Seattle — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached an agreement with Stepping Stone Builders, Inc., to close an illegal motor vehicle waste disposal well in Fairbanks, Alaska. EPA banned motor vehicle waste disposal wells in 2000 and required all existing wells in Alaska closed by 2005 to protect underground sources of drinking water. During a […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to several intrusion alarms set off beginning at approximately 1:45 am early Monday morning, that would keep troopers busy until daybreak in the Fairbanks area, troopers report. At 1:47 am troopers responded to the Badger Gas Station, in the first of several alarms on Monday morning. The attempted break-in at the […]
Fairbanks – Representative David Guttenberg (D-Fairbanks) will unveil a proposal to bring high-speed internet to the entire Fairbanks area during a constituent meeting Thursday evening. “The private sector is not meeting high-speed internet needs in many parts of Alaska,” said Rep. Guttenberg. “Fortunately, other rural areas have overcome many of the problems we currently face, […]
On Friday, AST responded to a report of a shot-out transformer that occurred the day before on Eberhardt Road in Fairbanks. According to the Golden Valley Electric Association, the cost of replacement of the transformer is in the neighborhood of $2,500. On Friday, in the wake of the vandalism, the troopers echoed the statement by […]