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Alaska Airlines bringing service to Philadelphia...
Alaska Airlines, popular in the Pacific Northwest and known for customer service, will begin daily nonstop flights between Seattle and Philadelphia, starting June 11.
DNR claims mission statement isn't a philosophy...
The commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources told lawmakers Tuesday that no philosophical change is intended in a proposed a new mission statement deleting the words "conserve" and…Click to Continue »
Dimond girls overwhelm Thunderbirds 71-42 in...
The powerhouse Dimond Lynx girls basketball team rolled to a 71-42 victory over an energy-depleted East squad Tuesday night at East.Click to Continue »
West 52, Chugiak 47 in boys high school basketball
Trailing 32-19 in the second half, the West Eagles full-court pressed their way back into the game Tuesday night to slip past Chugiak 52-47 in a CIC game in Chugiak.Click to Continue »
Rohde honored again for UAA basketball
For the second time this season, UAA center Taylor Rohde has earned Player of the Week honors from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.Click to Continue »
Alaska redistricting board plans appeal
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Redistricting Board on Tuesday decided on a partial appeal of a judge's decision that they redraw four House districts. The board decided to challenge state court Judge...
Mackey leads Yukon Quest by a minute
Lance Mackey, back in the race for the first time since capturing his fourth consecutive championship in 2008, grabbed a narrow lead Tuesday in the 1,000-mile sled dog race between…Click to Continue »
Lynx land 7 on all-strar hockey team
Seven players from Dimond were among 20 boys named to the Cook Inlet Conference's all-conference boys hockey team. Twelve players were named to the girls teams…Click to Continue »
Blore, Olsen on target in trapshooting
Andy Blore and Ben Olsen took top honors at last weekend's trapshooting competition at Birchwood Recreation Shooting Park in Chugiak.Click to Continue »
Death of woman, 67, found in apartment called...
Anchorage police said in a written statement this evening that a 67-year-old woman found dead Monday died as a result of homicide. Police have not yet notified the woman's next…Click to Continue »
Redistricting board plans appeal of judge's...
The Alaska Redistricting Board on Tuesday decided on a partial appeal of a judge's decision that they redraw four House districts.Click to Continue »
FBI assists in search for abducted barista
Surveillance video reveals a young woman abducted nearly a week ago in Anchorage appeared frightened by the man who took her, a detective supervising the investigation said Tuesday.Click to Continue »
Audit takes a new dig at Native contracting...
The debate over the sole source contracting privileges that Alaska Native corporations have used to make billions of dollars is flaring in Congress with a new government audit that found…Click to Continue »
Snow load begins to worry building owners
The more than 100 inches of snow that has fallen on Anchorage so far this winter is starting to push buildings to the breaking point. Two roofs of commercial buildings…Click to Continue »
Wasilla residents vote to recall City Councilman...
Wasilla residents have voted to recall City Councilman Steve Menard after he trashed a motel room in Sitka last summer.Click to Continue »

Borough asserts its records on Miller weren't confidential
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is denying that its employees released confidential information from former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller's personnel file.Click to Continue »
Pets abandoned at Fairbanks dumps despite...
FAIRBANKS -- It wouldn't seem hard to tell the difference between a Fairbanks North Star Borough waste transfer site and an animal shelter, but every year animals are left at transfer sites in the Fairbanks area, tied to Dumpsters or locked in their cages and left exposed to the elements.
Fairbanks North Star Borough employees to be...
FAIRBANKS -- A lawyer for former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller will question employees of the Fairbanks North Star Borough about the release of personnel records.
Judge wants input on motion to drop redistricting...
A judge wants to hear from the other plaintiffs suing over Alaska's legislative redistricting plan before deciding whether the Fairbanks North Star Borough can drop its claim.
Fairbanks school official on leave after DUI...
FAIRBANKS -- The assistant superintendent in charge of high schools for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has been placed on administrative leave while a driving under the influence charge against him is investigated.
Future of wood-fired boilers on ballot in Interior...
FAIRBANKS -- A measure aimed at removing air pollution sources will be on the ballot for Fairbanks North Star Borough voters next month.
Fairbanks borough seeks dismissal of Joe Miller ...
FAIRBANKS -- The Fairbanks North Star Borough is seeking to have a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller dismissed.
North Star borough sues over state's redistricting...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough has filed a lawsuit over Alaska's new redistricting plan. Like the Alaska Democratic Party, the borough has raised concerns about population being pulled from Fairbanks to create a new district stretching to the Bering Sea.
Fairbanks may have to lead fight against...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough could end up the only entity actually filing suit against the redrawing of Alaska's election map, with the Alaska Democratic Party and other groups that have criticized the plan deciding to save their money.
Fairbanks borough employee pleads guilty to gas...
FAIRBANKS -- A former animal-control officer will spend 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to using a Fairbanks North Star Borough gas card to purchase gasoline not related to his travel for work.
Officials raise concerns over Ice Alaska property
FAIRBANKS -- Officials with the Fairbanks North Star Borough are raising concerns over Ice Alaska's plan to use public support to move to a new location in which to hold its annual premier ice-sculpting event.
Fairbanks schools accused of disabilities...
FAIRBANKS -- A state commission has accused the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District of discriminating against a substitute teaching aide who suffers from Asperger's syndrome.
Local tax exemptions will be on next ballot
Alaska voters will decide in 2012 whether local governments can give homeowners a bigger tax break by increasing property-tax exemptions. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported the initiative sponsored by Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblywoman Nadine Winters has been approved by the state and will appear on the ballot during the next primary election.
Probe of missing Miller e-mails ends
JUNEAU - Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller has turned about 30,000 e-mails over to Fairbanks North Star Borough, effectively ending his former employer’s investigation into e-mails that were gone from his inbox when he resigned in 2009.
Miller gives Fairbanks borough 30,000 requested...
Joe Miller has turned about 30,000 e-mails over to the Fairbanks North Star Borough, effectively ending his former employer's investigation into e-mails gone from his inbox when he resigned in 2009.
Fairbanks passes air quality ordinance
FAIRBANKS -- The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has approved an air-quality ordinance that eliminates emissions fines but keeps penalties for prohibited fuels.
Attorney: Miller working to meet borough request
JUNEAU -- Joe Miller was working to comply with a request to turn over records from his tenure with the Fairbanks North Star Borough, his attorney said late this week.
Fairbanks to launch pilot recycling program
FAIRBANKS - The Fairbanks North Star Borough will begin a pilot recycling program if it can reach a deal with a company that already provides recycling services to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and local military bases.
Fairbanks hopes to launch trash recycling program
FAIRBANKS -- The Fairbanks North Star Borough will begin a pilot recycling program if it can reach a deal with a company that already provides recycling services to the University of Alaska Fairbanks and local military bases.
School activities to be axed if air unhealthy
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has tightened air quality guidelines that govern when students are allowed outside for recess and other activities. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that the district has decided recess and practices should be moved inside or canceled when particulate matter levels are 176 micrograms per cubic meter or higher -- levels the borough says are unhealthy.
Funding considered for Fairbanks landfill
FAIRBANKS -- More than $1 million in new funding is being considered by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly for the next phase in a landfill project to comply with state and federal regulations.
Ice storm adds 2 days to student school year
FAIRBANKS -- The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has extended the school year by one day and turned a teacher work day into a regular class day to make up for time lost to an ice storm last week.
Attorney disputes Miller claims on e-mails
JUNEAU - An attorney for the Fairbanks North Star Borough alleges that Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller violated borough e-mail policy and his ethical responsibilities while working as a government lawyer.
Miller's borough e-mails missing
JUNEAU -- A former employer of Alaska Senate candidate Joe Miller is seeking answers to why thousands of e-mails went missing when he left the Fairbanks North Star Borough last year.
Fairbanks borough considers pipeline appeal
FAIRBANKS - The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will decide this week whether to appeal a judge's decision about the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline.

  Fairbanks borough considers pipeline valuation...
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