Conditions for Anchorage, AK at 8:54 am AKST
Current Conditions:
Mostly Cloudy, 15 F
Forecast:
Sat - Partly Cloudy. High: 20 Low: 11
Sun - PM Snow Showers. High: 27 Low: 24
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Conditions for Fairbanks, AK at 5:52 am AKST
Current Conditions:
Partly Cloudy, -22 F
Forecast:
Sat - Partly Cloudy. High: 4 Low: -5
Sun - Partly Cloudy. High: 14 Low: 5
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Conditions for Juneau, AK at 4:53 am AKST
Current Conditions:
Cloudy, 32 F
Forecast:
Sat - AM Snow Showers. High: 34 Low: 28
Sun - Mostly Cloudy. High: 35 Low: 29
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New winter storm elevates avalanche danger
Anchorage Daily News / adn.com ()
Avalanche danger in the mountains around Anchorage remains considerable after another winter storm buried parts of Southcentral in snow -- again -- on Friday.
Eielson F-16s to be moved to Anchorage
Staff and wire reports ()
The Air Force says it plans to transfer to Anchorage all its F-16 fighter jets based at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, leading to fears that the base could…
Wranglers drop Aces 2-1
Anchorage Daily News (DOYLE WOODY)
The special teams that have generally served the Alaska Aces so well this season proved their downfall Friday night in a 2-1 ECHL road loss to the Las Vegas Wranglers.
Video shows missing barista was abducted
casey.grove@adn .com (CASEY GROVE)
Anchorage police say surveillance video shows that a man kidnapped 18-year-old Samantha Koenig at the Midtown coffee stand where she was finishing up work Wednesday night.
Wasilla, Service lead at state tourney
Anchorage Daily News (JEREMY PETERS)
Nobody was more relieved to arrive at the state wrestling tournament than Caleb Pempek, a member of the defending state champion Wasilla team who totaled his truck Friday morning on…
Bulldogs maul Seawolves
Anchorage Daily News (DOYLE WOODY)
And your final score Friday night from Sullivan Arena: J.T. Brown 4, UAA 1. The Seawolves sought to halt their longest losing streak this season, but Minnesota-Duluth's dynamic sophomore winger…
Wasilla moves into Lynx Shootout title game
Anchorage Daily News ()
The top-ranked Wasilla Warriors made their free throws Friday to march into the championship game of the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout basketball tournament.
Grace 61, Cordova 45 in boys basketball
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Hans Karlberg was money from long range Friday for Grace Christian, drilling four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finishing with six in his team's 61-45 victory over Cordova.
Dimond-West earns CIC girls hockey title
Anchorage Daily News ()
Annie Rush scored a goal and an assist and Dimond-West racked its second straight tournament shutout Friday to grab the Cook Inlet Conference girls hockey championship.
Service 5, Chugiak 1 in boys hockey
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Fueled by Henry Yawit's hat trick, Service beat Chugiak 5-1 Friday at the McDonald Center to claim third place in the Cook Inlet Conference boys hockey championships. By doing so,
Interior Alaska officials: Departure of F-16s from Eielson will have huge economic impact
noreply@newsminer.com (Matt Buxton / mbuxton@newsminer.com)
FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks leaders are worried a proposal to relocate Eielson Air Force Base’s F-16 squadron — a move that would also relocate a majority of the base’s 5,000 combined military personnel ...
Markel, Kelly claim state slalom titles at Alyeska
Anchorage Daily News ()
Gabrielle Markel and Kevin Kelly prevailed as course conditions deteriorated but won in very different ways Friday to claim state slalom championships at the Alyeska Cup race series in Girdwood.
Hollingsworth mushes to snowy win at Tozier
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Battling relentless snow that made for slow conditions Friday at Tozier Track, Dori Hollingsworth mushed to the first-day victory in the Raven Electric 10-dog championships.
Leso wins main event
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Laumua "Hamo'' Lesu won the heavyweight main event at Thursday Night at the Fights, stopping Shawn "Smiley'' Smally with a second-round knockout at the Egan Center.
Judge orders redistricting board to redraw 4 districts
Associated Press (BECKY BOHRER)
The Alaska Redistricting Board must redraw three Fairbanks-area House districts and another in the Aleutian chain, a state court judge ruled Friday.
West Valley cheerleading coach suspended, under investigation
noreply@newsminer.com (Bob Eley/beley@newsminer.com)
FAIRBANKS — West Valley High School cheerleading coach Ashley Hoskin has been suspended pending investigation by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Bill Bailey, spokesman for the sch...
Accused murderer denied bail request
noreply@newsminer.com (Tim Mowry / tmowry@newsminer.com)
FAIRBANKS — Accused murderer Cornelius Everett Jr. won’t get to see the birth of his son. A Superior Court judge on Friday denied Everett’s bail request to be let out of jail for one month so he co...
State approves air permit for dormant coal plant in Healy
noreply@newsminer.com (Jeff Richardson/News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS — A dormant coal plant near Healy was granted an air quality permit by the state Friday, allowing Golden Valley Electric Association to take another step toward its goal of firing up the ...
Fairbanksan Paul Taylor to receive military honor — 45 years later
noreply@newsminer.com (Reba Lean / rlean@newsminer.com)
FAIRBANKS — Paul Taylor, a longtime Fairbanks resident, former Yukon Quest musher and Vietnam War veteran, will receive a Silver Star at a ceremony at Fort Wainwright today. The star, the military’...
Forecast sees 3.3 percent rise in spending on construction
The Associated Press ()
Officials anticipate an increase in construction spending this year in Alaska.
Lance Armstrong 'gratified' doping investigation has ended
Los Angeles Times (Victoria Kim and Lance Pugmire)
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced today that they had closed a criminal investigation relating to cyclist Lance Armstrong, nearly two years after a grand jury began probing allegations of…
Judge orders board to redraw 3 Fairbanks House districts
noreply@newsminer.com (Matt Buxton / mbuxton@newsminer.com)
FAIRBANKS - An Alaska Superior Court Judge released his ruling in a trial over Alaska’s plans to redraw election district lines, invalidating four proposed House districts. The decision, which is a...
Boat that ran aground near Kodiak will be salvaged once officials sign off
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KODIAK, Alaska - A salvage plan for a fishing vessel that ran aground west of Kodiak Island nearly two weeks ago is awaiting approval. KMXT reports (http://bit.ly/15KdoW ) Aloys Kopun, the owner o...
Alaska Legislature pushes military education credit
noreply@newsminer.com (Austin Baird / Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Alaska - Veterans living in Alaska would receive credit toward college or vocational degrees for their service and military training under separate bills approved Friday in the House and Se...
Avalanche closes Richardson Highway at Thompson Pass; winter storms spur travel advisories throughout Alaska
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FAIRBANKS - An avalanche at Thompson Pass has closed the Richardson Highway, the Alaska Department of Transportation said Friday evening. Details of the slide at 44 Mile and the length of the closu...
Man being held after 2 children severely beaten in Barrow
noreply@newsminer.com (The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two children from Barrow have been hospitalized after a man allegedly beat them. KTUU reports (http://bit.ly/yJ22aL) the children have been transported to the Alaska Native Med...
Friday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices
Anchorage Daily News / adn.com ()
North Slope oil: $114.84 per barrel, up $5.33…
