Erratic winds spread the Caribou Creek fire in the Little Chena River valley to an estimated 500 acres amid black spruce by 11 p.m. Sunday, before calming overnight.
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The two were in an "up-armored" Humvee when the accident occurred at about 3 p.m. Friday.
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It is still early in the fire season, the fire service cautions, and the Oregon Lakes Fire could become more active.
“I didn’t think it was going to be that big,” Ives said.
Peterson, clad in a black shirt reading “I am my ancestor’s wildest dreams,” is a member of the Fairbanks chapter of the NAACP, which organizes the annual event. She said that the day is a celebration of how far people have come and a time to come together and see how far they can go.
According to George A. Akerlof, reputation matters. Take the case of buying a used car from a single seller. Assume there is a 50% chance that…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 30-year-old southwest Alaska man has bee…
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HOMER, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska school district has lost 86 staff me…
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Juneau's fire chief used a garden hose to fig…
Bald eagle flying by at Donnelly Creek Campground. Courtesy of Dan King, Two Rivers
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Letters to the Editor
The name of the late Gov. Jay Hammond is invoked on a constant basis by those who claim to speak with authority about the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend.
Two lectures to be presented at the Noel Wien Library Monday, June 24.
Sports
Porter’s grand slam Sunday was the first home run of the season and second hit of the doubleheader finale for the second-year Goldpanners center fielder from the University of Portland (Oregon). It also capped a five-run surge in the bottom of the seventh for Alaska, which trailed 4-2 after the sixth inning.
A plethora of “p” words has cropped up. Podcasting’s popular, but us old-school audio book fans were interested in a NYTimes.com opinion piece by Daniel Willingham titled, “Is Listening to a Book the Same Thing as Reading It?” The short answer is “no” because different parts of the brain are… Read more
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