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Feds designate 'critical habitat' for polar bear

Published October 22

| 59 comments

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

Prison time sought for key figure in Alaska corruption

Published October 22 | 8 comments

ANCHORAGE - Federal prosecutors say the former chief executive of a company that did construction work for oil companies should be sentenced to nearly four years in prison for offering bribes in exchange for legislation favorable to the petroleum industry.

No arrests in Fairbanks Super 8 shootout

Published October 22 | 23 comments

FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police are remaining tight-lipped about the status of their investigation into a shootout earlier this week that injured three people.

Statue pays tribute to Alaska Territorial Guard

Published October 22 | 19 comments

FAIRBANKS — Members of the Alaska Native Veterans Association unveiled a statue honoring the Alaska Territorial Guard on Wednesday.

Note to readers: Changes coming to Web site

Published October 21 | 11 comments

In the next 24 to 48 hours, you will see some changes to the newsminer.com Web site. Some of you may already see these changes.

Senate Republicans confirm Coghill October 22 | 3 comments
Alaska lawmakers hold hearing on rural police October 22 | 3 comments
Fed decision triggers 30-day review of Shell plan October 22 | 4 comments
Alaska Air reports 3Q profit October 22 | 7 comments
Police shoot Eagle River robbery suspect October 22 | 36 comments
Looking back in Fairbanks - Oct. 22 October 22 | 1 comment
Driver in Fairbanks gang shooting sentenced to prison October 22 | 25 comments
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District receives federal grant October 22 | 3 comments
Fort Yukon keeping its liquor store October 22 | 31 comments

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Opinion

Exploration approved

Published October 22 | 20 comments

Federal officials have approved Shell’s plan to drill oil exploration wells in the Beaufort Sea; they could hardly have done otherwise.

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Value knowledge October 23
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Net metering October 22 | 7 comments
History destroyed October 22 | 46 comments

Community Perspectives

Natural gas clears the air October 18 | 68 comments
Alaska can insure its own October 18 | 10 comments
Alaska at a tipping point October 11 | 96 comments

Members of the Alaska Native Veteran's Association board of directors (from left) Harry David, vice president Harry Fields, president Benno Cleveland, and treasurer Dana Nachtrieb ...

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Report blasts oil risk assessment

Published October 21 | 4 comments

•When the state hired a contractor for a two-year risk assessment of oil and gas facilities in Alaska, it took more than a year to develop the methodology.
That left less than a year to do any risk assessing.
But now, an independent review of the methodology said it probably not have been useful in detecting such threats as the corrosion problem that prompted this entire effort.

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Sports

Ailment can’t slow down defending champion swimmer Goering

Published October 22

As if swimming wasn’t already a tough enough sport, Anne Goering has an extra challenge: chlorine-induced asthma.

Nanooks spikers aim to end skid against red-hot Vikings October 22
Hutchison grapplers overturn Eielson October 22
Special Olympics host bowling tournament October 22
Burtness-Adams set for bright future October 22 | 1 comment

Outdoors

Humpbacks hunger for herring

Published October 22

KETCHIKAN — My own experience watching whales that day began in the first minutes of a fishing trip near Light Island in Clover Pass late Saturday morning.