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Fairbanks-area plan projects draw $13 million in federal road money; award records give no build dates
Fairbanks-area transportation projects received $13 million in federal highway money before the fiscal year ended, but award records do not specify when construction will begin.
by Walter AlaskaNews24m 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 AlaskaNews7h 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 AlaskaNews7h 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 AlaskaNews10h ago1 min read
McCarthy meeting to take up Copper River proposals on salmon eligibility and dip net limits
A local subsistence panel meets Oct. 9 in McCarthy on proposals to add McCarthy Road residents to a salmon fishery and ban dip nets near Copper River streams.
by Maggie AlaskaNews18h ago2 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 AlaskaNews1d 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 AlaskaNews1d 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 AlaskaNews2d 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 AlaskaNewsadded 1d ago1 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 AlaskaNewsadded 1d 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 AlaskaNews2d ago1 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 News3d ago2 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 News3d ago1 min read
Three Alaska tribal housing groups win $15.7 million in federal grants for 58 homes
Three Alaska tribal housing groups won $15.7 million in HUD's latest competitive round, enough for 58 homes in Haines, Galena and Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago2 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 AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Park Service awards $4.5 million contract to upgrade Glacier Bay's water system for firefighting
Glacier Bay's Bartlett Cove is getting bigger water lines so firefighters have enough pressure to fight a building fire. The job is worth about $4.5 million.
by Melinda Communities.News4d ago1 min read
Kinross cuts gold forecast over Chile and Nevada mines; its Alaska operation's output is also down this year
inross trimmed its gold forecast, blaming Chile and Nevada, and its shares fell 11.6%. Alaska wasn't mentioned; its mines are producing less at higher cost.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 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 AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Fairbanks job fair Thursday: retail, grocery, restaurant and bank employers
Fifteen employers including Fred Meyer, Walmart, and McDonald's are hiring at the Fairbanks Job Center on Thursday from 11 am to 3 pm.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Denali Borough needs 150 more housing opportunities, assessment says
Denali Borough counts 1,301 homes and only 565 are lived in year-round. Employers say they still need at least 150 more units on top of that.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Denali Borough adds $130,710 to fix roads damaged fighting a fire
Denali Borough is spending another $130,710 on June Creek roads chewed up during the Bear Creek Fire. One official wore waders to do his chores.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Troopers seek driver of silver pickup in Fairbanks Turtle Club hit-and-run
A driver hit a parked rental at the Turtle Club and left. Troopers have surveillance video of a silver Chevy pickup and are working to find the driver.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4d ago1 min read
Pile burning starts Friday at three White Mountains cabin sites
Crews will burn slash piles at three White Mountains cabin sites starting Friday. If you see smoke out there this week, it's supposed to be there.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Man dies entrapped in heavy equipment on Goldridge Drive in Fairbanks
A man died after becoming entrapped in heavy equipment on Goldridge Drive in Fairbanks, Alaska State Troopers said.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
A teen moose hunter was flown to a hospital after a tree stand fall near Fairbanks
A teenage moose hunter fell from a tree stand southeast of Fairbanks and was flown out by trooper helicopter along with his father. Injuries weren't described.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Fairbanks gets $728,000 in congressionally directed funds for a 14-stretcher ambulance bus
Fairbanks is buying a bus that can carry 14 patients on stretchers. The grant covers one year; crewing it after that is the city's problem.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
North Pole's bed tax collections are up 137% and headed for a record year
North Pole's bed tax collections more than doubled this year, likely because short-term rentals are finally paying up. A magazine also called it charming.
by Alaska News6d ago2 min read
North Pole wants its next mayor to work part time, for $2,000 a month
North Pole's council voted to cut the next mayor's pay from about $80,000 a year plus benefits to $2,000 a month, flat. It is not final quite yet.
by Alaska News6d ago2 min read
Fairbanks rewrites Chena riverfront rules; its own 2019 warning was never acted on
A 2019 letter warned that Chena River homes built to code could lose their ground before the mortgage is paid off. Fairbanks is rewriting the plan now.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Fairbanks trails panel wants tour operators permitted and paying 15% into a trail fund
Fairbanks has over 1,000 miles of trails and no rules for commercial tours on them. A draft would charge operators 15 percent, into a fund that does not exist.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Tanana subsistence and personal use fishing goes 24 hours
Tanana River subsistence fishing opens to full gear around the clock Tuesday, after six straight years of restrictions on a fall chum run that came back.
by Bill AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Denali's road work starts the day after the last bus of the season
Denali's last bus of the season ran Sept. 17. The very next morning, a $6.2 million contract to fix the roads those buses depend on began.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Campfire and fireworks ban north of Fairbanks runs to Oct. 31
Campfires and fireworks stay banned on federal land north of Fairbanks through October 31 to prevent wildfires near homes and the NOAA facility.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest driver on DUI charge after 105 mph stop near Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers arrested a driver on a DUI charge after stopping them for driving 105 mph with signs of impairment on the Richardson Highway near Fairbanks on September 20th.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Fairbanks judge sentences Julian Miranda to 30 years in 2012 sexual assaults
A Fairbanks man got 30 years for two 2012 sexual assaults. The DNA kits that linked him to both women sat untested for years before they were run.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Inmate accused of assaulting officer at Fairbanks Correctional Center
An inmate at Fairbanks Correctional Center assaulted a correctional officer early Sunday, and troopers forwarded charges against her.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min read
State job fair brings 15 employers to Fairbanks Sept. 24
A state job fair runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Fairbanks Job Center, with 15 employers listed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest man on second DUI charge after .240 breath test
Troopers pulled a driver over in Fairbanks for drifting out of his lane. He blew three times the legal limit, and it was his second DUI charge.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest North Pole man found inside vacant Fairbanks apartment
Troopers arrested a North Pole man found hiding in the bathroom of a vacant Fairbanks rental, where they also found a makeshift sleeping area.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Fairbanks grant would fix the Davis Road turf fields and start closing Kiwanis Field
A federal grant application before the Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation Commission on Monday would pay for upgrades at the Davis Road turf complex.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
