Interior

Fairbanks ordinance would shift board appointments from Assembly to borough mayor

Mayor Hopkins would gain power to appoint most borough board members now split between the Assembly and Fairbanks and North Pole, under an ordinance the Assembly takes up Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Cantwell's volunteer EMS model is straining, Denali Borough officials say

Cantwell's volunteer EMS model is straining as recruiting falters, and Denali Borough officials are weighing whether taxes could fund year-round coverage.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 9

Fairbanks would require union labor agreements on big borough projects

Fairbanks wants union-negotiated labor agreements on borough projects over $3.5 million, using an ordinance copied almost word for word from Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's August was warmer than its July, for the fourth time in a century

August was warmer than July in Alaska this year, which has happened four times since 1924. July was the coldest since 2008 and kept the fires down.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks weighs broader authority to take ownership of abused animals

Fairbanks animal control lacks a direct forfeiture process for abused or neglected animals. A proposed borough rule would add one.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The refuge at the top of the Alaska Highway is getting exhibits built for blind visitors

The first wildlife refuge most people see driving into Alaska is getting exhibits built for visitors who cannot see them. Taxidermy included.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Wind topples two dozen trees onto Tok's power lines, stalling fire recovery

Winds knocked more than two dozen trees onto Tok's power lines Wednesday, some outside the burn scar, cutting power and stalling the Mukluk Fire recovery.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A $16 million award would restructure primary care across the Interior

The biggest award in Alaska's rural health program is $16 million to change how primary care gets delivered and paid for across the Interior.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Alaska adds $16.8 million in rural health awards without naming who gets the money

War-driven oil prices are filling Alaska's treasury while straining its households

The same oil price spike is filling Alaska's treasury and straining its households — and Trump's $2 gas promise would take more than the war ending.

by Alaska News2mo ago5 min read

Flooding closes state vocational rehabilitation office in downtown Fairbanks

Flooding closed the state Department of Labor office in downtown Fairbanks on Friday, Sept. 11, halting walk-in service for vocational rehabilitation and disability employment support.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Draft permit would let Fairbanks discharge 11.2 million gallons a day into the Tanana

Fairbanks could keep discharging up to 11.2 million gallons of treated sewage a day into the Tanana River under a draft state permit.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two Fairbanks rezones could take 32 lots to 99 dwelling units total

Fairbanks is being asked to upzone two residential corridors in five days. Together they would take 32 lots from 34 units up to as many as 99.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fiber easement for four Koyukuk River villages grows to 96 acres, and comments close Oct. 12

Tanana Chiefs Conference expanded a fiber optic easement to 96 acres to bring high-speed internet to four Koyukuk River villages, with public comments due Oct. 12.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The Legislature will spend $50,000 defending the seizure of a pilot's plane

A six-pack of Budweiser cost an Alaska bush pilot his $95,000 plane. The Legislature has now voted $50,000 to defend that at the Supreme Court.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A remote Alaska village's firefighting enterprise lands more federal work

A firefighting company owned by the remote village of Nulato landed more federal fire work — part of a tribal enterprise that's grown to 200-plus local jobs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Delta Junction inventor wins design patent for sports bra with built-in neck guard

A woman in Delta Junction, population 918 at the last census, owns the look of a sports bra with a built-in neck guard for the next 15 years.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

No license covers driving a concrete mixer, so this Alaska company teaches it

No license covers driving a concrete mixer, so a North Pole company supplying Fairbanks concrete since the 1950s teaches the whole craft in-house.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 1

Subsistence salmon fishing reopens on the Tanana and Yukon after closures

Subsistence salmon fishing is reopening on the Tanana and Yukon rivers after a summer of closures, as the runs recover — though the long decline isn't over.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers say Minto man, 18, died in accidental rifle discharge

Troopers say Minto man, 18, died in accidental rifle discharge

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Fairbanks entrance is closed while crews build a year-round bike path

An entrance to South University Avenue is closed through Monday while Fairbanks builds a 1.8-mile bike and pedestrian path designed for year-round use.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

State clears three Anchorage officers in the fatal shooting of Emil McCord

State prosecutors cleared three Anchorage officers of criminal liability in the fatal shooting of Emil McCord, 112 days after it happened.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Free medical, dental and vision care comes to Sullivan Arena Sept. 19-20

Free medical, dental and vision care is available to anyone at Anchorage's Sullivan Arena Sept. 19 and 20 — no ID, insurance or income required. Come early.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Minnesota hunter cited for wanton waste of a caribou near Sagwon

Minnesota hunter cited for leaving edible meat unsalvaged on a bull caribou near Sagwon and removing antlers before finishing the salvage.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 22

The University of Alaska owns the look of a Fairbanks man's pliers

A Fairbanks man designed a pair of pliers and the university owns how they look for 15 years. If it passes on selling them, he gets them back.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Troopers find drugs on an inmate at the Fairbanks jail

Troopers found drugs on an inmate being booked into the Fairbanks jail Wednesday, the third such investigation there this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ninety-two Alaska water systems are listed as serious violators

Ninety-two Alaska water systems are federal serious violators, close to three times the national rate. The state has not brought a formal action since 2020.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

A Fox placer miner asked to move Treasure Creek. The state's public notice says equipment and an operator.

A miner near Fox wants to move part of Treasure Creek, but the state's public notice describes the request in eight words and never mentions the creek.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 2

Anchorage company wins patent for adjustable pipeline support

Two Anchorage inventors have patented a pipeline support you can raise or lower with a hand crank — a simple fix for supports that shift as permafrost thaws.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers seek red Subaru driver in Fairbanks hit-and-run at Farmers Loop

Alaska State Troopers are looking for the driver of a red Subaru after a hit-and-run at Farmers Loop and Tanana in Fairbanks on the morning of Sept. 5.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 5

Gusts to 40 mph are coming across the Interior Tuesday into Wednesday

The Interior is in for gusts of 30 to 40 mph from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday night, and as high as 50 mph up in the hills and the passes.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Haines donation drive collects wood stoves and building supplies for Tok fire rebuilding

Haines residents are collecting wood stoves, refrigerators, and building supplies for Tok-area households rebuilding after the Mukluk Fire destroyed 50 homes in August.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Two EMS providers assaulted on Parks Highway in Nenana, troopers say

A man assaulted two EMS providers on the Parks Highway in Nenana early Monday and was arrested on two counts of assault in the fourth degree.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Fish and Wildlife is putting GPS collars on moose in the upper Tanana

Tetlin refuge would like a word with its moose. It is spending $94,542 on GPS collars to learn where they go and how well they are eating.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Minor flooding possible at Golovin, with water 4 to 6 feet above high tide

Water could flood Golovin's lowest buildings Wednesday and Thursday as the National Weather Service warns of coastal surge 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The roads torn up fighting the Tok fire have been graded back

The roads firefighters tore up while saving Tok have been graded back into shape. Residents need them to reach what is left of their property.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Most of what the Tok fire burned was outbuildings. Aid may not cover them.

Two-thirds of what the Mukluk Fire destroyed near Tok were outbuildings, and the only aid program for those families generally does not cover them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks gets new flood maps in January, and most homes in the zone are uninsured

Fairbanks gets new federal flood maps in January, its first update since 1992. Three of every four homes already in the flood zone carry no insurance.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 21

Follows: New flood maps would end mandatory flood insurance for thousands of Fairbanks properties

Atmospheric river pushes small Interior streams toward bankfull

An atmospheric river soaked Interior Alaska this weekend, and forecasters warned small streams could rise to the tops of their banks.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Alaska village-owned firm services a Queens federal building

A company owned by four small interior Alaska villages is keeping the AC running at a Queens federal building that mails Social Security checks to millions.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks' utility is writing down when it would start turning off your power

Fairbanks' electric co-op is writing rules for when it would start rotating outages. It has run short on reserve power 236 of the last 250 days.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read