It was the 50th anniversary of the first time a chief justice addressed a joint session of the Alaska Legislature.
Interior
Eielson pilot helps Air Force test bladder relief device for women
“This is really about the health and safety of the aircrew,” she said. “So they can focus on the thing they need to focus on — which is the mission.”
Sophie Sergie cold case murder trial ends and goes to jury
Steven Downs is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault in the 1993 slaying of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie in a University of Alaska Fairbanks dorm.
Deep snow is forcing bison onto the Alaska Highway
The December storms that dumped snow and then rain on top have made it very hard for the animals to move around and forage.
Alaska electric utilities are proposing new rates for fast charging stations for electric cars
Under current rate schedules, it can be really expensive to run an EV fast charger. If utilities lower rates for and overcorrect, then everyone could be paying for the people who use these charging stations.
3 elementary schools to close in Fairbanks area due to low enrollment, budget challenges
The three schools will be closed after the current school year ends, according to a district spokesperson.
USDA approves Alaska’s industrial hemp plan
The head of the state’s agriculture division says hemp holds a lot of economic promise for Alaska.
Investigators testify about losing potential witnesses after 1993 UAF campus murder
The chaos of students taking finals and then leaving at the end of the spring semester frustrated investigators in the days after 20-year-old Sophie Sergie was found dead on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
Former University of Alaska Fairbanks janitor testifies in 1993 cold-case murder trial
The first person who reported seeing Sophie Sergie’s body was janitor Okcha Ancheta.
Former UAF students describe what they heard and saw in dorm in 1993 before Sophie Sergie was found dead
Prosecutors sought to establish this week if any University of Alaska Fairbanks students who were up late on a Sunday night in 1993, before final exams, saw anything suspicious on the second floor of the Bartlett Hall dorm.