Anchorage Daily News: Alaska's Newspaper (Anchorage Daily News) sunrise: 7:16 a.m. | sunset: 8:50 p.m. As oil and gas, fishing and timber -- traditional pillars of the Alaska economy -- have declined or remained flat in recent years -- the tourism industry has flourished.

Alaska receives third stranded gas application (Petroleum News) The state of Alaska has received a third application under its Stranded Gas Development Act, Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski said during a March 31 press conference. The Alaska Gasline Port Authority, the governor said, is the latest applicant. "Now we welcome, obviously, all applications that come in...

Philip Morris, lawmakers seek law to stop counterfeit cigarettes (Miami Herald) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Calls to a consumer complaint line tipped Philip Morris USA to a problem that's costing the cigarette giant and states around the nation millions of dollars while providing terrorists and organized crime groups an easy way to make money.