Dawn was breaking over the Wrangell Mountains when Rick Collins faced the decision no parent should ever have to make. He could stay where he was with his arms wrapped around son Jake until the 22-year-old died, or he could make a days-long journey for help knowing the odds were low that rescuers would make it back before Jake slipped from unconsciousness into death.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly approved a plan that socks away over $2.9 million in state assistance to lower next year’s property tax rates and, potentially, provide a cushion to help cover future retirement payments.
* An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of Sept. 24-Sept. 30. Absolution (2006) Samantha Mathis. A New York journalist returns to her small hometown to investigate claims of a comatose man who can miraculously heal people. (NR) 1 hr. 36 mins.
A rescue team brought a Grants Pass hunter to safety early Sunday morning after altitude sickness interrupted his plans to bag a Rocky Mountain goat in the Elkhorn Mountains.
Coming from every corner of the globe, with ages ranging from teens to late 60s, men, women, the occasional family, friends, students and retirees pedal their way through Lompoc every summer.
My favorite place on the planet is a hillside above the Goodpaster River, near Delta Junction. It's a steep bluff rising above the forest, below where my dad and I will hunt today.
If you're thinking of flying or taking a cruise in 2007 that will include destinations in Canada, the Caribbean or Mexico, you should plan to get a passport this fall.
THEY'RE baa-aak. Married couple Jerry Rogers and Judy Casanova have returned from their six-week driving/boating trip - and what an adventure it was. Along the way, the Claremont couple met interesting people, made intriguing observations and encountered enticing experiences.
A memorial service was held on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus for Iditarod musher Susan Butcher today. More than 400 people came to remember a woman who was an icon and inspiration to many. Butcher touched not only the lives of those in Alaska, but many from around the world as well, including guest speaker and acclaimed film director George Lucas.
