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.
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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 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.
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.
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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More importantly, Dunleavy’s veto means the end of a program that has been helping people keep their teeth since it was signed by former Gov. Frank Murkowski in 2006. The cap has always been $1,150 per person per year.
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The West Valley Wolfpack cross-country team swept the top three places in the girls high school individual race of the Kodiak Invitational on …
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“Firefighting crews and equipment are present around each fire perimeter and the best thing hunters can do is avoid these areas," said Alaska Wildlife Troopers Captain Rex Leath
For more than 20 years, I have been frequenting Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge off College Road, looking for photographs to share with our News-Miner readers. The iconic barn has been the backdrop of dozens of images over the years, and the migratory waterfowl are a staple for vi… Read more
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