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Getting a lease for oil drilling just the start of the process
Published July 20, 2008
HOUSTON -- The national debate over opening more offshore areas to oil and gas exploration has begged the question: Just what are the companies doing with the tens of millions of acres they're already leasing from the federal government?
Kenai fishing guide has court date over monster king
Published July 20, 2008
KENAI -- A fishing guide has admitted that he lied about where his client caught a monster king.
Rural Alaskans find it hard to kick soda pop habit
Published July 20, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- A survey by the state Health Department finds that residents of rural Alaska are having a tough time kicking the soda habit.
ANWR debate continues in Washington
Published July 20, 2008
Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined her Republican colleagues last week in denouncing Democrats’ efforts to block proposals to allow oil and natural gas drilling in areas now off limits.
Husband, sons lay mother killed in Iraq to rest
Published July 20, 2008
FAIRBANKS — Of Lavada Napier’s four children, Carletta Davis was the bravest.
“She enjoyed jumping out of helicopters,” Napier recalled Saturday as she stood near her daughter’s open grave at the Northern Lights Memorial Park.
Fairbanks housing market holds steady
Published July 20, 2008
Home sales around Fairbanks stuck close to normal this spring, according to numbers reported Wednesday by the Greater Fairbanks Board of Realtors.
Rep. Don Young opens Fairbanks campaign office
Published July 20, 2008
Alaska’s lone U.S. House Representative spoke with conviction as he asked for continued backing from longtime supporters and family friends during a Fairbanks campaign office opening Saturday.
As Fairbanks energy woes grow, so does list of home weatherization tips
Published July 20, 2008
FAIRBANKS — Home-heating fuel costs $4.69 per gallon, two dollars more than September of last year.
With winter creeping closer, building and energy professionals are busy trying to get Fairbanks energy healthy, and some residents are taking matters into their own hands by attacking energy inefficiencies at home.
Unofficial results released in Fairbanks 2008 Rubber Duckie Race
Published July 19, 2008
The unofficial results of the Rubber Duckie Race were released late Saturday afternoon in Fairbanks.
Palin unveils new public safety plan for Alaska
Published July 19, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday identified her "new direction" for the Department of Public Safety.
Alaska's former top cop says he felt pressure to fire trooper
Published July 19, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- Former Department of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan acknowledged that he felt pressure from administration officials and family members of Gov. Sarah Palin to fire a Palmer Alaska State Trooper involved in a bitter child custody battle with Palin's sister.
Nikiski toddler drowns in lake
Published July 19, 2008
NIKISKI -- Alaska State Troopers say a 1-year-old girl was found drowned in a Kenai Peninsula lake.
Rural Alaska students celebrate statehood 'Tundra Style'
Published July 19, 2008
Through the creativity of the arts — activities such as singing, dancing, acting or painting — students in the Lower Kuskokwim School District will soon embark on an educational adventure to celebrate Alaska's 50 years of statehood and learn about their region and the people in it, past and present.
Fairbanks firefighters respond to structure fire
Published July 19, 2008
Fairbanks Firefighters responded to a structure fire in an apartment off Hamilton Avenue and B Street, down a gravel alleyway Friday afternoon.
Palin to visit Fairbanks on Sunday
Published July 19, 2008
FAIRBANKS — Gov. Sarah Palin will be in Fairbanks this weekend for the annual governor’s picnic.