Alex Bengel
Reporter/Anchor
Fairbanks, Alaska
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.
The election was held in Two Rivers on Tuesday, November 21.
The soup kitchen serves anyone who comes in looking for a meal, including those who spend their winter nights outside.
This Thanksgiving, about 20 restaurants have indicated that their doors will be open for hungry visitors in the Fairbanks area.
On the ballot was the dissolution of the Two Rivers Fire Service Area, which was voted into place in November 2022, in an election that caused contention in the community.
Local non-profit organization Pleasant Valley/Two Rivers Fire Association has been working to prepare the community for its implementation.
Election day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 21 at the Two Rivers Community Center, with polls open between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
A total of 59 alternatives were presented, each recommending a specific action.
Interior Alaska is home to four military bases: Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Greely, and Clear Space Force Station.
Tours are scheduled to start every half hour beginning at 10:00 a.m., with the last tour taking off at 5:00 p.m.
Community members are invited to hear reports and ask questions.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough’s Capital Improvement Program has been used to fund projects like the renovation of the Noel Wien Library and the John Weaver Memorial Skatepark.
Kinross Gold Corporation has defended its right to operate and the safety measures being taken by the corporation.
It is unclear when the ore hauls will begin, but are expected to pick up steam through 2024.
Mayor Ward’s decision was formally announced at the October 26 reconvened assembly meeting.
Two times a year, communities around the Fairbanks North Star Borough, can vote to decide what services they’ll receive.
Kevin Pease, George Frese, and Eugene Vent reached the agreement with the Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association, which insures the City of Fairbanks.
In the borough, it is estimated that roughly 10,000 parcels of land, or 20 percent of the total, may have been illegally subdivided during their history of ownership.
The Red and Blue lines will be running most of the length of the road, stopping at Bridgewater Drive, Carr Drive, Southern Avenue and Marika Road.
While Saturday hours remain 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the facility will now open at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, instead of noon.
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 and 28, a training facility at the North Pole Fire Station will serve as a house of scares, courtesy of students at North Pole High School.
According to Kinross, mining operations began in mid-August after the project received its full permitting in May.
The language of the ordinance argues that synchronizing local with state and national elections would make voting more convenient.
On October 19 at 1:30PM, Bradley Carroll was taken into custody by Alaska State Troopers on two counts of Vehicle Theft in the First Degree.
The play is a Sherlock Holmes mystery called “The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays.”
According to the report, Alaska saw 247 fatal drug overdoses last year.
At the meeting, the community heard from Superintendent Luke Meinert, who discussed various issues facing the district.
These turbines are expected to have more than fourteen hundred kilowatt hours combined each day.
Newscenter Fairbanks partnered with Madden Real Estate, United Way of the Tanana Valley, and Northern Laundry Services in the annual Coat Drive.
Despite the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and School Board officially being non-partisan bodies, each of the two major parties had encouraged their voters to support certain candidates.
Since 2017 the borough has been working on the new Downtown Plan meant to replace an old one which was repealed.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough found itself without a Code Enforcement Officer this summer.
While candidate percentages of the vote shifted, no results were changed from Election Day as a result of the added ballots.
The festivities included a fry bread fundraiser, fish skin sewing workshop and a demonstration of native games.
The debris being burned was gathered over the last few years in an effort to reduce fuel for wildfires.
According to FPD Chief Ron Dupee, limited response has been the department’s policy since November of last year.
Borough transfer sites closing at night due to problems with littering, loitering, and other code violations.
Up to 1,139 absentee ballots could be received by the borough, and 584 questioned ballots are being processed.
The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. on Election Day, closing at 8:00 p.m.
All candidates for borough assembly and Fairbanks City Council indicated they would vote in favor of both propositions.
This week two Romanian men were arrested for allegedly perpetrating scams in Interior Alaska involving trading fake jewelry for cash. It is suspected more accomplices exist as Anchorage Police seek suspects.
Maple and Matheson appear on the ballot for the October 3 municipal election.
Last week, a dozen school districts in Alaska received hoax threats, many involving bombs in school buildings, leading to evacuations and school closures.
Doran and Humphrey will appear on the ballot in the municipal elections on October 3.
Burgess and Smith appear on the ballot for all borough residents in the Municipal Elections on October 3.
A woman involved in two vehicle collisions with pedestrians claimed both times she did not see the pedestrians.
The 2023 Interior Alaska Municipal Election is Tuesday, October 3.
Glab, Williams and Terch appear on the municipal ballot for North Pole residents.
Kun and Ringstad will both appear on the ballot for City of Fairbanks residents in the Municipal Election on October 3.
MacDonald and Marney will appear on the ballot for City of Fairbanks residents in the Municipal Election on October 3.
Crass and Gibson will appear on the ballot in the municipal election on October 3.
