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Vehicle strikes and kills moose on Richardson Highway in North Pole
A moose lost its fight with a vehicle on the Richardson Highway in North Pole. The driver's fine, the car isn't, and troopers called a charity for the meat.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions
Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.
by Alaska News4d ago5 min read
Alaska's 2026 fishing derby winners, from Valdez to Wrangell and Juneau
Chase Edstrom of North Pole won Valdez's Silver Salmon Derby with an 18.80-pound coho worth $10,000, the largest catch since 2010.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
North Pole council adopts 3% raise with 30-step pay scale
North Pole City Council voted 7-0 to give employees a 3 percent raise and expand the pay scale to 30 steps so senior workers advance instead of dropping back, taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
North Pole council advances comp time for on-call utility workers
North Pole may give on-call utility workers an hour of comp time per day. Santa Claus co-sponsored it. Mayor Larry Terch cast the only no vote.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals
Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.
by Alaska News4d ago11 min read
Fairbanks voters decide tax cap, election date and hand-count initiatives Tuesday
Fairbanks votes Tuesday on locking in its tax cap, moving elections to November and counting every ballot by hand. Six local seats are up, too.
by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Fairbanks-area plan projects draw $13 million in federal highway obligations
Fairbanks and North Pole projects drew about $13 million in federal highway obligations in six weeks. When any of it gets built is a separate question.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Much of the Beaufort Sea's ice melted out in August after a cold, late start
A cold, cloudy spring slowed the melt off Alaska's north coast. Then August opened a hole north of Utqiaġvik, and much of the Beaufort's ice was gone.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Pilots will drop pumpkins on a target near North Pole on Saturday
Pilots will drop pumpkins from 200 feet onto a target circle at Bradley Sky Ranch near North Pole on Saturday, Sept. 26, competing for prizes in a free public fly-in event.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min read
Tanana subsistence and personal use fishing goes 24 hours
Tanana River subsistence fishing opens to full gear around the clock Tuesday, after six straight years of restrictions on a fall chum run that came back.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
North Pole's bed tax collections are up 137% and headed for a record year
North Pole's bed tax collections more than doubled this year, likely because short-term rentals are finally paying up. A magazine also called it charming.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min read
North Pole wants its next mayor to work part time, for $2,000 a month
North Pole's council voted to cut the next mayor's pay from about $80,000 a year plus benefits to $2,000 a month, flat. It is not final quite yet.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min read
Troopers arrest driver on DUI charge after 105 mph stop near Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers arrested a driver on a DUI charge after stopping them for driving 105 mph with signs of impairment on the Richardson Highway near Fairbanks on September 20th.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest North Pole man found inside vacant Fairbanks apartment
Troopers arrested a North Pole man found hiding in the bathroom of a vacant Fairbanks rental, where they also found a makeshift sleeping area.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Chena River flood advisory extended through Sunday as crest forecast rises
NWS extended the Chena River flood advisory through 10 pm Sunday and raised the Moose Creek Dam crest forecast to 25.1 feet.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fairbanks flood maps are final. Borough page still points to appeals
Fairbanks' flood maps are final, but the borough still links to obsolete appeal instructions. The Jan. 8 maps change insurance and building rules.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fairbanks votes Oct. 6 on capping taxes, moving elections and hand counts
Fairbanks voters decide Oct. 6 whether to cap borough taxes, move elections to November and count ballots by hand. Any of it locks for two years.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Flood watch warns Chena and Little Chena could top minor flood stage Wednesday
Half an inch to an inch of rain is landing on ground that is already soaked. The Little Chena is the river for Fairbanks to keep an eye on now.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fairbanks dense fog advisory expired at noon after visibility fell to 100 yards
Fog in Fairbanks got thick enough Monday that you could see about a hundred yards, and it did that an hour after the advisory was supposed to end.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
North Pole council advances 3% pay raise for city employees
North Pole advanced a 3 percent raise for city employees Tuesday after rejecting a push to delay it and hearing that employee trust in the council is low.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Troopers say stolen truck hit dump truck head-on in North Pole
A truck troopers say was stolen hit a dump truck head-on in North Pole. The driver was arrested on theft and DUI charges, which are not findings of guilt.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Flood watches cover McGrath and Fairbanks as one storm moves across Alaska
Flood watches take effect Monday for McGrath and Tuesday for Fairbanks as a multi-day storm brings heavy rain and wind across Alaska through Saturday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
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 AlaskaNews3w 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.News4w ago2 min read
High wind warnings for the northwest coast as Arctic logs warmest summer since 1950
The Arctic had its warmest summer since 1950, and the water off Alaska's northwest coast still ran cold. That coast now gets gusts to 65 mph.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Wells Fargo keeps shrinking in Alaska, where it's the only bank in six towns
Wells Fargo keeps closing Alaska branches — nine since 2019, the latest in Anchorage. In six Alaska towns it's the only bank, and could leave them with none.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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.News1mo ago2 min read
GVEA's fuel charge drops 12.6%, reversing about a third of June's increase
GVEA's fuel charge dropped 12.6 percent Tuesday, cutting about $15 from monthly bills for Interior members, though the rate remains far above pre-summer levels after diesel prices spiked.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Therapy dogs at the North Pole library Sept. 19, first of five Saturdays
North Pole library hosts therapy dogs for children's reading sessions on Sept. 19 and Oct. 17, drop-in from 1 to 3 p.m., no registration needed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Golden Valley was short on reserves 94 percent of the last 250 days
Golden Valley was short on generation reserves 94% of the last 250 days, and its mix models 17 shortfalls a year against a benchmark of one per decade.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read
North Pole's library rolls out a fall lineup of programs for kids
North Pole's library rolls out a fall lineup for kids: baby playtime, storytimes, movie afternoons and reading aloud to therapy dogs, Sept. 1 through October.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Fairbanks borough moves to study rural emergency coverage it flagged in 2018
A 2018 borough plan flagged spotty rural emergency coverage around Fairbanks. Seven years on, the borough is finally moving to study a fix — one that could redraw who covers whom.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Troopers: Fairbanks man, 79, injured in Old Nenana Highway motorcycle crash
A 79-year-old Fairbanks man was injured Wednesday in a motorcycle crash on Old Nenana Highway and taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Yukon fall salmon subsistence fishing closes as the run falls short
Fall chum and coho subsistence fishing is closing across the upper Yukon as the run falls short, the last in a season of closures that moved steadily up the river.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Two men barricade themselves in a car after fleeing Fairbanks police
Two men barricaded themselves in a car after fleeing Fairbanks police early Sunday, and face charges including DUI, weapons and drug misconduct after the standoff ended.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
North Pole man charged with felony assault for throwing rocks at cars
A North Pole man, Jonathan Moreland, 23, was arrested after troopers say he threw rocks at passing cars near Badger Road — then at the patrol cars that showed up. He faces felony assault charges.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read