Interior

Snow and 40 mph gusts are forecast for the Richardson Highway on the last day of August

Snow is heading for Isabel Pass on the last day of August: 4 to 8 inches above 2,000 feet, north winds gusting to 40 mph, and a work zone underneath it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Forecasters expect 25 to 35 mph gusts across Fairbanks area Saturday

Gusty west-southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph will hit the Fairbanks area and Interior valleys through Saturday night, with the National Weather Service warning pilots to get aviation-specific briefings.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Federal grant of $3.6 million funds seismic retrofits on eight Interior Alaska bridges

Alaska has $3.64 million in federal money to earthquake-proof eight bridges its own engineers priced at somewhere between $5 million and $10 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Anchorage restaurant is accused of employing 24 minors without permits

Twenty-four employees aged 13 to 17 are alleged to have worked at an Anchorage restaurant without work permits, in at least 1,279 violations.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Planned Parenthood PAC registers for Fairbanks and Juneau municipal races

Planned Parenthood's Alaska political committee registered to spend in the Fairbanks and Juneau races. It named no candidates and reported no spending.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Household disaster aid accounted for eight of every 10 federal dollars sent to Alaska this week

Of the $4.21 million in federal awards recorded in Alaska between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, $3.41 million went to households recovering from disaster.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers rule Akiak house fire non-criminal

A home burned in Akiak in July with no injuries reported. State investigators have closed the case, finding the cause undetermined but not criminal.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

A Fairbanks man's fourth liquor license reaches the state board Tuesday, with no store attached

Michael Rasmussen applied to take over a Fairbanks package store liquor license, adding it to three other Alaska alcohol businesses he already owns.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks's chum salmon fishery reopens on the Tanana on Friday

Fairbanks-area households can fish for chum salmon on the Tanana again starting Friday, after a strong Yukon run — but coho must be released and limits apply.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Researchers get $812,016 to study Glacier Bay's iceberg seal habitat

Glacier Bay's harbor seals pup on icebergs. The glacier making those icebergs slowed 45 percent, and researchers got $812,016 to study what that means.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Mukluk Fire evacuation order shrinks to properties inside the burn near Tok

Residents outside the Mukluk Fire's burn near Tok can return home, but 44 destroyed homes and hazard trees keep the evacuation order in place for properties inside the fire's 7,333-acre footprint.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Tok fire's south end contained, but Midnight Sun stays evacuated about another week

Fairbanks borough weighs a $303,346 replacement ambulance

Fairbanks North Star Borough Finance Committee votes Sept. 3 on a $303,346 ambulance for the non-areawide medical service covering areas outside city limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks would spend $1.2 million more to defend the pipeline's value in court

Fairbanks would pour another $1.2 million into defending the pipeline's assessed value in court — a decades-old fight over a tax base that funds its schools.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks votes Sept. 3 on a $699,500 indoor playground contract

Fairbanks votes Sept. 3 on a $699,500 contract for an indoor playground built for all abilities and ages. The project has already slipped a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska extends fire season to Sept. 14 in Delta, Tok and Copper River areas

Burn permits will stay required two extra weeks, through Sept. 14, in the Delta, Tok and Copper River areas, after a dry summer left fuels parched at depth.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A Fairbanks homeowner interrupted a burglary. Troopers made an arrest eight days later.

Fairbanks troopers arrested Arthur Chesley on Aug. 27 after he burglarized a home while the owner was there; he faced a $15,000 cash bond on felony burglary and theft charges.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

High wind warning: gusts to 70 mph Friday in the Eastern Alaska Range

Forecasters upgraded Friday's Eastern Alaska Range wind forecast to a warning. Gusts to 70 mph are expected, peaking between 4 and 10 in the morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ahtna closes Cantwell-area lands to the public for moose season

Ahtna, Incorporated closed its private lands near Cantwell to all public hunting and camping during moose season, though state-regulated hunting continues on public lands in the area.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

AIDEA's board will sign off on refreshing its due diligence fund

AIDEA's board took back authority over a $4.5 million planning fund. The same meeting ran about four hours in executive session on ANWR and Ambler.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Federal grant of $545,820 funds Geist Road and Chena Pump Road corridor study

Fairbanks will study Geist Road and Chena Pump Road with a $545,820 federal grant to identify safety improvements on a corridor flagged for high crash rates and pedestrian-bicycle conflicts.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

A vehicle fire shut a Richardson Highway lane Thursday morning

A burning vehicle shut a lane of the Richardson Highway near mile 349 Thursday morning, drawing police and ambulance crews inside an active work zone.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Interior Alaska village company maintains a Boston courthouse

A company owned by four Koyukuk River villages maintains a federal courthouse in Boston. This month it fixed the boilers, a heat pump and the drains.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Sea ice loss has swamped El Niño's grip on Arctic autumns

El Niño used to cool Arctic autumns, but sea ice loss has swamped that signal — just as forecasters expect a possibly record-strong El Niño this fall.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Yukon families get chum back, but only in the tributaries

Yukon families can take chum again, but only in the tributaries. The mainstem carries the Canadian-origin run, projected far below its border goal.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Yukon fall salmon fishing closes at the peak of the season, not for a weak run but to meet Canada's share

As the Chena's king salmon collapse, Fairbanks debates how wide a riverfront buffer to require

Fairbanks is rewriting its Chena riverfront plan, weighing how wide a streamside buffer to require — as the river's kings collapse and property owners watch.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Two arrested in North Pole burglary involving stolen firearms

Alaska State Troopers arrested William Clatterbuck and Briana Perry on Wednesday for a North Pole burglary in which firearms, a snow machine, and a generator were stolen.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An eclipsed Moon rises over Alaska Wednesday, with aurora possible after

Alaska gets a deep partial lunar eclipse Wednesday night plus a chance at aurora, on the first dark nights of the season. Best viewing 9:30 to 10 pm.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The Fortymile road hunt lasted 48 hours, exactly as predicted

The road-accessible Fortymile caribou hunt opened Aug. 20 and closed 48 hours later, exactly as the state biologist predicted before it began.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

A placer mine near Ruby would work 35 acres of creek for a decade

A placer gold mine near Ruby would work about 35 acres of creek bottom for a decade. Comment on the water quality certification closes Sept. 24.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest Tok man accused of harassing firefighters on ATV

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 69-year-old Tok man accused of harassing firefighters on an ATV near the Mukluk Fire, charging him with DUI, reckless driving, and disorderly conduct.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Victor Joseph receives a national tribal health advocacy award

Victor Joseph, the Tanana Chiefs Conference's top administrator, received the National Indian Health Board's inaugural Sovereignty in Action Award for advocacy.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers charge Fairbanks man with vehicle theft after McGrath Road hit-and-run

Alaska State Troopers charged a Fairbanks man with vehicle theft and hit-and-run after a McGrath Road crash on August 24.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Cause of Tok's Mukluk Fire stays officially under investigation

The cause of the Mukluk Fire near Tok, which damaged about 20 homes, remains under investigation — early reports pointed to power lines but aren't confirmed.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Tok fire's south end contained, but Midnight Sun stays evacuated about another week

The south end of the Mukluk Fire near Tok is contained, but the Midnight Sun neighborhood stays evacuated about another week as crews clear hazards.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Tok evacuation order still stands after phone alert expired Tuesday

AFN holds a subsistence listening session in Fairbanks on Aug. 31

The Alaska Federation of Natives holds a subsistence listening session in Fairbanks on Aug. 31, gathering harvesters' and elders' input on the future of subsistence.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Inmate charged in Spring Creek assault that seriously injured another inmate

Prosecutors charged Lloyd Luke with assault and criminal mischief in a July 26 attack at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward that seriously injured another inmate.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks would keep its 11.2 million gallon Tanana discharge cap

Fairbanks' wastewater plant would keep its 11.2 million gallon daily discharge cap on the Tanana, unchanged since 2022. It currently uses less than half.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wildfire investigation opens near Tetlin at zero acres

A new wildfire is under investigation near Tetlin. The Mukluk Fire has burned over 7,000 acres and destroyed 20-plus homes, though evacuations have eased.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks preservation panel weighs federal rule limiting its role

A federal rewrite would end requirements that agencies notify the Fairbanks borough about projects affecting historic sites. Comment opens after review.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Army moves to end state review of ground work at two Alaska posts

The Army wants to end the state's sign-off on ground-disturbing work at Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely. The consultation window closed Aug. 21.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read