Rena Delbridge
State and Business Reporter
Call Rena at 907-459-7518.
State news and Business writer Rena Delbridge left Wyoming's wide open spaces for new adventures in Alaska, joining the News-Miner in June 2008. Raised in northern California, she studied political science at the University of Wyoming while working as a reporter/photographer at a smalll-town Wyoming community weekly. For several years prior to joining the News-Miner, Rena was a regular correspondent for the daily Casper Star-Tribune and a freelance writer for a variety of clients, including a philanthropic organization and several state initiatives. She brings experience reporting on energy issues and has covered business, land and resource topics, local and state government and more.
Recent Stories
- Alaska Gov. Palin's resignation opens door to 2010 gubernatorial hopefuls
- Friday, July 3, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — The list of potential candidates for governor in 2010 is already growing, as Gov. Sarah Palin’s resignation Friday made a bit more room for others seeking the state’s highest public office.
- Yukon land exchange faces new hurdle
- Friday, July 3, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday issued a decision against a controversial land exchange proposal on the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
- More Alaska villages eligible for federal flood aid
- Thursday, July 2, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — More communities hit by severe flooding and ice jams this spring are now eligible for federal disaster relief.
- Alaska loans money to student loan corporation
- Thursday, July 2, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — A bill allowing the state to loan money to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation will ensure post-secondary education aid.
- University of Alaska supporters propose change to donation tax credits
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — University of Alaska supporters want the Legislature to remove a cap on donations eligible for state tax credits.
- Pro-Palin Web site attacks Fairbanks Rep. Ramras over BP stock
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — A pro-Palin Web site is crying foul over Rep. Jay Ramras’ ownership of BP stock, prompting the Fairbanks Republican to defend his holdings and his integrity.
- Report critical of Alaska's relationship with oil industry
- Sunday, June 28, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — Taxes, royalty rates and environmental regulations in Alaska make oil and gas companies reluctant to invest in exploration and production, according to the 2009 Global Petroleum Report.
- Fairbanksans gather for Blondie's memorabilia and auction
- Sunday, June 28, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — A failing seal is leaking oil and the aqua-blue seats are splitting, but Dianne Renee Shilling couldn’t care less.
- Freecycling concept comes to University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Sunday, June 28, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — Money was no good at the first Really Free Market on Saturday on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
- Appeal puts Alaska's oil royalties on hold
- Saturday, June 27, 2009
- FAIRBANKS — Several owners of the trans-Alaska pipeline are appealing a federal order to charge lower rates for pumping oil through their line.
Recent Photos
- Wednesday, May 20, 2009
- A stray dog cautiously wanders through ice boulders and debris along the river bank at Stevens Village. An estimated 8,000 pounds of dog food per week are needed to fill the bowls of hundreds of pups in Yukon River communities stricken by recent flooding and ice jams.
- Sunday, May 17, 2009
- Wal-Mart store manager Timbo Erickson helps Kay Wilson haul a box of recyclables to the store’s trailer as others pitch questions his way. The retailer was one of several entities at Interior Alaska Green Star’s recycling event Saturday.
- Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
- Journalists walk through a temporary chain-link corridor to the athletic center at Washington University, where tonight's debate between Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden will take place. Access around the campus is limited and security is tight.
- Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
- Students showcase signs of support during an MSNBC live broadcast from green lawns at Washington University in St. Louis early Thursday afternoon.
- Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
- Tony Viessman and Carol Birdsong, both of Rolla, Mo., display a banner, Rednecks for Obama, at Washington University. Plenty of passers-by paused to have their snapshot taken with the sign.
