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Fairbanks economic panel could recommend changing its role in sister city ties

Fairbanks' economic development commission could recommend changing its role in the borough's sister city ties Nov. 20. UAF will also talk workforce needs.

by Melinda Communities.News11h ago2 min read

State crews will pull and toss leftover campaign signs along Fairbanks-area highways

The election was Nov. 3. Some campaign signs are still standing along Fairbanks-area highways. State crews will now pull them and throw them out.

by Walter AlaskaNews12h ago2 min read

Fort Wainwright is extending free Wi-Fi to all of its permanent party barracks

Fort Wainwright is rolling free Wi-Fi out to all its permanent party barracks. In 2020, internet in a barracks room could run as much as $175 a month.

by Melinda Communities.News16h ago2 min read

Galena and Tanana tribes team up so neither takes a below-market BIA lease rate

Galena's Louden Tribe and the Native Village of Tanana will negotiate BIA building leases together so one village's low rate can't be used against the other.

by Maggie AlaskaNews19h ago3 min read

After 120 days at 40 below, Rampart's tribal council outfitted every household, chief says

After 120 straight days at 40 below, Rampart's tribal council bought chainsaws, freezers and more for every household, Chief Dawn Newman told a TCC summit.

by Maggie AlaskaNews19h ago2 min read

Denali Borough certifies election after questions about its voter rolls

Denali Borough certified its election after a former assembly member said the borough has hundreds more registered voters than residents who could vote.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Denali Borough mayor files federal complaint over lost in-person health care in Healy

Healy lost its clinic a year ago. Denali Borough's mayor believes the Fairbanks center that ran it still claims local zip codes and filed a federal complaint.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

NOAA corrects pricing form for Fairbanks satellite station proposals due Nov. 19

NOAA fixed pricing form errors in its bid request to run the Fairbanks satellite station, proposals still due Nov. 19. Current operator has been paid $52.6 million so far.

by Melinda Communities.News1d ago1 min read

Troopers jail Fairbanks man on arson charge after device thrown through home window

Troopers jailed a Fairbanks man, 40, after a firebomb was thrown through a home window early Wednesday. He faces first degree arson and other charges as the investigation continues.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read

Golden Valley asks regulators to waive 15-day shutoff notice for prepaid power

Golden Valley wants to cut off prepaid customers once their balance runs out, with a morning email or call, instead of the usual 15 days' notice.

by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read

Officers find suspected drugs on inmates at Fairbanks Correctional Center

Fairbanks jail officers found inmates with white powder, crystals, Suboxone and marijuana concentrates Tuesday, at least the fourth drug case there this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min read

Golden Valley says it can't exempt medical-device users from rolling outages

Golden Valley says it can't spare homes that rely on medical devices if it has to cut power in rolling outages, and urged those members to plan ahead.

by Melinda Communities.News2d ago2 min read

Fairbanks planners take up request to rezone 10 Hamilton Acres lots for duplexes

Fairbanks planners take up a request tonight to let ten Hamilton Acres lots have duplexes. Four already have them, despite single-family zoning.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Fairbanks mayor seeks $200,000 in borough savings for 2028 Arctic Winter Games

Fairbanks hosts the Arctic Winter Games again in 2028, and the borough mayor wants $200,000 in savings to help raise the more than $6 million it'll take.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Man pleads guilty in child sexual abuse case, admits abusing seven children

A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday and admitted sexually abusing seven children in Fairbanks and Anchorage. The state says he'll get 35 years to serve.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Atigun Pass on the Dalton Highway reopens to one lane after avalanche closure

Dalton Highway's Atigun Pass reopened to one lane Monday after an avalanche closure, with vehicle recovery work still underway near Milepost 243.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Follows: State closes Dalton Highway over Atigun Pass due to high avalanche activity

Utility work closes Peger Road southbound right lane in Fairbanks through Friday

Utility work closes Peger Road's southbound right lane in Fairbanks from 8 am to 2 pm daily through Friday, Nov. 13. One lane stays open between Johansen Expressway and Airport Way.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Driver in a Parks Highway ditch near Cantwell had a .251 breath test, troopers say

Troopers say a driver who ended up in a Parks Highway ditch near Cantwell on Sunday night blew a .251, more than three times Alaska's legal limit.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Tanana Chiefs plans advocacy workshop as Board of Game takes up Ambler Road hunting

Tanana Chiefs Conference will hold an advocacy workshop Nov. 20, the day the Board of Game takes up an Ambler Road hunting closure TCC wanted five times wider.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Fairbanks mayor's 2027 budget comes with a warning that revenue isn't keeping up

Fairbanks' mayor proposed a 2027 budget with a small surplus and no debt, and warned that property owners can't keep carrying the city alone.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Fairbanks school board member Tim Doran wins statewide governance award

Fairbanks school board member Tim Doran won a statewide award for board service. His board president's take: he asks more questions than anyone.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

UAF men's and women's basketball teams each open with two 100-point wins

UAF's men's and women's basketball teams each opened with two 100-point wins, and the women forced 61 turnovers in one game. Next stop: Hawaii.

by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read

Bettles had 39.6 inches of snow in October, the most since its records began in 1944

Bettles got 39.6 inches of snow in October, more than three feet and its snowiest October on record. Wiseman, near Coldfoot, wasn't far behind.

by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read

State closes Dalton Highway over Atigun Pass due to high avalanche activity

DOT closed the Dalton Highway at Atigun Pass Saturday after high winds, blowing snow and avalanche danger. Closures there can last about 48 hours, and the road can strand travelers for days.

by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read

Northern lights possible in much of Alaska through Sunday night, if the clouds cooperate

A minor geomagnetic storm has northern lights possible across much of Alaska through Sunday night. The catch, as usual: clouds forecast over most of the state.

by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read

Fairbanks City Hall shows lifelong Alaskan Taylor Buxton's metal art through Nov. 20

Taylor Buxton's metal art, from auroras to mountain scenes, is up at Fairbanks City Hall through Nov. 20. Looking is free; owning a piece isn't.

by Alaska News6d ago2 min read

Vehicle recovery brings stop-and-go closures to Dalton Highway at Mile 25 Saturday

The Dalton Highway is down to one lane at Mile 25 on Saturday for a vehicle recovery, with flaggers and stop-and-go closures until about 4 pm.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read

Fairbanks council members seek to suspend room tax formula as budget trims tourism share

Fairbanks' mayor wants to give Explore Fairbanks about $725,000 less room tax money than city code calls for. Two council members want to suspend the code.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

Leilah Bailey asks Fairbanks court to review a school activities association decision

Leilah Bailey asked a Fairbanks judge to review a decision by the Alaska School Activities Association, which sets statewide eligibility rules.

by Alaska News6d ago1 min read

Fairbanks borough officer to reconsider approving merger of 17 Salcha lots into one

A Fairbanks borough hearing officer will reconsider Nov. 19 his approval merging 17 Salcha lots into one 38-acre parcel near the Richardson Highway.

by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

Self-driving cars are coming to Alaska to practice in the snow

Waymo says it'll test self-driving cars in Alaska's snow this winter. The governor points to Fairbanks, where the snow stays and the sun barely shows up.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago4 min read

Army has no date for a Fort Wainwright microreactor as experts flag permafrost

The Army still has no date for a microreactor at Fort Wainwright. Its Arctic workshop says testing how to set one on permafrost is a high near-term priority.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

EPA official says Zeldin connected Fairbanks garages with experts on cold diesel failures

EPA's regional chief says Zeldin heard Fairbanks garages describe cold-weather diesel failures and said, "Oh, this is news." She says EPA's power has limits.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Fairbanks borough mayor proposes capping whole-home short-term rentals

Fairbanks' borough mayor wants to cap whole-home short-term rentals and charge $250 a room to register them, saying they've shrunk the housing supply.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago4 min read

Fastwyre asks the state to let it end cable TV in Galena and Unalaska after 41 years

Fastwyre wants to unplug cable TV in Galena and Unalaska on New Year's Eve, saying new gear isn't worth it for 70 accounts. Customers get to keep the box.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago3 min read

Fairbanks police officers start sewing beaver hats with elders at Denakkanaaga

Three Fairbanks police officers began sewing beaver hats with Native elders at Denakkanaaga on Tuesday, the newest group in the Caps for Cops program.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State transportation department urges drivers to slow down as Alaska roads turn wintry

The state transportation department wants Alaskans to slow down as roads turn wintry, since speed limits assume good conditions. Also: stop tailgating the plow.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Manh Choh partner expects the low end of its 2026 forecast after rain cut an ore run short

Contango says September rain cut short a run of Manh Choh ore at the Fort Knox mill. The gold mine near Tok is now headed for the low end of its 2026 forecast.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readFrom Oct 28

Follows: Kinross's Alaska mine output falls 29% as less Manh Choh ore reaches the mill

GVEA video shows Interior members how to audit their own home energy use

A car plugged in all night can cost $50 to $150 a month, GVEA says in a new video walking Interior members through a do-it-yourself home energy audit.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Fairbanks mayor proposes cutting capital spending 92.5%, citing lawsuit payments

Fairbanks' mayor wants to cut the city's capital budget by more than 90% next year, saying lawsuit settlement payments have put the city in this spot.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read