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Australian company wants to resurrect Fairbanks antimony mine
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - An Australia-based gold exploration company with claims near Fairbanks is seeking to revive an old antimony mine. Antimony is a silver-colored mineral commodity used in the manufacture of flame retardants and military technologies, among other things. The Scrafford Mine — which is in the Treasure Creek area about 10 miles north of town — last produced the mineral in 1977.
Anchorage Fire Department expected to raise thousands on 70th anniversary of filling boots
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Continuing a tradition held across the nation, Anchorage Fire Department firefighters were out Friday filling their boots with donations toward the Muscular Dystrophy Association. According to Fill the Boot and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, it all began in Boston in 1954. When families asked a local...
Tok man escapes Alaska State Troopers after high speed chase
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Alaska State Troopers (AST) were patrolling the Tok area on Thursday at 8:33 a.m. when they spotted a 1995 Dodge sedan with expired registration, dating back to 2014. Subsequently, AST initiated a traffic stop. According to AST, the driver initially yielded but then sped away...
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
State court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging key permit for Donlin Gold mine
A Bethel tribal government argued Friday in Anchorage Superior Court that the state improperly granted a permit for the planned Donlin Gold mine, while the state argued the mine met key environmental standards. Orutsararmiut Native Council filed a lawsuit that seeks to reverse a key construction permit for the mine in Southwest Alaska. The council, […]
Suit challenging Donlin Gold’s state water quality certificate heads to court
A lawsuit brought by Bethel’s tribal government challenging a state water quality certification for the Donlin Gold mine project is set to have oral arguments in Anchorage Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 30. The Orutsararmiut Native Council’s (ONC)'s suit is about how the proposed gold mine project would use...
Hazardous weather on its way to Petersburg
NOAA has issued a warning that Petersburg is projected to receive six to eight inches of rain this weekend. Landslides and flooding are possible. The greatest rainfall is supposed to start tonight and carry on through Saturday into Sunday morning. Residents who live in areas that are showing signs of...
Few declare candidacy in upcoming municipal elections
Just a few minutes before the filing deadline on Tuesday at 5 p.m. incumbent school board member Jon Gregg filed his candidacy for the three-year board seat, running without competition. The story is similar for the other school board seat, currently held by Nancy Mendenhall, who’s also running for another...
Election’s impact on Alaska’s resource development focus at annual AOGA conference
With a focus on the upcoming presidential and U.S. House election, resource industry leaders used the annual Alaska Oil and Gas Association Conference to debate how both races could impact Alaska.
To respond to climate disasters, Alaska must address methane emissions
For many long-time Juneau residents, the Mendenhall Glacier has served as a bold, barren barometer of climate change. Through the decades, we’ve all watched the rapid retreat and the appearance of more and more rock on both sides of the glacier. But now with two disastrous glacial dam outbursts, we see that the Mendenhall Glacier […]
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