Alaska NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Alaska pays residents $1,200 for high energy costs- August 9, 2008 Alaska's legislature late Thursday approved a one-time $1,200 payment to nearly every state resident as a way for them to handle the highest energy prices in the United States.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-pays-residents-1-200-for-high-energy-costs?fr... Bore tide surfer rescued from inlet- August 9, 2008 Submitted by Billy Hackett on Thu, 08072008 - 05:14. A Girdwood man surfing the bore tide was rescued after being trapped in an inlet.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/bore-tide-surfer-rescued-from-inlet?fromrss=1 Alaska Mechanical fined over deaths of workers at Nome mine- August 8, 2008 A contractor was fined $115,000 for safety violations related to the July 2007 death of two ironworkers during construction at Alaska Gold Co.'s Rock Creek Mine in Nome.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-mechanical-fined-over-deaths-of-workers-at-no... Alaska Legislature passes $1,200 energy rebate- August 8, 2008 ' Most Alaskans are $1,200 richer. That's because the Alaska Legislature backed Gov.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-legislature-passes-1-200-energy-rebate?fromrs... Alaska Natives discuss energy crisis- August 8, 2008 Alaska Native leaders meeting with government officials say some residents in remote villages are paying up to $3,500 a month for fuel.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-natives-discuss-energy-crisis?fromrss=1 Woman gets 65 years in execution-style killing- August 7, 2008 Submitted by Billy Hackett on Wed, 08062008 - 04:48. A 19-year-old woman will serve 65 years in prison in the kidnapping and execution-style murder of a man over stolen cocaine.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/woman-gets-65-years-in-execution-style-killing?fromr... Senate OKs energy assistance- August 7, 2008 Sen. Tom Wagoner, R-Kenai, attempted Tuesday to delete 10 pages of an omnibus energy assistance package then under debate in the Senate and replace it with a simplified energy rebate program that would have ...http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/senate-oks-energy-assistance?fromrss=1 Alaska Troubles for John McCain- August 7, 2008 It's never a good sign when a party's top surrogate in a state talks up the standard-bearer of the other party.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/alaska-troubles-for-john-mccain?fromrss=1 In rural Alaska, fuel costs now matter of survival- August 6, 2008 A gallon of unleaded gasoline: $10. Heating fuel: $9.10 a gallon. Electricity: $1.17 per kilowatt hour - 11 times the national average.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/in-rural-alaska-fuel-costs-now-matter-of-survival?fr... Clock ticking for Alaska lawmakers to draft energy bill- August 6, 2008 Lawmakers are down to just over two days to agree on an energy relief package to help Alaskans with soaring energy costs, but they appear light years apart on a solution.http://www.topix.net/state/ak/2008/08/clock-ticking-for-alaska-lawmakers-to-draft-energy-b... |