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Fairbanks woman now a reality TV star in the Philippines
The 25-year-old construction worker was crowned the winner of "Survivor Philippines" on Friday 

Settlement reached in Fairbanks diocese lawsuit
A settlement between the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and a creditors committee representing nearly 300 alleged sex abuse victims might be resolved by early next week. 

State lawmaker says Alaska economic crisis looming
State Rep. Jay Ramras, R-Fairbanks, says building a separate in state pipeline, or "bullet line," is one of the only ways to prevent a looming economic crisis. 

Alaska state pipeline specialist resigns
The energy specialist appointed by then-Gov. Sarah Palin to study a proposed natural gas "bullet" pipeline has resigned.  

New postal rules halt 'Dear Santa' letters to North Pole
The U.S. Postal Service will no longer forward "Dear Santa" letters to Kris Kringle's elves in North Pole putting in doubt the future of a volunteer letter-answering effort that dates back 55 years.  

State leaders call Palin's "Going Rogue" a work of fiction
Now that former Governor Sarah Palin's book is out for all to read, some Alaska leaders say he facts are plain wrong. 

Hundreds of birds seem to mourn deaths of fellow ravens in Fairbanks
After two ravens roosting on top of a power transformer were electrocuted, hundreds of ravens showed up within a minute or two and started silently circling overhead and perching in nearby trees.  

Former Alaska National Guardsman is honored after losing lower leg in Iraq
Jeremy Pierce, raised in Fairbanks, was serving his second stint in the National Guard when he was wounded 

Obama administration to replace federal pipeline coordinator Drue Pearce
Pearce was appointed to the position by President Bush in 2006  

Alyeska makes snow for the season
Although it is not snowing in Anchorage, conditions are almost ripe for a nice ski run at Alyeska Ski Resort, in Girdwood.  

Parnell's plan to improve state's assets
Governor Parnell says he has a plan that will invest in Alaska's assets while creating new construction jobs. It's a maintenance plan that will use one hundred million dollars a year to fix our state's buildings, universities, and roads, all things that are in danger of falling apart.  

Chemical in North Pole well water prompts testing
Water to be tested after signs a chemical might have leaked into groundwater beyond a refinery's property line  

Governor Parnell names late Nome Rep. Richard Foster's son to District 39 vacancy
Says Neal Foster, 37, "inherited his father's passion for public service"  

Obama announces Alaska visit schedule
The President will speak at Elmendorf Air Force Base on a stopover en route to Japan  

81-year-old Tasered by Eielson Air Force Base police
It's the second time since 1998 that police have had to make a show of force during a traffic stop to arrest Glen M. Wilcox, a Fairbanks-based Episcopalian priest and real estate agent. 

Suspect in Fairbanks attempted murder case in custody
Jamaar Brown is accused to tying up his estranged wife with duct tape and threatening to kill her  

Women vets and their benefits
Alaska is home to more women veterans per capita than anywhere else in the country. But not all women veterans, both in Alaska and nation-wide, are taking advantage of the benefits available to them.  

Permafrost's future in Alaska looks poor, but the forecast isn't all bad
Researchers Alaska will probably see most of its surface permafrost vanish by the end of this century, but it might not spell disaster 

Alaska rural-urban cost of living gap widens
Report: In Barrow, Bethel and the Aleutians, life is at least 50 percent more expensive than in Anchorage 

Two Little Diomede residents with H1N1 medevaced by Army National Guard
The flu is sweeping the the isolated island, which has been cut off from regular air transporation for months  

Fairbanks group unveils 10-year strategy to beat homelessness
Keeping people off the streets costs local taxpayers millions of dollars per year in hospital care and public services. It also has a negative impact on tourism and downtown business.  

Obama signs legislation to restore Alaska Territorial Guard benefits
The 2010 Fiscal Year Defense Authorization bill also includes pay and retirement equity provisions for Alaska federal employees 

Kodiak shipyard becomes reality
After 10 years and an $18 million expenditures the City of Kodiak has a boatlift in its shipyard that's capable of servicing 660-ton vessels 

GOP begins process to replace John Coghill in Alaska House
John Coghill formally resigned his state House of Representatives post for a Senate seat Tuesday, triggering the process for finding a replacement.  

Fairbanks Catholic diocese creates new abuse settlement plan
The Fairbanks Catholic Diocese submitted a second amended reorganization plan to the federal bankruptcy court Monday in an attempt to settle 292 sexual abuse claims spanning five decades. 

Galbraith: 'Green and purple people' killed woman
A Fairbanks judge will soon rule if a man with a history of paranoid schizophrenia is competent enough to go on trial for the 2007 murder of Genine Holznagel-Leary  

To solve pollution problems, planners examine steam heat in Fairbanks
City aims to take a bite out of chronic wintertime air pollution  

AFN leaders pass resolution to strengthen subsistence rights
The Alaska Federation of Natives board members delivered a strong message to the federal government on subsistence rights.  

Fort Yukon keeping its liquor store
State regulators are letting Fort Yukon re-open its city-run liquor store, which was shut down Friday amid confusion about whether voters had given the city permission to be in the booze business.  

 
 
 
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