On Friday, the Alyeska Pipeline will shut down for as long as 24 hours says the company. The shut-down is necessary for what is called major maintenance, and will include the first pump station, Pump Station 1 in Prudhoe Bay. The company also plans on doing routine tests on the pipeline’s valves from Atigun Pass […]
Fairbanks, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell Tuesday cleared the way for a new power plant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). During a visit to the UAF campus, the governor signed Senate Bill 218, providing the university with $157.5 million of revenue bond issuance authority for the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Atkinson Heat and […]
Ketchikan, Alaska – In front of a packed, joint Ketchikan Chamber and Rotary meeting, Governor Sean Parnell Monday signed legislation authorizing the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) to finance the Bokan and Niblack mines on Prince of Wales Island. Senate Bill 99 also provides a loan of up to $18.6 million for […]
Alaska State Troopers were notified of an assault in progress along the side of Tait Road in Wasilla on Monday evening at 6:54 pm. Callers reported that two teenagers were being beat up by two men. The callers reported that the two men left the scene after assaulting the boys. Troopers were provided with a description […]