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CU1 to Merge with MAC Federal Credit Union
Two Alaska credit unions approaching their 75th anniversaries are joining forces. Credit Union 1 (CU1) announced an intent to merge with Fairbanks-based MAC Federal Credit Union, forming a combined institution with more than 112,000 members, nineteen branch locations, and more than $1.6 billion in assets. Class of ‘52. CU1...
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DNR denies IPOP permit to mine in Bonanza Channel
On March 11, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources rejected Nevada-based IPOP LLC’s application for permits to mine for gold in the Bonanza Channel. The DNR’s decision document cited insufficient exploration data with limited exploration efforts, failure to follow the sequence that’s customary for mineral exploration and obstruction of through traffic in the Bonanza Channel as reasons for the denial.
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Dispute over firewood leads to deadly shooting in Willow, troopers say
Alaska State Troopers say a Willow man was fatally shot Monday night, after a dispute over carrying firewood escalated to violence. Jared Higgins, 31, is charged with second-degree murder and three counts of third-degree assault in the death of John Sibole, 49, according to an online dispatch. In a charging...
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Troubled and inactive oil company assessed $6.34 million fine for leaving Alaska wells unplugged
Alaska regulators have ordered an inactive oil company to pay more than $6 million in fines for failing to properly close and plug North Slope oil wells that it left as long ago as 2007. The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission assessed the fine in an order issued on Friday against Brooks Range Petroleum, […]
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Iditarod musher tried to press emergency beacon, but race officials say they didn’t receive signal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - When rookie musher Brenda Mackey scratched from the 53rd Iditarod in Tanana last Wednesday, race officials released a now-retracted statement saying she arrived with 14 healthy dogs in harness. But that wasn’t true. Mackey told Alaska’s News Source this week that she had activated her...
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Palmer voters will decide whether to recall mayor
Voters in Palmer will decide in a special election if Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington should be recalled. He is accused of exceeding his authority in the handling a separation agreement for controversial former City Manager Stephen Jellie. The recall proponents say Carrington’s decision to hire an outside attorney to draft...
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Wasilla City Council member resigns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In a Wasilla city council meeting Monday, councilman Timothy Johnson announced his resignation from seat C. Johnson’s resignation will be effective March 25 due to personal matters that require him to travel to the Lower 48 frequently. According to Johnson’s resignation letter, his continuous travel will not allow him to represent effectively.
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2 men missing, believed dead, after ATV crashes through river ice in Alaska
Troopers believe 32-year-old Skye Rench of Wasilla and 42-year-old Sean Kendall of Anchorage drowned after they fell through the river ice and were swept away. Alaska Wildlife Troopers are conducting an aerial search operation after a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle carrying five adults broke through the ice on the Susitna River Thursday morning. They were on their way to a job site on Point MacKenzie, about 90 miles north of Anchorage, on March 6.
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Alaska volcano’s eruption ‘likely,’ could send ash to state’s population centers within weeks
The likelihood of an Alaska volcano’s explosive eruption not far from the state’s largest city has increased, according to researchers. Officials with the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported Wednesday morning that flights over the volcano on Friday and Tuesday detected increased gas emissions from Mount Spurr, about 80 miles west of Anchorage and the closest active volcano to Alaska’s population centers. The gas emissions show that new magma has formed under the volcano, which “indicates that an eruption is likely, but not certain, to occur within the next few weeks or months,” the researchers’ update says.
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Anchorage judge dismisses lawsuit challenging trans-Alaska gas pipeline on climate grounds
An Anchorage Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline as incompatible with the state constitution. The suit, filed last year, alleges that the founding laws of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. are incompatible with the Alaska Constitution’s guarantee of equal access to natural resources because the liquefied natural […]