The University of Alaska Fairbanks has licensed several patents for the use of the Pinbone Wizard, a fish bone removal machine, to a Juneau-based company. “It’s a pretty cool machine,” said Mike Bell, owner and president of Freeman-Bell, the Juneau machine shop that bought the license. “Whoeverdeveloped this is awesome.” The Pinbone Wizard is the […]
U.S. Senator Mark Begich Wednesday joined a group of senators urging 18 state governors to put aside their political differences and expand Medicaid in their states in order to bring access to life-saving health care and preventive health services to millions of Americans. “In Alaska, Governor Parnell’s refusal to expand Medicaid means denying health insurance to […]
On Wednesday, late in the afternoon, a call went in to the Alaska State Troopers station in Anchor Point by a caller reporting a robbery at the end of East End Road outside of Homer. The caller related to troopers that the victim was standing in the middle of the road clad only in boxer […]
A serious collision at the intersection of Badger and Bradway Road resulted in serious injuries and a fatality on Wednesday evening. After the Alaska State Troopers were notified of the collision, Fairbanks Bureau of Highway Patrol and Fairbanks Patrol responded to investigate. At the scene, they found that a 2008 Toyota Corolla, driven by 18-year-old […]