Quirky Alaska Police Blotter Earns Cult Status

Media circus cramped operations for mom of Bristol's beau: affidavit

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin’s future mother-in-law complained to clients that Sarah Palin’s campaign was hampering her drug-dealing business, a police affidavit alleges. Sherry Johnston, mother of pregnant Bristol’s fiancé Levi, faces six charges of drug sale and possession after Alaska state troopers caught her using text messages to arrange sales of OxyContin in Target and Fred Meyer parking lots, the Anchorage Daily News reports. More»

Todd's brother charged in drunken hit-and-run incident

(NEWSER) - The National Enquirer takes another swing at Sarah Palin's colorful family again this week—this time wielding not unnamed sources but Alaskan court documents. It seems that her brother-in-law James had a drunk-driving hit-and-run arrest in 1989, when he was 20. According to records, he hit a woman, breaking her pelvis, got out of his vehicle and moved her out of the way, and then drove away from the scene. He was fined $50. More»

Shrunken payout will mean more years of tough work for many

(NEWSER) - Today's Supreme Court decision to drastically shrink the punitive damages that Exxon must pay Alaskan fishermen over the Valdez spill has left plaintiffs enraged, cynical, and forced to rethink retirement in some cases, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "This is a total slap in the face," said one of his payout. "This won't even pay off a credit card." More»

Finding a good bar is about the atmosphere— otherwise you might as well imbibe at home

(NEWSER) - You know a great bar when you're in one, Esquire posits. The magazine knows more than a few, from "Christ-this-is-a-dive" dives to classy cocktail lounges. He're a sample of their favorites, from around the country:

1. Mac's Club Deuce, Miami Beach, Florida
2. Callaghan's Irish Social Club, Mobile, Alabama
3. The Globe, Athens, Georgia

A Supreme Court case weighs student's right to "glorify" drug use

(NEWSER) - A student glorifying illegal drug use shouldn't be protected by the First Amendment, Ken Starr argued before the Supreme Court yesterday in the case of a high school student suspended for displaying a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" during the Winter Olympics Torch Relay in Juneau, Alaska in 2002. More»