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Fairbanks Borough Suing Over Redistricting Plan
Channel 2 NewsWednesday is the deadline for people to file legal challenges against the state redistricting board’s plans to redraw the lines of Alaska’s legislative districts. Fairbanks North Star Borough and a group of interior voters have filed two...Tags: Trials, Democratic Party, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Alaska
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Mat-Su School District Superintendent Dies After Surgery
The superintendent of the Mat-Su School District passed away early Saturday morning, according to a letter from the district's school board president, Mike Dunleavy.
The letter said Superintendent Dr. Kenneth Burnley died from complications following...Tags: Surgery, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Politics, Anchorage, Human Interest
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Buzzed by the same bird?
As I drifted with my family past a rocky cliff on the Yukon River, a gull cruised at us like an F-15, diving just over our heads to show its apparent displeasure.
As the gull looped to buzz us again, I felt a strong sense of déjà vu. When I floated by...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Anchorage Chamber Gets Optimistic Update on In-State Gas Line Project
In-state gas line managers gave the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce an upbeat report on ASAP – the Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline project.
The report follows an announcement earlier this month from the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation that the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Natural Resources, Anchorage, Companies and Corporations, Politics
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Parks Highway Crash Near Healy Injures 8
KTUU.comSix children were injured, two of them critically, in a Sunday crash on the Parks Highway near Healy that also injured two adults, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers responded at about 7:20 p.m. to the crash, at Mile 249 of the highway. A...Tags: Transportation, Anchorage, Human Interest, Travel, Road Transportation
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Salazar Says Arctic Drilling Plan Review 'Careful,' 'Thoughtful'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Barrow Wednesday as part of a whirlwind tour of the state, saying lessons learned after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be applied to prevent a disaster during exploratory drilling in the...Tags: Rhode Island, Petroleum Industry, Lisa Murkowski, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Anchorage
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Alaska volcano shows signs of impending eruption
ReutersRecent satellite images of a remote Alaska volcano along a flight route for major airlines show it may be poised for its first big eruption in 10 years, scientists said. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has issued an eruption advisory for the 5,676 foot-...Tags: Transportation, Volcanoes, Anchorage, Travel, Volcanic Eruptions
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Troopers Search For Missing Man on Harding Lake
An extensive search of Harding Lake near Fairbanks Monday found no new signs of a man last seen jet-skiing there early in the morning, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers were notified at about 4 a.m. Monday that 25-year-old Patrick Hunsberger...Tags: Alaska
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In-State Gas Pipeline Report Expected Tuesday
Channel 2 NewsAlaska’s in-state natural gas pipeline planning team will report to lawmakers Tuesday on what needs to be done to bring North Slope gas to markets in Fairbanks and Southcentral. The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. was formed during the 2010...Tags: Republican Party, Alaska
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Journey Into The Valley Of Ten Thousand Smokes
I once visited the valley as one of a dozen people on a 10-day field trip with John Eichelberger, who then worked at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. As we approached the valley the first day on a bus ride from Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park, the...Tags: Science, Human Interest, Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Volcanic Eruptions
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The Chaos Behind The Wall Socket
An Alaska college professor was not surprised when the lights went out over the northern tier of the U.S. and southeast Canada about 10 years ago.
David Newman studies the workings of complex, chaotic systems as part of his research at the University...Tags: New York City, Gardening, David Newman, Lifestyle and Leisure, Colleges and Universities
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Flowing tongues of rock, ice and dirt
A few years ago, Ronald Daanen was driving north of Coldfoot on the Dalton Highway, looking for drunken trees.
He pulled over when he saw some tipsy spruce on a hillside.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist thought the tilted trees would be a...Tags: Transportation, Google Inc., U.S. Geological Survey, Travel, Glaciers
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