Editorial The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy and the Russian tanker Renda entered ice-free waters in the southern Bering Sea on Sunday afternoon, according to news report. That’s a relief, and tho…

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In a conference call on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings, a ConocoPhillips executive gave a highly guarded response regarding future LNG exports from Alaska, saying it is something that needs …

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Veteran Fairbanks photographer Eric Muehling posted this great video of ice fog at 50 below. It includes a shot from Farmers Loop of the downtown power plant plume, which is mostly fog that forms f…

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  Walmart hauled 2,216 turkeys to the Fairbanks Community Food Bank Friday. The donated turkeys weighed a total of 23,335 pounds. The contribution will help the food bank during a critical time…

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This is the portrait of the late Sen. Ted Stevens that is to be placed on the second floor of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. Dean Larson, a former intern in Stevens’ office, is the artist. He …

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The West Valley Cross-Country Ski Team Booster wants you to know about its annual spaghetti feed and silent auction on Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. "We will be offering spaghetti, salad…

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The Alaska Railroad is holding an open house Tuesday at the railroad depot in Fairbanks from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to present its major project plans for 2012. Information about projects all along …

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JUNEAU, Alaska – Another bill that would change Alaska’s system of taxing oil and gas production together has been introduced, this time in the House. Rep. Mark Neuman says his bill, HB306, is the…

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JUNEAU, Alaska – Records show that Gov. Sean Parnell’s first state-sponsored overseas trip cost about $20,800. Parnell was away for over two weeks last fall, visiting Israel and several European c…

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JUNEAU, Alaska – House Speaker Mike Chenault says four weeks is enough to deal with the oil tax issue, provided the House isn’t sent a "complete rewrite" of Alaska’s production tax regime. The Sen…

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