Wainwright News

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Department's Minerals Management Service has approved, with conditions, Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.'s Exploration Plan to drill three exploratory, information-gathering wells in the Chukchi Sea.

A study of emissions from the Fairbanks area's three power plants finds the plants, the most visible polluters, are a minor player when it comes to Fairbanks' pollution problems.

Tammie Wilson is officially Interior Alaska's newest state representative, capping, as Lt.

Soldiers in Iraq are breathing bad air, according to an Alaska researcher who for almost two years has monitored air quality in two camps in Baghdad.

Those who were closest to him said that Spc. Michael S. Cote wasn't just a great soldier, but a great husband, father and friend.

The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials.

The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials.

The U.S. Postal Service will no longer forward "Dear Santa" letters to Kris Kringle's elves in North Pole, citing security concerns and putting in doubt the future of a volunteer letter-answering effort that dates back 55 years.

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday with nearly $336 million designated for Alaska military construction projects.

President Barack Obama spoke to a hanger full of airman and soldiers at Elmendorf Air Force Base Thursday afternoon, November 12, 2009.

PATS ON THE BACK: Interchange, Dena'ina center among projects. Anchorage Daily News Published: November 14th, 2009 09:23 PM Last Modified: November 14th, 2009 09:23 PM The Associated General Contractors of Alaska, a trade group for construction contractors, on Saturday recognized members for excellent work in the past year, as follows: Buildings ...

When Dot Keith was a little girl, she accompanied her grandfather in his Tin Lizzie to construction jobs in Buffalo, N.Y., and helped by passing him tools.

A North Pole couple accused of abusing the woman's 2-year-old daughter considered bringing another child to authorities to cover up the abuse, court documents allege.

According to court documents, 25-year-old Jennifer Downer and 22-year-old Shiloh Morris have been charged with third-degree assault, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

Juneau resident Char Boehm couldn't sleep one night, so she went to her computer to read the Juneau Empire.

Two people from North Pole were charged after the car they were in left the roadway and smashed into a fence at Fort Wainwright.

Fairbanks police are searching for a man accused of threatening to kill his estranged wife.

The Army is expected to decide in March whether to permanently base a helicopter brigade at Fort Wainwright.

It's a cool Wednesday morning in September in Fairbanks, the type of fall morning on which you might see soldiers at nearby Fort Wainwright out for a run.

For active-duty soldiers it's no problem. They simply don a dress uniform. For female spouses, a ball gown is essential to attend the formal affairs.