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Week of Oct 26
North Pole police and fire chiefs propose 2027 budgets about $640,000 higher
North Pole's police and fire chiefs want about $640,000 more for 2027, mostly for wages. Worn-out patrol cars and a full fire station come next.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
FAA weighs releasing 40 acres of Fairbanks airport land for sale to expand a gravel mine
Fairbanks International Airport wants to sell 40 acres it says it no longer needs for aviation, to make room for a private gravel company. Comments due Nov. 28.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Fairbanks board approves 8 industrial lots on land split without approval in 1974
This Fairbanks industrial land was split without borough approval starting in 1974. A 2023 rule for innocent owners let a board approve eight lots on it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom 
Search under way in Fairbanks and Huslia areas for missing Fairbanks man
Searchers are looking around Fairbanks and Huslia for Sterling Dewilde, 45, who was last heard from Sept. 11. Police ask anyone with information to call.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
FAA hires contractor to put a $1.6 million roof on McGrath's navigation beacon
The FAA is paying $1.6 million for a new roof on McGrath's radio navigation beacon, even as it drops an airway that ran from it and moves Alaska routes to GPS.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min read
Alaska Gateway School District and Upper Tanana slated to sign agreement Nov. 13
Alaska Gateway School District and the Upper Tanana region plan to sign an agreement Nov. 13 at TCC's Fall Summit. The agenda doesn't say what it covers.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
White Tacoma backs into parked vehicle at Fairbanks Circle K and leaves, troopers say
A white Toyota Tacoma backed into a parked vehicle at a Fairbanks Circle K and drove off. The store's cameras caught it, and troopers want to hear from you.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
North Pole council splits over adding a $110,000 chief of staff with director job vacant
North Pole's mayor budgeted $110,000 for help in his office. Some council members would rather fill the vacant director job, which Santa Claus says is required.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
More from Interior
Fairbanks borough panel backs grant bids for a Chena Lake loop and a Tanana Lakes trailhead
A Fairbanks borough panel backed grant bids to start a paved loop around Chena Lake and add a toilet and better parking at Tanana Lakes' Flicker Trailhead.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks airport's control tower is closing overnight because of FAA staffing
Citing staffing constraints, the FAA has closed the Fairbanks airport tower from 10 pm to 6 am nightly since Oct. 18. Pilots announce their own moves.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min readFrom 
Fort Yukon says manganese and iron have made its water brown and unsafe for infants
Fort Yukon told the state manganese and iron have turned its water brown and unsafe for infants for over a month. Tanana Chiefs sent 24 cases of bottled water.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Last Brooks Range winter storm warning expires after a snowy weekend
The last Brooks Range winter storm warning ended Monday night after nearly a week of alerts. Bettles and Wiseman each recorded about 7 inches of snow in a day.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min read
Storm stays colder than forecast and drops about 5 inches of snow on Fairbanks
Fairbanks ended up with 5.4 inches of snow Monday after a storm stayed colder than forecast. Wet, slushy roads are expected to refreeze as skies clear and lows drop into the teens and 20s.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min read
Fairbanks panel upholds euthanasia order for a German shepherd reported 26 times
A Fairbanks panel voted 8-1 to uphold an order to euthanize Shadow, a German shepherd with years of complaints. The man he bit didn't want him put down.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Troopers warn of difficult driving on the Parks Highway near Cantwell
Troopers warned of rough driving on the Parks Highway near Cantwell on Monday, after ice near Talkeetna, snow in Broad Pass and a 55 mph gust near Healy.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Fairbanks adopts flood maps that take about 2,900 buildings out of the high-risk zone
Fairbanks adopted new flood maps that take about 2,900 buildings out of the high-risk zone and put about 540 in. Salcha comes out ahead; Moose Creek doesn't.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom 
About Interior
Interior Alaska is the region centered on Fairbanks and the Tanana Valley, spanning the land between the Alaska Range and the Brooks Range. It includes the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Denali Borough, North Pole, Delta Junction, Healy and Nenana, along with villages such as Fort Yukon, Manley Hot Springs and Lake Minchumina.
Its continental climate brings extreme temperature swings and winter storms, and the Parks, Steese, Elliott, Dalton and Tok Cutoff highways cross summits where winter weather makes driving difficult. The region is also seismically active, and earthquakes there are felt across the road system.
Rural villages rely on small utilities, federally subsidized air service and Tanana Chiefs Conference, the regional tribal organization, for services such as water, planning and grant writing. Golden Valley supplies electricity to the region, and federal land managers set trail and subsistence rules for areas such as the White Mountains, the Steese and Gates of the Arctic.
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Week of Oct 19
Troopers recover stolen snow machine, pickup and camper after Fairbanks burglary
Troopers recovered a stolen snow machine, pickup and camper worth $50,000 after a Fairbanks burglary Saturday. The case remains under investigation.
by Alaska News2w ago1 min read
Snow advisories end for Broad Pass and Paxson, with snow lingering into Monday
The snow advisories for Broad Pass and Paxson ran out Sunday. Flakes may keep falling into Monday morning, but forecasters don't expect much more to pile up.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Weather service issues winter advisories for Fairbanks and Interior, with ice possible
Winter weather advisories hit Fairbanks, Nenana, Yukon Flats and Interior summits through Tuesday. • Rain on freezing surfaces could glaze roads with ice, upper Koyukuk Valley gets a winter storm warning with 8 to 12 inches of snow.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
State labor department holds Fairbanks job fair Thursday at Morris Thompson Center
Alaska Labor Department holds a job fair Thursday, Oct. 29, at Fairbanks' Morris Thompson Center, not its usual spot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Proposal deadlines have passed on two Air Force plans to lease Eielson land
Bids were due this summer on Air Force plans to lease Eielson land for AI data centers and for housing. Fairbanks' mayor flagged it in July. No winner yet.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
Geist Road clinic seeks permit to expand and approval for a lot it already built
After its rezone deadlocked planners, a Geist Road orthopedic clinic seeks a permit to expand. Its new parking lot got built before it got permitted.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
NOAA finalizes call for bids to run its Fairbanks satellite station
NOAA made its call for a company to run its Fairbanks satellite station official. What changed from last week's draft? Mostly the word "draft."
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read
Avalanche work brings intermittent closures to Atigun Pass on the Dalton Highway
DOT triggers avalanches at Atigun Pass on the Dalton Highway Friday, noon to 4pm, causing intermittent closures. Winter avalanches there can strand travelers for days.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
UAF honors Cordova Electric CEO Clay Koplin for microgrid work in Cordova
UAF honored Cordova Electric CEO Clay Koplin for microgrid work in a town with no outside power line, a few months before he takes over Matanuska Electric.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read
Regulators approve Golden Valley's plan for rolling outages in the Interior
State regulators approved Golden Valley's rolling-outage plan, so if the Interior runs short of power, zones take turns in the dark for up to an hour.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fairbanks Assembly picks developers' riverbank overlay at planned Chena RV park
Fairbanks rezoned a Chena riverbank strip at a planned RV park, picking the developers' looser overlay over the stricter one its own riverfront panel wanted.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
Feds close Central Gulf Pacific cod to most trawl catcher vessels for rest of 2026
NMFS closed Central Gulf Pacific cod trawling to most catcher vessels through Dec. 31 to keep them under their 7,782-ton 2026 allocation.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Fairbanks state office building closes again, this time for a water shutoff
The state office building at 455 3rd Ave. in Fairbanks closed again Thursday, this time for a water shutoff. It's at least the fourth closure since December.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Healy Nordic ski trail on railroad land heads to the Denali Borough Assembly
A Denali Borough committee passed its first resolution ever, backing a groomed ski trail near Healy. Still needed: the railroad's OK and a place to park.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Proposed Ahtna land swap would put Cantwell's shooting range on borough land
Denali Borough may swap land with Ahtna to own the ground under Cantwell's shooting range. Healy still can't find a range spot nobody would hear.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fall hunters topped the Fortymile quota, but a 100-bull winter hunt still opens Oct. 27
Fall hunters took 577 Fortymile bulls, more than the whole year's 550 quota. The state still opens a 100-bull winter hunt Oct. 27, calling it sustainable.
by Alaska News3w ago2 min read
Troopers and rescue center retrieve critically injured person in Stevens Village
Troopers and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center flew a critically injured Stevens Village resident to Fairbanks after two private air ambulances turned back. The person is expected to recover.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Fairbanks woman charged after investigators find 25 grams of fentanyl in mailed package
Investigators say a package mailed to a Fairbanks home held 25 grams of fentanyl. Six days after they opened it, a 35-year-old woman was arrested.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
tate restarts historic review of Cowles Street rebuild after adding buried power lines
Fairbanks' Cowles Street rebuild got bigger, so the state is redoing its historic homework on a corridor with 31 cataloged sites and four Register listings.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fairbanks-area draft transportation plan and its air pollution test are open for comment
FAST Planning wants comment by Oct. 30 on its $1.6 billion draft Fairbanks transportation plan and air pollution test.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
North Pole adopts 5% local bidder preference despite city attorney's constitutional warning
North Pole's council gave local businesses a 5% edge on city bids. The city attorney told them first it's likely unconstitutional. It passed 5-1.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
North Pole council delays vote on on-call compensation for city utility workers
North Pole council delayed a final vote on paying utility workers for on-call duty after a late rewrite. It will revisit the measure Nov. 2.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Commercial vehicle rollover closes Tok Cutoff Highway near mile 52 Monday evening
A commercial vehicle rollover closed the Tok Cutoff Highway near mile 52 Monday evening, reopening pushed to 10:20 pm.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Crash closes Parks Highway both ways near Trapper Creek; reopening expected at 3:30 pm
A crash closed the Parks Highway in both directions near Trapper Creek on Monday morning, cutting the Anchorage-Fairbanks route until at least mid-afternoon.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
