“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.
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"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.”
The Pentagon decision, which went into effect Thursday, citing design problems with the Redesigned Kill Vehicle component that "were so significant as to be either insurmountable or too costly to correct."
Just two days past the 22-week mark, Courtney went into labor.
Percival made his way into the world on Jan. 13, more than four months before his May 17 due date. He weighed only 1 pound, 3 ounces.
“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.
Lanier says the reasons given were recent scratches in the race and feedback from officials of the Yukon Quest race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Lanier finished the Yukon Quest last year in a little more than 12 days.
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Dead salmon have shown up in river systems throughout Alaska and the mortalities are probably connected to warm water or low river water levels, said Sam Rabung, director of commercial fisheries for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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My tallest sunflower this year, a Mongolian Giant, reached 10 ft. before the head bent over. I will save the seeds for the chickadee feeder this winter. Photo courtesy of Faith Nava, Fairbanks
Letters to the Editor
To its credit, the Legislature rejected almost everything proposed by Dunleavy and Arduin, but the governor wanted to end the budget conversation with his vetoes on June 28.
A working dredge model is the newest donation to the Pioneers of Alaska Museum. It is now on display in the Mining Valley at Pioneer Park.
Sports
Juniors Pam Noll and Skyler Wolf led West Valley with three kills each. Charlotte Curry contributed four blocks, two of which were for points. Wolf also led the team with 14 serve-receives.
The Fairbanks Drama Association has announced its works for the 2019-2020 theater season, with five productions slated for the year ranging fr…
Food
As the weather cools, things are heating up at Black Spruce Brewing Company, 3290 Peger Road, Suite B.
Outdoors
Vincent-Lang called the restoration of the Pittman-Robertson matching grant a “big deal.”
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