Alex Bengel
Reporter/Anchor
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Alex was born and raised in Oregon's Willamette Valley. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and History from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 2013, and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 2015. Since then, he spent a year working in Washington, D.C. before moving back to Fairbanks. He served with the AmeriCorps VISTA program for 3 years.
Education
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 8:14 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Efforts at expanding renewable energy in Alaska got a shot in the arm with the creation of the Office of Energy Innovation.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Clack and Jacobson will appear on the ballot for North Pole residents in the municipal elections on October 4.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 6:17 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Pruhs and Therrien will appear on the ballot for Fairbanks residents in the municipal elections on October 4.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 4:57 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Gibson and Tidwell will be on the ballot for Fairbanks residents in the municipal elections on October 4.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Croteau, MacDonald and Sprinkle will appear on the ballot in the municipal elections on October 4.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:00 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On November 8, Alaska will elect a Governor and a U.S. Representative.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 4:45 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Burnett and Radgosky will appear on the ballot in the municipal elections on October 4.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 5:03 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Brandy Harty and Les Nichols are both running for seat C on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 9:12 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Barbara Haney and Liz Reeves-Ramos are running for seat I on the Fairbanks North Star Borough assembly.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 9:30 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
First distributed in 1982, the dividend given to each qualified Alaskan has varied over the years, from less than $400 to over $2,000 prior to 2022.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:28 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
O'Neall said running for reelection felt like the right thing to do after getting to know the borough better in her first term.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 3:54 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Kuba Grzeda and Brett Rotermund are running for seat B on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 10:34 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Shoppers Forum will be open for early voting from September 19 to 29.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 4:58 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
To open their new season, the theater has chosen “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”, a comedy by Neil Simon that has never seen the stage in Fairbanks before.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 9:25 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Protestors gathered to speak out against operations at the Fairbanks Youth Facility
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 7:41 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Governor Mike Dunleavy signed into law Senate Bill 185, which passed the legislature in May.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 7:58 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The event, now in its eleventh year, took place at the Alaska K9 Center on Badger Road.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 7:33 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Clark's resignation comes after a change of address that has brought him outside the Fairbanks city limits.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 4:04 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
WIC benefits for much of the Fairbanks area will automatically transfer to the Midnight Sun WIC Program in Juneau.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 1:21 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Friday, September 9, a crowd gathered at Fort Wainwright to pay tribute to the heroes of 9/11 and to remember those who were lost.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 6:02 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, De-Cruit is coming to West Valley High School’s DeWild Theatre to bring their work to the Fairbanks community.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:09 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
United Way of the Tanana Valley partners with 17 nonprofits around the Interior to bring services to those in need.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 4:50 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
A new tree stands outside the Hap Ryder Riverfront Theatre as a memorial for an anchor of the performing arts community in Fairbanks.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 2:10 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
This gathering represents a return to normal, as the parade has not operated since before the COVID-19 pandemic began
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 5:26 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
With this election, Alaska held the first test of its ranked-choice election system, voted into law in 2020.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 7:32 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Maurice Hughes will now be Director of the Alaska State Troopers (AST), the first African-American to serve as Colonel for AST.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:03 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Mary Peltola has emerged as the winner in Alaska’s first ranked choice election.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 9:15 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
David Pruhs and Valerie Therrien are running to serve as Mayor of the City of Fairbanks in the municipal election on October 4.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:04 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The project started on August 23 and comes after an analysis with MACS Transit and area businesses.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 11:35 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
There was no revving of the engines at the Arctic Road Rally that began at Golden Valley Electric Association on Friday, August 12.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 8:54 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
DeMars said he is running because with redistricting, his district needs a strong, common-sense conservative voice.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 8:54 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Fowler said she is running because she wants to make sure everyone’s voice is heard.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 8:53 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Cronk said he is running because he wants to make sure rural Alaska has a voice in Juneau.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 10:06 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The Lieutenant Governor said early voter turnout so far has been high compared to the last midterm in 2018.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:55 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Republican Pat Nolin is running for one of Alaska’s seats in the U.S. Senate, currently held by Lisa Murkowski.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:53 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Bert Williams is running for seat R in the Alaska State Senate with the Alaskan Independence Party.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 8:49 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
A hallway at the International Arctic Research Center carries a new striped design showcasing the arctic’s climate year-by-year since 1900, a window into the region’s past.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 9:52 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
In between Santa Claus Lane and Snowman Lane in North Pole, two intersections are undergoing construction work this summer.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 11:40 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Nick Begich and Mary Peltola are both running for Alaska’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 2:50 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Parker said he is running because he believes his district deserves the best.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:29 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
McNeill, Jr. said he is running because he feels that he has a message that will resound with the people of Alaska in these times.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 8:56 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Carrick said she is running because she wants to help plan for Alaska’s long-term future.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 8:55 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
McKinley said he is running because he thinks a change is needed down in Juneau.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 9:59 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Tomaszewski said he is running to be a voice for those who feel unrepresented by their legislators.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 9:58 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Hopkins said he is running because there’s still work to be done to put Alaska on the right foot for the future.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 8:44 AM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The project is expected to last through this year’s construction season and be completed by its end.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 9:53 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Following a series of power outages on Monday, July 25, numerous homes in the Fairbanks area remain without power.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:30 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Van Lawrence is running for District 32 in the Alaska House.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:27 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Will Stapp is running for District 32 in the Alaska House.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:26 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Mike Prax is running for District 33 in the Alaska House of Representatives.
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