand, frenzied coverage of her memoir ginned up sales. On the other hand, non-stop scrutiny of her clothing choices allegedly ruined a family vacation. There are costs to being constantly in the spotlight. Now she's taken some measures to control the message. Three Alaska bloggers who crossed Palin while she was governor have found themselves banned from attending her book signings. Jesse Gryphen, Dennis Zaki, and Shannyn Moore--plus an unknown fourth--are blacklisted at Palin events. Gryphen tells...