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Fairbanks voters decide tax cap, election date and hand-count initiatives Tuesday
Fairbanks votes Tuesday on locking in its tax cap, moving elections to November and counting every ballot by hand. Six local seats are up, too.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Vance visit brings flight limits to Anchorage and Fairbanks
Flight restrictions posted for Vance's Alaska trip cover Anchorage twice and Fairbanks once. Merrill Field pilots, plan around Monday and Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau clinics join federal program requiring 24-hour crisis care
Clinics in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau joined a federal Medicaid program Oct. 1 that requires 24-hour crisis care and serving people who can't pay.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
No on 2 reports $8.76 million in cumulative contributions after $2.13 million influx
No on 2 reported $8.76 million in cumulative contributions. Repeal Now's conflicting filings do not support a clean fundraising comparison.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Snow and freezing rain advisories cover Copper Valley and McCarthy into Sunday morning
Winter weather advisories cover Copper Valley and McCarthy through Sunday morning, with 2 to 4 inches of snow and freezing rain expected to make travel very difficult.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
UAA gets $725,000 for nursing simulation equipment at rural campus sites
UAA got $725,000 in federal money for nursing simulation gear for rural students, where clinical placements are a big limit on how many can enroll.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks borough seeks federal trail grants for Chena Lake loop and Tanana Lakes trailhead
Fairbanks wants federal trail money to start a loop around Chena Lake and fix up the Flicker Trailhead at Tanana Lakes. Comments are open through Oct. 31.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Up to 11 inches of snow expected on Richardson Highway through Isabel Pass
Up to 11 inches of snow is headed for Isabel Pass, and forecasters say it could be the snow that sticks around all winter. Take it slow on the Richardson.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
UAF gets federal award to run Alaska Native elders resource center
UAF won a $215,343 federal award to run a resource center training Alaska's 43 tribal elder-service programs in dementia care, disaster prep, and healthy aging through 2029.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
ASRC Energy Services gets $13.9 million toward North Slope carbon storage hub planning
ASRC Energy Services received $13.9 million in federal funding to plan a North Slope carbon dioxide storage hub through 2028, with no construction decision or funding yet approved.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
BLM closes Wickersham Dome Trailhead in the White Mountains starting Oct. 1 for construction
Wickersham Dome Trailhead closes Oct. 1 for a bigger parking lot and a second outhouse. Lee's Cabin fans can detour at mile 23.5. Summit Trail fans wait.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Tractor-trailer blocks Dalton Highway at Mile 320 in both directions, with delays expected to last hours
A tractor-trailer has the Dalton Highway blocked at Mile 320, the only road to the North Slope. Expect to wait: 511 says it could take multiple hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Registration opens Oct. 1 for women's wilderness first aid class in Fairbanks
Fairbanks women can learn to handle backcountry injuries when help is far away. Sign-ups for the $125 wilderness first aid class open Oct. 1.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Maximum SNAP food benefits in Alaska rise about 1.6% starting Thursday, with rural areas highest
Alaska's SNAP maximums rise about 1.6% Thursday. A rural family of four can now get up to $2,027 a month, though actual benefits depend on income.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Senate passes national college NIL bill 77-22, with Murkowski voting yes and Sullivan not voting
The Senate passed a national college NIL bill 77-22 Monday. Murkowski voted yes; Sullivan didn't vote on any of the day's six roll calls, all on the bill.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks-area plan projects draw $13 million in federal highway obligations
Fairbanks and North Pole projects drew about $13 million in federal highway obligations in six weeks. When any of it gets built is a separate question.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Fairbanks Memorial gets $3 million toward first inpatient psychiatric unit for teens in Interior Alaska
Interior Alaska teens who need inpatient psychiatric care must leave the region. A $3 million federal grant will help Fairbanks Memorial build a four-bed unit.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks residential mental health center to add six rooms with $1.95 million federal grant
A Fairbanks residential mental health center will add six private rooms, a kitchen and gathering space with a $1.95 million earmark requested by Murkowski.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Native Village of Paimiut gets $900,000 to teach the Hooper Bay dialect of Yup'ik
The Native Village of Paimiut gets $900,000 to teach the Hooper Bay dialect of Yup'ik. The tribe says 72 elders are its last first-language speakers.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks woman charged with felony assault after Parks Highway injury crash
Fairbanks woman charged with felony assault, DUI, and leaving the scene after hitting another driver on Parks Highway near Mile 318 on Sunday night.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Regulators fix math errors in AVEC power subsidy, raising credits in most villages
State regulators found math errors in AVEC's rural power credits. The fix raises the credit in 44 of 46 village power systems and lowers it in two.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
Up to 6 inches of snow possible in Isabel Pass by Wednesday night
Up to 6 inches of snow could hit Isabel Pass by Wednesday night, and forecasters say it could be the snow that sticks around till spring. Summer, it was nice.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Anchorage airport passenger traffic grows 9% as Fairbanks holds steady, state report says
Anchorage's airport saw about 9% more travelers in the first half of 2026, and more cargo too. Fairbanks held steady right where it was last year.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Judge upholds permit for Contango's Johnson Tract road after company finished building it
A judge upheld the permit for Contango's road and bridges at the Johnson Tract in Lake Clark. By then, the company had already finished building them.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Juneau two-bedroom rents rise 2.8%, but one-bedroom rents climb faster
Juneau's typical two-bedroom rent rose just 2.8% this spring, to $1,708. One-bedrooms were another story, up about 13% in the state's survey.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Northern lights outshine a nearly full moon over Fairbanks as solar wind keeps the aurora active
Northern lights over Fairbanks outshone a nearly full moon this week. Officially it wasn't even a storm, but one guide called it the best show of the season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Tok's 40-Mile Air gets $45,000 contract for helicopter flights to track Yukon-Charley wolves
The Park Service is paying a Tok air service $45,000 for on-call helicopter time to keep tabs on Yukon-Charley's wolves. The wolves were not consulted.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Much of the Beaufort Sea's ice melted out in August after a cold, late start
A cold, cloudy spring slowed the melt off Alaska's north coast. Then August opened a hole north of Utqiaġvik, and much of the Beaufort's ice was gone.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
YKHC names interim chief Patricia Smith as permanent president and CEO
Patricia Smith, YKHC's interim chief since April and a nearly 30-year employee, is now the Bethel tribal health corporation's permanent CEO.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Troopers say semi driver fell asleep before hitting car stopped on Parks Highway near Healy
A Massachusetts driver stopped partly in the lane for a photo on the Parks Highway near Healy. A semi driver troopers say fell asleep hit him. Both got cited.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Bethel police warn residents not to shoot suspected rabid animals in the head
Bethel police warn residents to avoid shooting suspected rabid animals in the head, since brain tissue is needed to confirm the disease. Two foxes in Bethel tested positive for rabies in February.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Healy woman accused of squatting in seasonal cabins near Denali
Troopers say a Healy woman squatted in seasonal cabins near Denali, rode off on a motorcycle, then turned up inside a man's house. She's held without bail.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
State puts $4.2 million toward housing for teachers and other professionals in rural Alaska
Rural Alaska keeps losing teachers to a lack of decent housing. The state has $4.2 million to build more, for communities that signed up by August.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
Judicial Council tries again to fill Kotzebue and Nome superior court seats
Kotzebue and Nome are each without their only superior court judge. The Judicial Council is trying again to fill both, Kotzebue's for the third time.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Board of Game proposals would cut Western Arctic caribou limits further as the herd declines
The Western Arctic Caribou Herd is down to about 121,000. Proposals to cut harvest further go before the Board of Game in Kotzebue, and comments are due Jan. 9.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Pilots will drop pumpkins on a target near North Pole on Saturday
Pilots will drop pumpkins from 200 feet onto a target circle at Bradley Sky Ranch near North Pole on Saturday, Sept. 26, competing for prizes in a free public fly-in event.
by Alaska News3w ago2 min read
Wind advisories cover the Parks and Richardson highways through early Sunday, with gusts up to 70 mph
The Alaska Range is doing its wind thing this weekend. Richardson gusts could top out near 70 mph Saturday; the Parks near Healy gets 60. Tall rigs, beware.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Fairbanks woman on felony DUI charge after Parks Highway sign crash
Another driver called it in, a highway sign took the hit and troopers caught up a mile later. The Fairbanks driver now faces a felony DUI charge.
by Alaska News3w ago1 min read
Fairbanks borough seeks $2.6 million for two landfill compactors after transmission failure
Fairbanks' landfill compactor blew its transmission after two rebuilds. The mayor says skip the third rebuild and wants $2.6 million for two new machines.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Park Service hires Everts Air Fuel to keep avgas at two remote Alaska park units through 2030
Two of Alaska's roadless park units run on small planes, and small planes run on avgas. The Park Service is paying Everts Air Fuel $54,506 to keep it coming.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read