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A federal minerals program is funding science on the seafloor mining wants to dig
An NSF grant is funding UAF-run science at a Pacific seamount through a "critical minerals" program — on the same mineral-rich seafloor that deep-sea mining wants, and that scientists call living habitat.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
To understand today's coastal flooding, a UAF scientist will study an ancient one
A UAF scientist will spend two years studying how the sea drowned the Bering Land Bridge — because the same western Alaska coast is flooding again, and the ancient record is a forecast.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
A tiny fire near Koyuk has smoldered under investigation for a month
A quarter-acre fire 51 miles northeast of Koyuk has been under investigation for over a month, with no cause identified and no threat to homes or subsistence areas reported.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
A North Pole dirt bike crash follows a fatal Fairbanks motorcycle wreck
A North Pole dirt bike rider walked away with minor injuries — the interior's second two-wheeled crash this month, after a Fairbanks motorcyclist was killed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
K9 Jack retires at 5 after four years on Interior village patrols
K9 Jack is retiring at 5, early for a police dog, after four years and a long list of seizures across 39 Interior villages. A younger nose has the beat now.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
UAF grant aims to read what a volcano is doing while it does it
A UAF grant aims to turn a volcano's rumble and infrasound into a live readout of how hard it's erupting, with Aleutian air traffic as the stakes.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaskan Alpine Club seeks permit for new Alaska Range hut near Healy
A climbing club wants to build a new hut at the base of Nenana Mountain — a rare addition to Alaska's tiny backcountry hut network. Comments are open now.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A village's water grant score can hinge on whether the clerk took a class
A free state course Aug. 3–11 can boost a village's water and sewer grant scores — clerk training counts for up to 40% of project points. Sign up by July 31.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
The new Richardson Highway bridge takes shape at Mile 346
The last girders are up on the new Richardson Highway bridge at Mile 346 — a rebuild aimed at reopening a key Valdez-to-Canada freight route to heavy loads.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Chena Small Tracts Road closed for the season as roundabout goes in
Chena Small Tracts Road is closed for the season while a roundabout goes in. West Fairbanks: your detours are Palo Verde, Amherst and Dartmouth.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Troopers issue Silver Alert for 73-year-old missing near Fairbanks
Troopers issued a Silver Alert for Rodney Rutherford, 73, last seen on Murphy Dome Road near Fairbanks Friday night. Call 907-451-5100 with information.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Troopers arrest Fairbanks woman for DUI near Healy after multiple REDDI calls
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Fairbanks woman on a DUI charge after multiple REDDI calls reported dangerous driving on the Parks Highway near Healy on July 26.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A three-bite Fairbanks dog gets strict conditions instead of euthanasia
A Fairbanks dog with three bites gets to live — under a locked kennel, leashing, neutering, and a behaviorist plan built to keep it off the euthanasia list.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Troopers seek Jacob Wallace, missing from Fairbanks facility since Saturday
Alaska State Troopers are seeking Jacob Wallace, a juvenile who walked away from the Presbyterian House in Fairbanks Saturday night and has not been located.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A missing Wasilla man was found alive in a car in Delta Junction
A Wasilla man missing since July 21 was found alive in Delta Junction — in a car that had sat parked for nearly a day before anyone checked.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A sacred site promised in 1978 is being considered by Congress to go to Doyon
A sacred Athabascan site was promised to Doyon in 1978, then a national park grew around it. Congress is finally moving to hand it over.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska's stacked weekend of BIG EVENTS
Get out of your house. Like, summers gonna be done soon. What're you waiting for?
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska is auctioning 18 Fairbanks-area timber sales
Alaska is auctioning 18 timber sales near Fairbanks next month — more than double last fall's round — and the cash-up-front rules favor established outfits.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
State maps five years of possible Fairbanks-Delta timber sales
The state has mapped where logging could be proposed near Fairbanks and Delta through 2030 — as cutting on the Tanana Valley State Forest holds a steady pace.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Motorcyclist killed in left-turn crash at Geist and Loftus in Fairbanks
A motorcyclist died Saturday at the intersection of Geist Road and Loftus Road in Fairbanks after colliding with a vehicle turning left.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Troopers issue Silver Alert for missing 73-year-old near Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers issued a Silver Alert for 73-year-old Rodney Rutherford, missing since 11:30 p.m. Friday near Murphy Dome Road northwest of Fairbanks. Call 907-451-5100 with information.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Driver ran from Fairbanks crash scene, troopers forward charges
A driver fled a two-vehicle crash in Fairbanks on foot Friday, July 24, and troopers forwarded charges after passengers and a witness identified him.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska's senators split on Iran war powers, and Murkowski missed the vote
Murkowski has repeatedly broken with Trump to rein in the Iran war. Thursday she missed the vote, and Sullivan again voted no. The motion failed 47-49.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Fatigue blamed in a Parks Highway rollover near Cantwell
A tired Florida driver rolled her vehicle near Cantwell on Thursday, the latest in a summer of crashes and closures on the Parks Highway. Injuries were minor.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Delta Junction hit by 58 mph gusts, near-zero visibility from blowing dust
Delta Junction got hit with 58 mph gusts and blinding dust Tuesday night, the fourth wind advisory there this month.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Woman arrested on DUI charge after driving into a North Pole business
A woman drove through the wall of a North Pole business just after noon Thursday and was arrested on a DUI charge, Alaska State Troopers said.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Four wind advisories cover Alaska through Thursday with gusts to 60 mph
Four wind advisories are up across Alaska — and in Anchorage, weeks of rain have left the ground soft enough that 50 mph gusts could bring trees down.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Chatanika River whitefish spear lottery opens July 27
Everyone loves the lottery - this one for Fish
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Nenana River erosion threatens Alaska Railroad mainline; DNR proposes 6-acre land sale near Healy
Alaska is selling 6 acres of state land to the Alaska Railroad so it can move its mainline tracks away from the eroding Nenana River near Healy. Comments due August 14.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Chisana caribou subsistence hunt opens Aug. 10 with six-bull quota
Federal subsistence permits for Chisana caribou opened July 20, with hunting August 10 through September 30 or until six bulls are taken, limited to residents of five named Unit 12 communities.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Yukon District 4 federal waters open to summer chum subsistence with selective gear only
Federal and state managers opened Yukon District 4 and Koyukuk River to summer chum subsistence harvest with selective gear only, banning gillnets to protect Chinook salmon through late July.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Delta Junction man cited for fishing closed waters and gillnet violation in Nushagak
A Delta Junction man was cited for fishing in closed waters and violating gillnet rules in Bristol Bay on July 4, one of 11 citations troopers issued during peak sockeye season.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Wrangell-St. Elias closes section of Root Glacier Trail after landslide risk found
Wrangell-St. Elias closed part of Root Glacier Trail after geologists found landslide risk on the moraine, blocking access during peak summer season with no alternate route yet available.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Supreme Court to hear Alaska bush pilot's fight over $95,000 plane seized for a six-pack
Supreme Court will hear whether Alaska can seize a bush pilot's $95,000 plane because a passenger carried beer to a dry village.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Four TCC employees selected for ANTHC leadership programs
Four Tanana Chiefs Conference employees selected for competitive nine-month leadership programs run by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to develop skills across tribal healthcare.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Fairbanks trails commission to weigh commercial vehicle rules Monday
Fairbanks trails commission meets Monday to weigh rules on commercial vehicles on borough recreational trails, part of a larger dispute over who uses the system and how.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks: Old Chena Ridge Road and Transfer Site access close July 27 for season
Old Chena Ridge Road and Transfer Site access close July 27 through the construction season for roundabout work at the Chena Pump Road intersection, part of a $3 million safety project.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Kennicott River rising after Hidden Creek Lake drains; crest expected Monday
Hidden Creek Lake is draining into the Kennicott River near McCarthy, expected to crest Monday with fast-moving water and debris. • Dangerous conditions extend downstream to the Chitina and Copper Rivers, putting boaters and subsistence fishermen at risk. • This annual glacial flood is called a jökulhlaup; NWS warns against parking, camping, or crossing near riverbanks.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
Three DUI arrests in one day span Kenai Peninsula and Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers arrested three drivers on DUI charges Saturday, two on the Kenai Peninsula and one in Fairbanks, after crashes that injured multiple people.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Wrangell-St. Elias subsistence permits open July 20 for Units 11 and 12
Subsistence permits for moose, goat, caribou, and sheep in Wrangell-St. Elias opened July 20 at Copper Center and Slana through September 20 for federally qualified rural Alaska residents.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
