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Man dies after snowmachine falls into crevasse near Portage
Published May 11, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- A 28-year-old snowmachiner is dead after falling with his machine down a crevasse south of Portage.
Life's little dramas play out in traffic court
Published May 11, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- In Courtroom 25, beneath the faint hum of fluorescent lights, a trim, grim blonde stands before Magistrate Ron Wielkopolski explaining why she blasted through a red light that dark, slick winter morning at rush hour.
Energy package before Senate includes ANWR drilling provisions
Published May 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate is set to consider competing energy packages on Monday or Tuesday, including a Republican proposal that would allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Deadline extended for Interior Alaska moose hunt permits
Published May 11, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- The state has extended the sign-up period for two Interior moose hunts for nonresidents after receiving few permit applications.
Aging hikers cabin near Ketchikan to be replaced
Published May 11, 2008
KETCHIKAN -- A Ketchikan-area cabin that's sheltered scores of hikers for 46 years is set to be replaced this summer.
Longtime Soldotna trooper calls it a career
Published May 11, 2008
SOLDOTNA -- Bringing an end to what was the only father-daughter act in the Alaska State Troopers, Soldotna based Sgt. Dan Donaldson retired after 21 years as a trooper.
Rescue boat dedicated in Tenakee Springs
Published May 11, 2008
JUNEAU -- Five years later, the murder of Maggie Wigen still haunts Tenakee Springs. Now her memory may be invoked in the rescue of others.
Borough shrinks property tax rates to lowest in two decades
Published May 11, 2008
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has approved a $128 million budget that will shrink the borough’s base property tax this year to its lowest rate in two decades.
Clean-Up Day draws residents to help beautify city, rural areas
Published May 11, 2008
By 10 o’clock Saturday morning, the parking lot at Ken Kunkel Community Center was buzzing with volunteers who loaded big yellow trash bags with litter they found along Goldstream Road.
UAF engineers win first place in steel bridge-building competition
Published May 11, 2008
Not only did the University of Alaska Fairbanks Steel Bridge Team make one, they made it look good.
Graduation is a family affair for two UAF fathers, daughters
Published May 11, 2008
The University of Alaska Fairbanks commencement ceremony takes place on Mother’s Day, but a pair of father and daughter graduates are taking center stage.
Technicality sinks tax initiative
Organizer says group will continue to push tax breaks
Published May 11, 2008
Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell has rejected an initiative application from local officials looking to boost tax breaks for homeowners.
Looking back in Fairbanks — May 11
Published May 11, 2008
In the early morning hours on graduation day at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a group of students ignited two fires on campus in what police said was probably meant to be a prank, but could have turned out to be much worse.
Authorities dispose of explosives found at Big Lake
Published May 10, 2008
BIG LAKE -- Alaska State Troopers say two homes in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough were damaged when explosive material found in a storage unit was removed and detonated.
Alaska State Troopers nab Arizona man sought in child exploitation case
Published May 10, 2008
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A man wanted in connection with a child exploitation case in northern Arizona was arrested Friday in Alaska, authorities said.