Monday Sep 29 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Late-summer flooding deemed a federal disaster
' Federal officials Friday declared flooding and other natural disasters in Northern and Interior Alaska late this summer a federal disaster, according to the state of Alaska.
Most Fairbanks school board seats unopposed
' While elections can get ugly, Oct. 7's school board elections will remain low-key. The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has three open seats and four candidates.
Fairbanks North Star Borough ponders public transportation solutions
' The Fairbanks North Star Borough cannot meet transportation needs without the help of various local agencies, borough officials said at a public transportation forum last week.
EPA threatens harsher air pollution limits on Fairbanks
' Fairbanks still has a few years before it sees air pollution-prevention rules that, public officials say, could impact the way borough residents heat homes, operate industry and plan construction projects ...
A training exercise at the Alaska State Troopers dispatch center in Fairbanks went awry Thursday afternoon when a trainee mistakenly sent out a live emergency message to 475 phone numbers.
Exceptionally wet summer has Harding Lake on the rise
' A plan to raise the water level in one of the Interior's largest lakes is working.
Driver hits, kills moose wounded by hunter in Salcha
It gives new meaning to the term roadkill. A wounded bull moose was killed on Monday in Salcha when it ran into the Richardson Highway after being shot by a hunter and was hit by an SUV.
Looking Back in Fairbanks - Sept. 8
Sept. 8, 1998 - ' Fort Wainwright would get $24 million and Eielson Air Force Base $17 million for construction projects under a federal funding package awaiting President Clinton's signature.
After soggy stretch this summer, Interior experiences a dry spell
' Tom Mulka finally had to turn on the irrigation system at Fairbanks Golf Course last week.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press. Rodney Pangborn, of Salcha, demonstrates his long, moaning cow moose call on Aug.
Fairbanks struggles with aftermath of flooding
Areas hard hit by flooding earlier this month are still struggling to recover. The highest water on the Tanana River in 41 years flooded homes in parts of Salcha and Fairbanks, and Nenena, where nearly the ...
Salcha airman Pangborn has knack for bringing in moose
' The battle-torn desert of Iraq is the last place you would expect anyone to learn how to call a moose, but that's where Rodney Pangborn got his start as Fairbanks' reigning moose-calling champion.
Borough to take look at land auction process
' Fairbanks North Star Borough officials asked the elected Borough Assembly to help with a review of a perennial land-auction program that, in recent years, has hit a rocky patch.
Eielson Air Force Base Arctiz Sentry
Eielson base housing floods during record rainfall
The rainfall, averaging 7.3 inches, was caused by thunderstorms in the local area, and not only affected Eielson.
Alaska opens help centers for Salcha, Fairbanks, Nenana flood victims
Mortgage is paid on Chena flood control project
' It is gray and raining and chilly and I want some coffee. I'm driving south from Fairbanks, wondering when I have seen a wetter few weeks in Interior Alaska.
Interior recovers from worst flooding in decades
' Rob Weathers has seen a number of floods in his 18-year involvement with Salcha Fire and Rescue.
Steve Meade pumps groundwater out of the basement of his Moose Creek...
Steve Meade pumps groundwater out of the basement of his Moose Creek neighborhood home Sunday afternoon, August 3, 2008.
Worst of flooding over in Fairbanks area, officials say
Water levels on the Tanana River are decreasing Saturday and have stabilized on the Chena and Salcha rivers, according to Fairbanks North Star Borough officials.
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Flood Warnings and Watches in effect for areas near Denali National Park, Fairbanks and Salcha