Interior

Fairbanks engineer patents a way to keep ventilators from frosting in deep cold

A Fairbanks engineer got a patent for a way to keep ventilators from frosting up in deep cold, by warming the incoming air just enough and no more.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

North Pole council gives utility workers an hour of leave for each on-call day

North Pole's on-call utility workers will get an hour of leave for each day on call. The mayor wanted half that. The council, Santa Claus included, said no.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Follows: North Pole council delays vote on on-call compensation for city utility workers

North Pole raises resident ambulance discount to 25% for calls inside city limits

North Pole raised its resident ambulance discount to 25% so city residents won't feel last month's fee hike. The sponsor: Council member Santa Claus.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Tanana Chiefs' public safety manager named state VPSO coordinator of the year

Tanana Chiefs Conference's public safety manager was named the state's VPSO program coordinator of the year, and three TCC colleagues were commended.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

University of Alaska regents vote Thursday on one tuition rate per degree program

University of Alaska regents vote Nov. 5 on program-based tuition starting fall 2027, folding in surcharges and ending higher nonresident rates at UAA, UAF and UAS.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Howling Dog Saloon owner asks state to waive license fees, citing crash injuries

The owner of Fox's Howling Dog Saloon, hurt in a 2020 motorcycle crash, wants the state to waive fees on the idle bar's license. He plans to sell next spring.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Fairbanks borough to show Growden and Kiwanis park renovation concepts Nov. 5

Fairbanks gets a first look Thursday at new playgrounds for Growden and Kiwanis parks, part of a $2.25 million fix-up borough budgets have carried for years.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

North Pole mayor's 2027 budget would hold tax rates and add $801,685 in spending

North Pole Mayor Larry Terch III's 2027 budget keeps tax rates flat but adds $801,685 in spending, mostly for police. Council introduces it Monday, but a gap still looms in the sewer fund.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State gives final OK to dropping two public easements on a Harding Lake lot

DNR finalized the Sampsons' bid to vacate two public easements on their Harding Lake lot. A 50-foot utility strip stays, and a final survey plat is due in two years.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Wright Air keeps Lake Minchumina flights for two more years, with a bigger federal subsidy

Wright Air will keep flying Lake Minchumina's federally subsidized route to Fairbanks for two more years. The feds picked it a day before its contract ran out.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

McGrath's air service contract expires Nov. 30, and the feds haven't named a carrier

McGrath's subsidized air service contract expires Nov. 30, and the feds haven't named a carrier from four bids of about $529,000 to $2.4 million a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Weather service downgrades Broad Pass storm warning, forecasts 3 to 6 more inches

Weather service downgraded its Broad Pass storm warning to an advisory, with 3 to 6 more inches of snow expected. By early Saturday, the heavy snow had tapered off to scattered showers.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Troopers list three Two Rivers children as missing runaways after they left home on foot

Troopers listed three Two Rivers children, ages 14 to 16, as missing runaways after they walked out of their home late Saturday following an argument.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Regulators cut Manley Hot Springs power surcharge and let utility count its solar

Manley Hot Springs' power surcharge drops about $43 a month for a typical home, and regulators are letting the utility count the solar power it already makes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Pogo gold mine seeks to fill 9 more acres of wetlands for rock and equipment storage

Pogo gold mine's owner wants to fill 9 more acres of wetlands near the Goodpaster River to make room for waste rock and equipment. Comments are due Dec. 1.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Fairbanks City Council accepts $728,000 federal grant for ambulance bus

Fairbanks council accepted $728,000 in federal funds for a fire department ambulance bus holding up to 22 patients. • Bus aids mass-casualty response, city must fund crewing after year one. • Council also backed statewide e-bike rules and a plan for blighted properties.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readFrom Oct 12

Minor geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights to Fairbanks and Nome Saturday night

Halloween's geomagnetic storm came early. Fairbanks and Nome have the best shot at northern lights tonight, with the peak forecast from 10 pm to 1 am.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Fairbanks police will hand out glow sticks to trick-or-treaters Halloween night

Fairbanks and North Pole police will hand out glow sticks to trick-or-treaters Saturday night to keep kids visible to drivers. Alaska logged 15 pedestrian deaths in 2024, up from 13 the year before.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Weather service forecasts 3 to 6 inches of snow on Dalton Highway through Saturday night

Weather service forecasts 3 to 6 inches of snow on Atigun Pass and the Dalton Highway through Saturday night, with blowing snow cutting visibility.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Semi and car collide at Parks Highway Mile 186 as a second truck jackknifes

A semi and a car collided Friday night at Mile 186 of the Parks Highway, and a second semi jackknifed avoiding them. All declined medical care, troopers said.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

State plans $5.2 million roundabout at Sheep Creek Road and West Tanana Drive near UAF

Fairbanks drivers who stop to turn left off Sheep Creek Road near UAF could get a roundabout instead. The state's $5.2 million plan is open for comment.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State approves 25-year renewal of College Road lease, with rent to reset to market value

The state approved renewing the 1971 lease under the Alaska Fun Center on College Road for 25 years. The rent, about $4,000 a year, will reset to market value.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Richardson Highway ramp to Mitchell Expressway closes Sunday morning in Fairbanks

DOT will fully close the Richardson Highway ramp to the Mitchell Expressway in Fairbanks Sunday, Nov. 1, 10 am to 1 pm. The corridor carries up to 21,800 vehicles a day.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Multi-vehicle crash shuts roads near West Tanana Drive before UAF police give all-clear

UAF police shut roads near West Tanana Drive Thursday night after a multi-vehicle crash, then gave the all clear. It capped a third straight day of icy-road warnings in Fairbanks.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Interior adds flight hours to Tok company's work for Tetlin refuge

Interior added flight hours to a Tok company's on-call plane work for Tetlin refuge, the one drivers skirt for 65 miles right after crossing into Alaska.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State proposes 320-acre Dalton Highway gravel site near the Ambler road's start

The state wants to open a 320-acre gravel site at Dalton Highway Milepost 165, about four miles from where the Ambler road would start. DOT gets the first load.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Champi's remnants bring high wind warnings to the Alaska Range and Delta Junction

Champi's remnants are pushing gusts up to 85 mph through the Alaska Range, and the weather service added Delta Junction to its high wind warning Thursday.

by Alaska News2w ago3 min read

Alaska's state farmland auction draws 55 bids on 19 parcels

Bidders offered $1.17 million for 17 state farm parcels near Nenana and Anchor Point. Now they have five years to make half the cropland farmable, or no title.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fairbanks mayor proposes waiving school district's pool fee to keep kids learning to swim

Fairbanks' mayor wants to drop the school district's $2-a-student pool fee this year when it brings its own lifeguards, calling swimming a critical skill.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Fairbanks planning staff back data center pause and urge a 40,000-square-foot threshold

Fairbanks borough planners back the mayor's pause on big data centers and want it to reach smaller ones, starting at 40,000 square feet instead of 50,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Fairbanks borough mayor proposes pause on large data center permits through 2027

North Pole needs $3.5 million to move its sewage outfall before daily fines start

After 13 or 14 years of back-and-forth with the state, North Pole must find $3.5 million to move its sewage outfall in about 3.5 years or face daily fines.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

JBER battalion finishes the 11th Airborne's first battalion-level artillery evaluation

JBER paratroopers fired 600-plus rounds near Delta Junction in snow and zero-degree cold, finishing the 11th Airborne's first battalion artillery test.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

Driver says he may have dozed off before work zone crash on Parks Highway

A driver who told troopers he may have fallen asleep rear-ended an SUV stopped for a flagger in the Parks Highway work zone at Mile 324. He had minor injuries.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Freezing rain leaves slick spots on Fairbanks-area roads as police urge avoiding unnecessary travel

Freezing rain left slick spots on Fairbanks roads Thursday, a third straight day of icy-road warnings. Police said skip needless trips; a thaw should follow.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

TCC is hiring village residents to update tribal plans and write grants

Tanana Chiefs Conference is hiring village residents at $22.50 an hour, starting in February, to update tribal plans or write grants. Apply by Dec. 18.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

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

Kinross's Alaska mines produced 29% less gold and silver last quarter, and each ounce sold cost 46% more. Most of the drop traces to Manh Choh, near Tok.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State proposes a roundabout at Nordale and Peede roads in North Pole

The state wants to replace the stop signs at Nordale and Peede roads in North Pole, an intersection with a history of crashes, with a roundabout.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

BLM switches White Mountains and Steese to winter snowmobile rules after snow arrives

BLM switched White Mountains and Steese to winter rules Wednesday, opening trails to snowmobiles under 1,000 pounds. Rules run through April 30, though some trails remain unmarked.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: BLM pushes White Mountains winter season to Nov. 1 for lack of snow

Fairbanks' new comprehensive plan won't ban data centers, despite calls for one

Fairbanks' new 20-year plan won't ban data centers, though many comments asked it to. Planners say a ban there is legally problematic; rules would come later.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Fairbanks borough mayor proposes pause on large data center permits through 2027

Borough staff back letting a 1976 Fairbanks duplex keep both homes despite rezoning

Fairbanks officer decides Thursday if a 1976 Birch Lane duplex can keep both units despite now sitting in single-family zoning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read