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Alaska election redistricting lawsuit heads to an appeal
FAIRBANKS — Both parties in a lawsuit about Alaska’s plan to redraw House election district lines announced plans Tuesday to appeal a recent Superior Court Decision to the Supreme Court. On a 5-0...
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Fairbanks borough tackles air quality again
FAIRBANKS — In two weeks, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will take another crack at the controversial issue of improving air quality in the borough. A measure introduced by Assembly me...
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Fairbanks school board gets an earful about budget issues
FAIRBANKS — It was standing room only at the beginning of the school board meeting Tuesday night. Parents, teachers, students and community supporters came to testify about the district’s proposed ...
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Tanana man pleads guilty in sex assault case
FAIRBANKS — A Tanana man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually abusing a teenage girl. He is expected to receive a five-year prison sentence under the terms of a plea agreement but will not be sentenc...
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Middle Nenana River Advisory Committee votes down antlerless hunts in 20A
FAIRBANKS — The Middle Nenana River Advisory Committee voted against the reauthorization of an antlerless moose hunt in Game Management Unit 20A on Monday in Healy. The committee voted 6-4 against...
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New subscription fire service contains Salcha blaze
FAIRBANKS — The Salcha Fire and Rescue Department confined a fire last week to the rafters of a home thanks to help from residents and neighbors equipped with handheld smoke detectors. The fire w...
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Woman injured in collision on Parks Highway
FAIRBANKS — A head on collision Tuesday night on the Parks Highway near Sheep Creek Road sent a woman the hospital and closed the highway for about 2 1/- hours. The 22-year-old woman who was injur...
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Ice getting thicker on Tanana River at Nenana
FAIRBANKS — The Tanana River ice at Nenana has grown 10 inches in the last 3 1/2 weeks, but it’s still thinner than in most past years. Nenana Ice Classic officials measured the ice Monday at 33 i...
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Fundraiser for suicide prevention set for Friday
FAIRBANKS — A suicide prevention fundraiser will be held at 5 p.m., Friday, at the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall. The event is in support of Tanana resident, Vernon Stickman, who plans to begin a...
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Looking back in Fairbanks — Feb. 8
10 YEARS AGO Feb. 8, 2002 — As the old saying goes, if you are not part of the solution, you may be part of the problem. Senate President Rick Halford made clear earlier this week that he believe...
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Accidents reported on Parks Highway at Sheep Creek Road
FAIRBANKS - Alaska State Troopers are responding to two accidents on the Parks Highway near Sheep Creek Road about 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to an AST Nixle alert. Troopers said emergency vehicles...
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Looking back in Fairbanks — Feb. 7
10 YEARS AGO Feb. 7, 2002 — The House Finance Committee stunned its own chairmen Wednesday by turning an alcohol tax bill into a comprehensive revenue package that also includes statewide income a...
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Lathrop juniors AnnMary Robinson, left, and Anna Hill keep the beat during their Japanese drumming group practice Jan. 30 at Lathrop High School.
Lathrop students drum up music Japanese style
FAIRBANKS — Fourteen arms swung high as they alternately banged a stick against the wide top of the drum. The drums were Japanese taiko drums, made locally from old wine barrels. Their size m...
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Interior Alaska lawmakers say another gas pipeline study not necessary
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks Rep. Bob Miller last week announced an ambitious goal of taking a hard look at building a natural gas pipeline from Cook Inlet to Fairbanks, but fellow Fairbanks Rep. Steve Th...
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FAA grounds Yukon Quest pilot program
CIRCLE — The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is without its volunteer pilot program this year. Officials learned three weeks ago that the group of volunteer pilots who fly to areas of trai...
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