Tag: Fairbanks
Weekly Roundup
July 25, 2011 - July 29, 2011
Here are some stories you may have missed this week: Para-Cycle Race Under Way in Ester, Language Tool Teaches Tlingit Alphabet, ‘Open Projector Night’ Draws Filmmakers and Fans, Pioneers Make Innovative Use of Fish Waste, This Week on AK: Yard Sales
‘Pedouins’ Start Bus Tour Through Alaska, Canada, Lower 48
The Kentucky family, who pedaled a five-person bicycle into Fairbanks nearly a year ago, is heading out of town in a vintage bus.
Alaska News Nightly: July 29, 2011
Juneau Teenager Dies After Assault in Arkansas; Senate Kills House Bill to Raise Debt Limit, Cut Spending; Debt Ceiling Dominates Senator Begich's Town Hall; Anchorage School District Receives Extra $19 Million; and more...
Army ID’s Soldier Found Dead on Fort Winwright
A soldier found dead of a gunshot wound at Fort Wainwright early Monday morning has been identified as a 40-year-old mechanic.
Para-Cycle Race Under Way in Ester
The Sadlers Alaska Challenge para-cycle race got under way in Ester, outside Fairbanks, Monday morning.
Alaska Redistricting Lawsuits Consolidated
Three lawsuits over Alaska's new political boundaries have been consolidated and will be heard in Fairbanks.
Alaska News Nightly: July 25, 2011
Two Bodies Found in Plane Wreckage Near Eaglecrest Ski Area, Four Rescued from Floatplane Crash in Cook Inlet, Survival Camp Teenagers Attacked by Bear, Village Public Safety Officer Shot in Napakiak, and more...
Nationwide Blood Shortage Hits Alaska
The Blood Bank is critically low in five different blood types, O negative, O positive, A positive, B negative, and AB negative.
Alaska News Nightly: July 21, 2011
Glacial Outburst Floods Mendenhall Lake, River, Emergency Towing System Tried on Cruise Ship, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches, New Law Banning Synthetic Marijuana Goes Into Effect, and more...
World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Kick-Off in Fairbanks
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics got under way today at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. It’s the 50th year, and organizers are bringing back some popular past events and former participants.
Alaska News Nightly: July 20, 2011
Foreign Workers Fuel Bristol Bay’s Fish Processing Industry, Study Shows ‘Frankenfish’ Can Breed With Wild Salmon, Alaska Businessman Won’t be Charged in Florida, Pallada Arrives in Kodiak, and more...
Fairbanks Man Dies in Plane Crash
A Fairbanks man crashed his single engine plane right after takeoff from a private runway near Delta Sunday and died after the crash.
Air Pollution Ballot Measure on October Ballot in Fairbanks
Fairbanks borough voters will consider a ballot proposition this fall aimed at reducing fine particulate pollution.
Alaska News Nightly: July 18, 2011
Rep. Young Missing from Washington as Congress Nears Debt Limit Deadline, Two Fort Wainwright-based Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, BP Cleaning Up Oil Spill on North Slope, Convicted Poacher Sentenced on Probation Violation, and more...
Fairbanks Man Hit By Train
Police report that the individual was lying on the tracks in the Old Steese retail area Tuesday.
AK: Fairbanks Cold Case Attracts Interest
This week on AK, we delve into a cold case from interior Alaska...
On July 8, 1999, eight-year-old Durga Owens was reported missing from his family’s remote homestead out the Steese highway north of Fairbanks.
Alaska News Nightly: July 8, 2011
Alaska Congressional Delegation Not Included in Budget Talks, Murkowski Voices Concerns over EPA and BOEMRE, Anchorage Files Lawsuit Over Knik Bridge Project, Northern Waters Task Force Meets This Week, and more...
Legislators Pore through Gasline Report
State legislators are poring through copies of an instate gasline report released Tuesday, but it will be some time before the project gains or loses approval.
Alaska News Nightly: July 6, 2011
One Borough Plans to Sue Over Redistricting, Others May Join, Legislators Pore through Gasline Report, Documentary Airs About Alaska’s Century-Old Schooners, Sutton Mine Continues Development During Renewal Process, and more...
Districts Prepare Lawsuit Against Redistricting Plan
The Fairbanks Borough opposes the inclusion of rural areas all the way out to the coast in one of its districts and the Aleutians East Borough does not want to be split up.