Soldiers began deploying as early as Aug. 18, but the majority will be flying out over the next several weeks. About half of the brigade will be based in Iraq for nine months.
The nine-member board advises the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources on forestry regulations and makes recommendations to the governor and Legislature on research needs.
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has been investigating the accident since it was reported, and miners are not currently allowed in the affected areas.
“Even though water might be going over the logs, the force itself is going under the log, and that’s where bodies, boats will be propelled or pushed,” said Joe McCullough, with the Department of Natural Resources Office of Boating Safety.
“The theme sets our convention’s tone and guides the agenda,” said AFN President Julie Kitka in a news release. “AFN is reaching out to all Alaskans to help build an Alaska we all want to live in. That’s going to be a big part of what we discuss this year.”
Stiver, a longtime Fairbanks-area resident, was appointed earlier this year to the Alaska Marijuana Control Board, an appointment that was strongly opposed by members of the industry and ultimately was rejected by the Legislature by a single vote in April over issues pertaining to Stiver’s conservative approach to marijuana regulations in the past.
A 35-year-old suspect in an Aug. 3 burglary reportedly drove into a ditch Wednesday while fleeing a traffic stop in a stolen vehicle.
An unknown smoking liquid left at the transfer site in North Pole caused borough officials to close the site Thursday afternoon.
"Pogo Mine experienced a surface ground wall failure that restricted access to one of the underground access portals on Aug. 21, 2019," Pogo spokeswoman Wendie MacNaughton said in a statement sent Thursday to the Daily News-Miner. "There were no injuries as a result of the incident."
“This helps the kids who come in who are totally scared and traumatized to being in the hospital,” said Doris Casey, organizer of the benefit and a retired nurse of the hospital. “It’s a scary place for little kids and they like the stuffed animals. They know they can relate to that and snuggle with it, and they can take them home.”
Some of the new computers would be for public use, such as at the libraries and the borough planning department. Most would go to the municipality’s 439 employees — some of whom would receive both a desktop and a laptop.
A 20-year-old Fairbanks woman is accused of stabbing her brother multiple times early Sunday morning during a drunken argument.
“People were so happy to be here. They were just excited to be at UAF and the spirits were high,” she said.
“At this point, we’ve asked for an expedited hearing, and it looks like we’re going to get it,” Coghill said Wednesday after a meeting of the Legislative Council in Anchorage. “Hopefully we’ll get some resolution before the governor brings his new budget forward in December. The goal is to get a decision out before that next budget cycle.”
Ryan Hinton, transportation director with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, said bus company drivers and his department are “working hard to make sure we get everyone on the right bus and get them home safely.”
Alaska's Joe Balash has resigned as assistant Interior secretary for the Trump administration.
Dunleavy spokesman Matt Shuckerow posted a statement to social media Wednesday afternoon defending the dismissal on the basis of "differing views" between Cook and the governor.
Troopers received a report just after 1 p.m. Monday from Erin Brunquist, 69, of Palmer, that his son, Christien Brunquist, 42, was stuck on a logjam in the middle of the Tanana River after his kayak was pinned against it.
“It struck me as an idea that we could bring in some kind of boulder and encourage people to paint it, and therefore, they would have something to paint, and they could leave their message,” Carl Strange said.
The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday morning to terminate its previous declaration of financial exigency passed last month in the wake of a possible $135 million budget cut for the current fiscal year.
Frost was reported in low-lying areas overnight in the Fairbanks area this morning, while Tok and other communities to the east had temperatures in the 20s Monday morning.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is reviewing the draft State Implementation Plan, or SIP, after a public comment period that ended last month.
“We are currently giving away $1 (billion)-$2 billion per year in tax breaks for oil produced from our largest and most profitable fields. Alaskans need to get a better deal for our oil from these fields,” Brena said.
Motorists are advised to turn around if they approach a flooded area. The Weather Service reminds the public that most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet Tuesday morning to reconsider a financial exigency declaration made last month in the wake of a possible $130 million cut in state funding that has now been reduced.
A group of soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division were escorted to Fairbanks International Airport on Sunday evening by the Fairbanks Police Department to deploy to Iraq.
The Legislature included a $1,600 dividend in its version of the bill, to which the governor reluctantly agreed.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is set to sign House Bill 2001, the Legislature’s attempt to restore about 80% of the governor’s more than $444 million in operating budget vetoes, today. But it remains unknown how many of the governor’s 182 original line-item vetoes he plans to maintain.
The ballroom at the Westmark Hotel was transformed into an ink-lover’s paradise Saturday as tattoo artists from across the country plied their trade at the Fairbanks Tattoo Expo.
Heavy rain also curtailed Alaska Railroad service to and from Denali after the failure of a retaining wall supporting railroad tracks in the Healy Canyon north of the park, according to an Alaska Railroad news release Saturday. Both passenger and freight service are closed north of the park until Monday at the earliest. Railroad passengers should expect delays. Motorcoach service will be provided.
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The community listening session begins at 10 a.m. Monday.
Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Earl Peterson set Downs’ bail Friday morning after a lengthy hearing that included comments from the victim’s brother and arguments from Downs’ attorneys and state prosecutors.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, Cowen said most of the heavy rain moved south of Salcha and should continue in that direction, with some showers lingering in the Fairbanks area and tapering off Friday evening.
About 300 visitors to Denali National Park who were stranded west of Polychrome Pass for several hours after an emergency closure of the Denali Park Road on Friday afternoon have all been safely returned to the entrance area.
The governor called the move “an important step in protecting Alaska’s most vulnerable.”
Nine West Valley High School football players and a team manager presented a petition Thursday afternoon to the office of Karen Gaborik, superintendent of Fairbanks North Star Borough schools, to have all six assistant coaches reinstated.
Linguist Michael E. Krauss, renowned in Alaska for his work with endangered languages, died Sunday, a few days before his 85th birthday.
Just over two weeks after a statewide launch, the official effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy has met its first signature collecting goal.
A motor vehicle accident at milepost 231 Parks Highway sent multiple people to the hospital and closed the highway for about an hour and a half Thursday morning.
“We have to ask ourselves, what do we value in our communities?" Kawasaki asked.
The Fairbanks Cut’s application was rejected by the Marijuana Control Board last month, as there was some contention over the meaning of “freestanding building.”
Through the program, borough residents will be able to nominate projects to the FNSB for capital improvement until Oct. 11.
The special meeting initially had “Student Discipline Matters” listed on the agenda.
There will also be clothing distribution for veterans who are homeless or close to homeless.
A notice from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game states that the harvest in the first five days of the season is expected to meet the combined quota of 860 caribou in those zones.
A news release states that the U.S. Army Garrison Alaska Directorate of Public Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District expect the replacement bridge to be completed by fall 2021.
Steven Harris Downs, 44, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault.
Fort Wainwright officials are investigating a shooting that took place on base Aug. 10.
NeighborhoodLIFT, a down payment assistance program, is newly available to prospective home buyers in Alaska.
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