Fairbanks

National Weather Service extends dense fog advisory for Fairbanks area until 7 am Wednesday

National Weather Service extended its dense fog advisory for Fairbanks and nearby areas until 7 am Wednesday. Visibility may drop to a quarter mile, making travel hazardous.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Golden Valley lifts first energy emergency alert, warns supply problems will continue

Golden Valley's first-ever energy emergency is over. A unit outage Monday left the co-op with one generator of backup; by Wednesday it was back to normal.

by Alaska News1mo ago3 min read

State proposes logging about 950 acres near Fairbanks, including along the Chena River

The state wants to log about 950 acres near Fairbanks, including clearcuts along the Chena River. The sales have names like Chili Bean Mixed and Birchnanza.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 8

Two regulators object as RCA lets Fairbanks, Juneau power cost cuts stand

Regulators let lower power cost charges in Fairbanks and Juneau stand. Two commissioners objected, saying they belong in the utilities' pending rate cases.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 8

Three governor candidates lay out rural energy and subsistence plans at Tanana Chiefs forum

Three governor candidates pitched rural energy and subsistence fixes at a Tanana Chiefs forum. • Kreiss-Tomkins vowed to protect PCE funding and drop federal subsistence lawsuits. • Taylor pushed a constitutional amendment for state fish and game control. • Bronson proposed river roads like Fairbanks to Galena to cut costs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska small businesses can apply for up to $10,000 to break into foreign markets

Alaska small businesses trying to sell overseas can get up to $10,000 back for trade shows, sales trips abroad and translated websites. Washington's paying.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Pickup driver hits vehicle at Fairbanks gas station and drives off, troopers say

A white pickup hit a woman's vehicle at a Fairbanks gas station Monday and drove off. The camera couldn't make out the plate, so troopers need leads.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read

Weather service warns of icy spots on Fairbanks-area roads Tuesday morning

Weather service warns of icy roads across Fairbanks and Interior communities Tuesday morning as wet spots freeze.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Overturned truck closes Parks Highway at Milepost 183

An overturned commercial truck closed the Parks Highway in both directions at Milepost 183 early Tuesday. The closure is expected to last until around midday, state transportation officials say.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks commission may send Assembly a report on SS Nenana restoration

Fairbanks' preservation commission may report to the Assembly on the SS Nenana's restoration. Its chair has raised concerns the record doesn't spell out.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State seeks bids to expand the Upper Stiles Creek shooting range near Fairbanks

A busy public gun range near Fairbanks has no berms behind its targets. The state is taking bids to build some, paid mostly by taxes on guns and ammo.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 22

Troopers arrest Fairbanks man, 25, after reported robbery at Beaver Sports

Troopers arrested a 25 year old Fairbanks man Monday after a reported robbery at Beaver Sports. He faces first degree robbery, weapons and assault charges.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fish and Game offers women's concealed carry course in Fairbanks Oct. 24-25

Fish and Game's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program holds a concealed carry course Oct. 24-25 in Fairbanks for $215.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Registration opens Oct. 1 for women's wilderness first aid class in Fairbanks

State to hold veteran career expo in Anchorage the day before Veterans Day

Alaska has more veterans per capita than any other state. The day before Veterans Day, the state labor department wants to help some of them land jobs.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

DEC plans to cut 20% of its discretionary rules by year's end under Dunleavy order

DEC plans to trim about 2,600 of its roughly 13,000 discretionary rules by year's end, including laser standards for a program it says it doesn't have.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Driver faces assault charges over threats to EMS after Anderson rollover

Gregory Ashley faces assault charges after threatening EMS workers and their families during treatment following a rollover crash in Anderson on Friday while under the influence of alcohol.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest Pitka's Point man, 27, on eight sexual abuse and assault counts

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 27-year-old Pitka's Point man Thursday on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault following a report received Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

St. Lawrence Island high wind warning expires after forecast of 65 mph gusts

A high wind warning for St. Lawrence Island expired Thursday after forecasting gusts up to 65 mph that could damage property and knock out power.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks senior commission to consider asking mayor to speed up a Senior Center bus shelter

Fairbanks Senior Citizens Advisory Commission votes Thursday on asking Mayor Grier Hopkins to move a covered bus shelter at the Senior Center from 2037 to the next few years of the capital budget.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks has best chance for northern lights early Friday as G2 storm nears

Fairbanks has the best shot at northern lights early Friday morning. The storm's actual peak arrives after sunrise, because of course it does.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State proposes giving 220 acres near Ester to AHFC for housing, drawing trail concerns

Alaska DNR is giving 220 acres near Ester to a housing corporation for free, but the land is now used for hunting, trapping, and trails, and a Senate committee says locals oppose it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Trump schedules Wasilla rally before Alaska general election

Trump is due in Wasilla on Tuesday. Ahead of it he again endorsed Sullivan and Begich and said he hopes Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks borough commission to hear appeal for German shepherd ordered euthanized after bite

Shadow, a German shepherd ordered euthanized after biting a tow-truck worker, gets an appeal hearing Oct. 14. The bitten worker doesn't want him put down.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Coastal flood advisory warns of water 4 to 6 feet above high tide near Hooper Bay

Water could run 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line near Hooper Bay, reaching beach property and possibly threatening access to the airstrip.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks logs wettest September since 1925 as Chena River hits late-season record

Fairbanks just had its rainiest September since 1925, and the Chena River hit a record high for so late in the year. No flooding, thanks to slow rain.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

High wind watch warns of 65 mph gusts in the Alaska Range this weekend

National Weather Service warns of winds gusting to 65 mph in the Alaska Range from Friday 4 pm through Sunday 4 am, with damaging winds possible on Parks and Richardson highways.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fire crews to burn debris piles on Interior Army training lands through Oct. 31

U.S. Wildland Fire Service and Army Garrison Alaska will burn woody debris piles on Interior training lands from Oct. 6 through Oct. 31, with smoke visible from Fort Wainwright and nearby roads.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions

Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.

by Alaska News1mo ago5 min read

Snow covers just under a quarter of Alaska as September ends

Just under a quarter of Alaska had snow on the ground by Sept. 30, broadly similar to last year. By the end of October, 90% of Arctic lands usually do.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 3

Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals

Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.

by Alaska News1mo ago11 min readFrom Oct 7, 2025

Vance announces Railbelt transmission project at Fairbanks rally

The Trump administration will fund up to $150 million toward a 223-mile transmission line on Alaska's Railbelt grid, Vice President JD Vance announced Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 14

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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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.News1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read