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Interior Alaska Conservative Coalition denies violating campaign law
FAIRBANKS — The Interior Alaska Conservative Coalition this week said it did not violate state campaign law and accused the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner of spurring the Alaska Public Offices Commi...
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Tri-Valley School hoops team scores with donation
FAIRBANKS — The Tri-Valley School girls basketball team got a major assist this week when an anonymous donor sent a $3,000 check to the Healy school to cover the cost of the recent theft of the ...
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Settlement reached in Fairbanks diocese lawsuit
FAIRBANKS — A settlement between the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and a creditors committee representing nearly 300 alleged sex abuse victims might be resolved by early next week. Robert Hannon, d...
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David Gregoroff, top, comforts his daughter, Shelly Rose, 5, moments before she receives a swine flu vaccination Thursday afternoon. John Wagner/News-Miner School district hosts first free swine flu clinic for kids
FAIRBANKS — Parents brought their children to the first of three swine flu clinics for school-age kids in the Fairbanks North Star Borough on Thursday. Another vaccination clinic is scheduled fo...
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Two-year old Mahkel smiles while sitting with his adoptive parents Enrique and Pamela Santos during the adoption court proceedings Thursday afternoon, November 19, 2009 at the Rabinowitz Courthouse. Mahkel is the fourth child to be adopted into the Santos family. November is Adoption Awareness Month in Alaska and to celebrate November 19 as Adoption Day, seven adoptions were finalized in Fairbanks with over 30 being finalized across the state. - Eric Engman/News-Miner Alaska observes National Adoption Day
FAIRBANKS — Ashley Loaiza has reason to thank parents who foster and adopt children. It was her adoptive parents who helped foster Loaiza into her first healthy relationships. On Thursday, Loai...
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Man convicted for Fairbanks drive-by shooting
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a drive-by shooting earlier this year, which authorities said was gang-related. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Jared...
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Looking Back in Fairbanks — Nov. 20
10 YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1999 — Outside basketball teams got a true taste of Interior Alaska on Friday, with players an coaches from Montana State and Houston going dog sledding. Musher Mari Ho...
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Near-record cold possible in Fairbanks on Friday
FAIRBANKS , Alaska – If you thought it was cold these past couple of days, you may be in for a surprise. While record low temperatures were recorded elsewhere in Interior Alaska, Fairbanks...
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BP donates $1 million to archive former Sen. Ted Stevens' papers
FAIRBANKS — A $1 million donation from BP will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks to catalog a vast archive of documents from former Sen. Ted Stevens’ four-decade-long political career. St...
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Holiday postmarks now going through Anchorage instead of North Pole
FAIRBANKS — The U.S. Postal Service plans to process requests for a North Pole postmark on holiday mail about 350 miles from Santa’s stomping ground this holiday season, a spokesman said. Anchor...
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The U.S. Postal Service will no longer forward “Dear Santa” letters to North Pole, citing security concerns. It puts in doubt the future of a volunteer letter-answering effort that dates back 55 years. Sam Harrel/News-Miner New postal rules halt ‘Dear Santa’ letters to North Pole
FAIRBANKS — The U.S. Postal Service will no longer forward “Dear Santa” letters to Kris Kringle’s elves in North Pole, citing security concerns and putting in doubt the future of a volunteer let...
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Wine tasting hosted
FAIRBANKS — Plenty For All Thru Art will host a wine tasting from 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday at the Artisan’s Courtyard, located at College Road and Westwood Way. Alaska wines provided by Gold Hill Li...
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Superintendent stresses attendance as way to boost Native graduation rates
FAIRBANKS — Increasing graduation rates of Alaska Natives is a matter of showing up, Fairbanks North Star Borough superintendent Nancy Wagner said Wednesday at the Interior Education Summit. Wag...
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Breast Cancer Detection Center Executive Director Odetta Butler, left, gives an original Barbara Lavallee painting as a thank you gift to former Sen. Frank Murkowski, right, his daughter Eileen Van Wyhe, second from right, and wife Nancy Murkowski, not pictured, after the Murkowskis donated a check from the Waterfall Committee for $200,000 on Wednesday morning. Eric Engman/News-Miner Murkowskis support the Breast Cancer Detection Center with $200,000 donation
FAIRBANKS — More than three decades ago when mammograms weren’t available locally, Nancy Murkowski and a group of Fairbanks women decided it was time mammograms became accessible to women in the...
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KUAC hires new general manager
FAIRBANKS — Keith Martin has been hired as the new general manager at Fairbanks’ public broadcasting station, KUAC officials announced on Wednesday. Martin has worked at the station since 200...
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