Alaska photographer charged with bear-baiting while shooting pictures for History Channel show

October 8th, 2009 Hunter shoots bear being photographed near highwaySTERLING, Alaska — A Kenai National Wildlife Refuge enforcement officer has cited one of two hunters who opened fire on a bear in front of people who had been taking pictures as it fished in the Kenai River, next to the Sterling Highway bridge. Discharging a firearm is prohibited along that section of the highway because of high public use.

September 11th, 2009 Library of Congress shows off Alaska historyWASHINGTON — From an 1802 Alaska map made by the Russian Navy to a full-color poster for an 1897 Broadway show on the Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska's history comes alive at the Library of Congress. The library showed off some of its extensive Alaska collection Friday in honor of the state's 50th anniversary.

August 25th, 2009 Remains found in Alaska could be 1,000 years oldBARROW, Alaska — Construction workers doing excavation for a new wastewater treatment plant in Alaska unearthed the remains of three people believed to be members of a tribal group that lived in Alaska more than 1,000 years ago. The Arctic Sounder newspaper reports that archeologists won't be certain how old the remains are until radiocarbon dating is done.

August 20th, 2009 Shooting death of grizzly investigated in MontanaGREAT FALLS, Mont. — One of Montana's biggest grizzly bears, a male that stood more than 7 1/2 feet tall and was informally known as "Maximus," has been found shot to death, and state and federal wildlife officials are investigating why.

August 18th, 2009 Injured AP photographer in Baltimore hospitalBALTIMORE — An Associated Press photographer wounded in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan was in a Baltimore hospital Monday to be treated for severe leg injuries. Emilio Morenatti's left foot was amputated because of the injury.

July 28th, 2009 Bear intruder takes 10 rounds before going downBOULDER, Colo. — A black bear that broke into a Boulder County home and charged at the homeowner was killed only after three rounds from a shotgun, five shots from a handgun and two from a rifle.

July 21st, 2009 Maine lobsterman charged in shooting over turf warMATINICUS, Maine — A lobsterman in Maine has been charged with shooting a fellow lobsterman in what police say was a fishing turf dispute. Sixty-eight-year-old Vance Bunker was being held Tuesday on an elevated aggravated assault charge.

July 8th, 2009 Knut the polar bear is officially Berlin residentBERLIN — Berlin's beloved polar bear Knut can stay in his home city. The Berlin Zoo said Wednesday it will pay €430,000 ($600,000) to the Neumuenster zoo to settle a financial dispute over ownership of the nearly 3-year-old bear.

June 22nd, 2009 Strong earthquake jolts Anchorage, AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — A strong earthquake jolted Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways but apparently causing no damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck about 24 miles from the town of Willow at 11:28 a.m.

June 17th, 2009 4 charged in fatal NJ block party shootingTRENTON, N.J. — Four people have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl at a stop-the-violence block party in New Jersey's capital.

June 12th, 2009 Teen charged with shooting, wounding 2 Wis. copsMILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee teen accused of shooting and wounding two police officers this week has been charged with two counts of attempted homicide.

May 1st, 2009 Airman in Alaska charged with forced miscarriageANCHORAGE, Alaska — A court-martial is under way in Alaska for an airman on charges he laced his wife's food with ulcer medication to force her to miscarry. Airman 1st Class Scott Boie of Milton, Wis., is charged with assault and causing the death of the unborn child.

May 1st, 2009 $300K settlement in Paterson discrimination suitALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov.

April 29th, 2009 Al Roker adding Weather Channel show to his dayNEW YORK — The Weather Channel is forecasting Al Roker will join the network as host of a new morning program. Roker, who remains the weathercaster on NBC's "Today" show, will be on the air an hour earlier each weekday for the Weather Channel's "Wake Up With Al." The network says the show will originate from New York and Atlanta, where Roker's co-host, Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams, is based.

April 23rd, 2009 Murder charge filed in radar van operator shootingPHOENIX — A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of a photo radar van operator as he worked on a highway in Phoenix. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said Wednesday that Thomas Patrick Destories will face the most serious charge possible.