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01/17/19 07:09 PM
Alaska Railroad plans to resume service late Friday, Saturday
FAIRBANKS - Rail service is expected to resume late Friday night or early Saturday following a mid-week derailment of a single rail car that caused 2 miles of track damage just south of Cantwell, the Alaska Railroad announced Thursday.

01/17/19 05:58 PM
Alaska House chooses temporary speaker; still no ruling majority
FAIRBANKS—The Alaska House of Representatives took a small step forward Thursday afternoon when it elected a temporary speaker with limited powers to preside over the chamber.

01/17/19 12:52 PM
Alaska House signs on to back continued funding for staff
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An official says Alaska House staff will continue being paid while the House tries to organize.

01/17/19 11:11 AM
Alaska city offers free bus rides for federal workers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The public transportation system in Alaska's largest city is offering free bus rides for federal government workers during the ongoing government shutdown.

01/17/19 08:26 AM
Trump says US will develop space-based missile defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that space is the new warfighting domain, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed the U.S. will develop an unrivaled missile defense system to protect against advanced hypersonic and cruise missile threats from competitors and adversaries.

01/17/19 07:57 AM
Alaska Community Foundation announces $100 million endowment
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Community Foundation says a campaign to create an endowment to benefit nonprofit groups has raised more than $100 million.

01/17/19 07:00 AM
Warrant quashed for Fairbanks Four member; gets ankle monitor
FAIRBANKS — One of the Fairbanks Four won’t have to go to jail while he awaits trial on an assault charge from December.

01/17/19 05:31 AM
Space company plans satellite launch from Alaska spaceport
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An Arizona-based space technology company is planning to launch a microsatellite later this year at the spaceport on Alaska's Kodiak Island.

01/17/19 05:29 AM
Postal Service cancels test mail program for north Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service scrapped a pilot program aimed at finding cheaper ways to deliver goods and mail to northern Alaska communities.

01/17/19 12:00 AM
Alaska Railroad plans to repair track damage ahead of Saturday passenger service
FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Railroad plans to finish repairing a section of track damaged by a Tuesday derailment in time for Saturday’s passenger train service.

01/17/19 12:00 AM
Fairbanks man charged with killing mother, staying in home with body for days
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man accused of killing his 70-year-old mother last week told police he put her in a chokehold for five minutes because she yelled at him.

01/16/19 05:48 PM
House Republicans disavow attempt to swear in GOP member
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — House Republicans disavowed an attempt involving some of their members to have a new legislator sworn in by taking an oath at a courthouse Wednesday.

01/16/19 03:32 PM
US lawmaker opposes drilling permit work during shutdown
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The oil and gas industry should not be spared the pain of the partial government shutdown, according to the chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.

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