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All CategoriesMan shot in face at Fairbanks gas station; police cite jealousyUpdated 8:55 p.m. FAIRBANKS - A man was hospitalized after being shot in the nose in an attack Friday afternoon at the Airport Way Sourdough Gas station in what appears to have... Read more...Sustainability students remove bird vetchfrom:University of Alaska FairbanksThis week student workers from the UAF Office of Sustainability began removing bird vetch on the UAF campus. Read more...Lecture series invites participants to ‘Discover Alaska’from:University of Alaska FairbanksThe University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a free public lecture series, Discover Alaska, beginning May 30. Read more...Free movies offered all summer at UAFfrom:University of Alaska FairbanksThe University of Alaska Fairbanks is offering free movies every Thursday at 7 p.m. throughout the summer. Read more...Fairbanks man arrested after shooting at Alaska State Troopers near UAFFAIRBANKS - Two Alaska State Troopers exchanged gunfire with a man in a camper on Madcap Lane near the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus at about 9 p.m. Thursday. None of the... Read more...State GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich to speak in FairbanksFAIRBANKS — Longtime Alaska Republican Party Chairman Randy Ruedrich, who declined to run for re-election this year, will be in Fairbanks today to speak at the weekly... Read more...Fairbanks man charged for assault with knifeFAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man was charged with second-degree felony assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend and holding a knife up to her throat Tuesday night. Alaska... Read more...Woman sentenced for role in Fairbanks bank robberyFAIRBANKS — A woman pleaded guilty to a driving violation Thursday for her role in a February drive-by bank robbery in downtown Fairbanks. She was sentenced to serve 10 days... Read more...Fairbanks man leads officers on 34-mile car chaseFAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man led three different law enforcement agencies on a 34-mile chase from the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus to Salcha at speeds as fast as 140... Read more...Forestry officials: Burn carefully during dry conditionsFAIRBANKS — With dry conditions heading into the Memorial Day weekend, state forestry officials are cautioning campers, party-goers and backyard burners to be careful with... Read more...Researchers improve king crab culture technologyfrom:University of Alaska FairbanksBen Daly 5/24/12 AKCRRAB biologists had great success culturing blue king crab at the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery this spring. [...] Read more...Man sentenced for ear biting incidentFAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man who pleaded guilty to biting off a piece of another man’s ear and — in another incident months later — flicking blood at two... Read more...Looking back in Fairbanks — May 2410 YEARS AGO May 24, 2002 — People living in cabins near the end of Chena Hot Springs Road were evacuated when a small fire blew up to more than 200 acres in a few hours... Read more...Mayor outlines cost-saving measures for borough to meet budgetFAIRBANKS — Flowers are blooming in Fairbanks, but the flowers in the iconic golden hearts along Airport Way won’t be blooming any time soon. They’ve been... Read more...‘Cash Mobs’ deliver dollars: Local business benefits from shopping eventsFAIRBANKS — As far as mob scenes go, the one outside Fireweed Consignment Boutique earlier this month was pretty understated. A dozen people gathered behind the Campus... Read more...Animal shelter fund meeting set for todayFAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Animal Shelter Fund will hold its 10th annual meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Farthest North Girl Scout Council Building. The shelter fund’s... Read more...
A Day to Remember in North PoleFor most of us, Memorial Day 2012 North Pole marks the beginning of a season of summer fun. But don’t let the real meaning of the holiday get lost amidst the barbecues and... Read more...Accident on Van Horn slows traffic in South FairbanksFAIRBANKS - A traffic accident on Van Horn Road near the intersection with Easy Street is causing traffic delays, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation. The... Read more...Cole appointed to Alaska Historical Commissionfrom:University of Alaska FairbanksAlaska Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed UAF professor Terrence Cole to the Alaska Historical Commission. Read more...Alaska Native cancer survivor group to meetfrom:University of Alaska FairbanksThe Fairbanks Native Association and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for Alaska Native Health Research are hosting a support group for Alaska Native cancer survivors and... Read more...Organic farming experience offers cautionary talefrom:University of Alaska FairbanksGinger Meta left Fairbanks a year ago with high hopes for the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms program she had joined. Read more...Alaska Sen. Begich: More information is coming on Eielson Air Force BaseFAIRBANKS — Sen. Mark Begich said he expects to receive more detailed information next week about Department of Defense plans to relocate an F-16 squadron from Eielson Air... Read more...Fairbanks school board accepts teacher contractFAIRBANKS — As Superintendent Pete Lewis helped introduce the matter of ratifying the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District teacher contract at Tuesday night’s... Read more...Fairbanks OKs grant money for teen shelterFAIRBANKS — An amendment to the language of a grant agreement will allow a local organization to continue with plans to use the money to open an emergency shelter for... Read more...Fairbanks City Council ratifies firefighter agreementFAIRBANKS — A three-year collective bargaining agreement between the city and the firefighters union was ratified unanimously by the Fairbanks City Council Monday. The... Read more...Republicans file for North Pole House districtFAIRBANKS — The race for the Republican nomination for the North Pole House district, a spot that all but guarantees a win in the overwhelmingly Republican-voting district,... Read more...Militia case: Cox recorded saying officials need to 'dangle together like a wind chime'ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Recorded conversations were played for jurors Tuesday in the federal trial of Fairbanks militia leader Schaeffer Cox, who is heard detailing a plan to kill two... Read more...Study: Arctic thawing is releasing ancient methaneFAIRBANKS — After spending the past decade studying the methane that gurgles out of Alaska lakes, Katey Walter Anthony began to see something unusual several years ago. The... Read more...Looking back in Fairbanks — May 2210 YEARS AGO May 22, 2002 — The fire danger is now so high that a hot chain saw ignited a brush fire Tuesday morning. The blaze torched a quarter-acre of spruce trees and... Read more...Air Force secretary to visit Eielson todayFAIRBANKS — The fight to reverse the U.S. Air Force’s planned relocation of Eielson Air Force Base’s F-16 squadron is heating up today as top leadership visits... Read more...Two men accused of thefts: Electronics stolen from parked carsFAIRBANKS — Two Fairbanks men are accused of breaking into four vehicles to steal electronics this month in the parking lots of Walmart, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and... Read more...Fairbanks man leads police on chaseFAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man convicted last month of spraying a Safeway employee with bleach during an attempt to shoplift meat is in trouble with the law again. This time... Read more...Nanook hockey announces 2012-13 schedulefrom:University of Alaska FairbanksFourteen games against participants from the 2011 NCAA Tournament, six non-conference meetings including two tournaments – the Kendall Hockey Classic and Brice Alaska Goal... Read more...Study: Geologic methane seeping from thawing cryospherefrom:University of Alaska FairbanksGeologic methane is seeping through the edges of thawing permafrost and receding glaciers in Alaska and Greenland, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature... Read more...Looking back in Fairbanks — May 2110 YEARS AGO May 21, 2002 — Running Club North and the Pump House Restaurant are sponsoring the Two Way Torture Test on Saturday. The road race features teams of two runners... Read more...School project ranking system under reviewFAIRBANKS — The state’s Department of Education is undergoing a review of its capital projects priority list ranking system. The review and probable update of the... Read more...Rep. Don Young’s amendment could aid EielsonFAIRBANKS — Alaska has scored a win in the ongoing fight against the Air Force’s plan to relocate Eielson Air Force Base’s F-16 squadron — a move some see... Read more...Alaska inspires photographer, poet Jimmy TohillHEALY — When Jimmy Tohill was in junior high school, he would fall in love with a pretty girl and write her a poem. It was only natural when he came north and fell in love... Read more...The sky is the limit for kids on Fairbanks Aviation DayFAIRBANKS — An up and coming crop of future pilots took to the air under sunny blue skies Saturday during Fairbanks Aviation Day at Fairbanks International Airport. An... Read more...Contractor sues Fred Meyer for failed remodelFAIRBANKS — A general contractor that was fired from a disastrous remodeling project at the West Fairbanks Fred Meyer store has sued the company for more than $5 million,... Read more...Fairbanks Heart Walk surpasses expectationsFAIRBANKS — Under the warm morning sun Saturday, people released their grips on dozens of red and white balloons. As they floated higher and higher, tails whipping in the... Read more...First-year teachers survive the school yearFAIRBANKS — The students bent over their final exams in concentration, scattered around the classroom in the few remaining desks. The other desks were stacked along the wall... Read more...Looking back in Fairbanks — May 2010 YEARS AGO May 20, 2002 — Old buildings may not talk, but they can leave clues. Sunday afternoon a section of the New York Times, dated Sept. 15, 1929, was found sticking... Read more...Denali Highway open for the seasonFAIRBANKS — The Denali Highway is open. The 135-mile road connecting the Parks and Richardson highways opened for the season Tuesday, according to Meadow Bailey, public... Read more...Team of soldiers climbing Mount McKinleyFAIRBANKS — A team of six soldiers from the Northern Warfare Training Center at Fort Wainwright began climbing Mount McKinley Thursday. The group is broken into two,... Read more...Man riding bike allegedly assaulted, robbedFAIRBANKS — A man riding a bicycle early Thursday morning behind the Fairbanks police station was beaten up and had his bicycle stolen by a man, a woman and a teenage boy,... Read more...Helen Snedden, wife of C.W. Snedden and longtime local philanthropist, dies at 96FAIRBANKS — Throughout her long, active life Helen Snedden, 96, never drew attention to herself. Described by friends as a “brilliant” but very private person,... Read more...Driver of truck who injured passengers in wreck charged with assaultFAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man who was injured when he rolled a pickup truck last summer at Harding Lake has now been indicted on felony assault charges. A Fairbanks grand jury... Read more...Fairbanks to see partial solar eclipseBy JULIE STRICKER jstricker@newsminer.com In the middle of a typical sunny Fairbanks summer day on Sunday, a huge shadow will fall across the sky as a partial solar eclipse... Read more...Kelly, Bishop enter Senate raceBy MATT BUXTON mbuxton@newsminer.com Campaigns for this fall’s elections have made a slow start in the Interior, given uncertainty about new district boundaries, but two... Read more... |
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