As most people already guessed, Fairbanks has had a cool, wet summer. We have had a record low number of days above 80 degrees and the fourth highest precipitation on record.
At a time when food insecurity is up around the nation, Stone Soup Garden provides around 2000 pounds of vegetables every season to community’s most vulnerable... But that’s not the garden's only purpose. We'll explain.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Sunday that if he’s elected, his administration would stop a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.
Alaska Natives were allowed to apply for 160 acres (65 hectares) of land under the 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act. Before a new law went into effect in 1971, there was a big advertising push to urge Alaska Natives to claim title if they hadn’t already done so.
The University of Alaska Board of Regents are no longer considering a proposed merger of the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, officials said.
State wildlife department employees have killed four bears near the remote area in south-central Alaska where authorities say a man was fatally mauled last week.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has confirmed four positive COVID-19 cases at the Anchorage Pioneer Home, including three residents and one staff member.
On Thursday, Chief Justice Joel Bolger issued Special Order 8183 extending the suspension of in-person criminal and civil jury trials until November 2, 2020.
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is supposed to be days away from a long recess full of campaigning, but stalled coronavirus relief talks on Capitol Hill could put a hitch in his plans.
President Donald Trump’s eldest son agreed Tuesday with calls to block a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska.
According to Alaska State Troopers (AST), on July 3, 2020 at approximately 9:00am, Fairbanks AST responded to the area of the Mitchell Expressway and Lathrop St. for the report of a hit and run.
According to Alaska State Troopers, on August 4, 2020 around 12:30pm members of the Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team attempted to stop a car driven by 33 year old Fairbanks man, Ruben M. Musgrove, in pursuant to an open investigation.
According to Alaska State Troopers, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation Technical Crimes Unit (TCU) in Anchorage received a report that a teenage female in Naknek had been enticed to send explicit images of herself to adults online.
Monday marked the first day F-35s stationed at Eielson Air Force Base took part in a RED FLAG-Alaska exercise. The 356th Fighter Squadron received its first F-35s in April and have been working and training to be ready for the operation over the last few months.
Whatever size your garden is, you’ve probably had to deal with aphids at some time or another. In today’s Garden Tips, we learn how you can keep the tiny creatures from wreaking havoc on your plants.
For nearly a century there has been talk of connecting Alaska to the lower 48 by rail. Now a company called A-2-A railway is working to make that dream a reality.
The Government of Canada remains committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. For public health reasons, the temporary restriction on all optional or discretionary travel at the Canada-United States (U.S.) border remains in place.
Nonresident travelers to Alaska will need to show they tested negative for COVID-19 shortly before arriving as part of an effort aimed at minimizing cases and preserving testing supplies and protective gear, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board voted to start schooling remotely for the 2020-2021 school year, a decision which will be reevaluated at every subsequent regular meeting of the board.
The publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement marked the most significant step in the effort the develop the copper, gold and molybdenum mine at the Pebble deposit to date.
A seafood processing plant in Anchorage has found 56 employees tested positive for COVID-19, marking the latest outbreak in the industry, health officials said.
Schools in Anchorage will not open for in-person classes in the fall, but will instead begin with online-only learning five days a week as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increases.
Two college seniors wanted to make a meaningful impact on the community so they packaged up 600 items for the needy and hung them on a fence near Denali Elementary School.
The community of Salcha is around 30 miles outside of Fairbanks on the Richardson Highway. The roughly 1,000 residents like to keep to themselves and do things differently. According to Fire Chief Tim Biggane, the Salcha Fire and Rescue is no different.