The search for Christian Diaz, 24, lasted about two days after his friends notified authorities that Diaz didn't resurface when his kayak flipped Friday evening.

A U.S. Air Force servicemember died over the weekend following a kayaking accident on a section of the Chena River that runs through Fairbanks. // Firefighters continued working through the weekend around the Interior to protect communities at risk of wildfires. // Fairbanks residents could soon start living on the ground floor of buildings in the most densely developed part of the city. / The U.S. Senate is still working on the Republican megabill containing tax cuts and President Trump’s other priorities. And they're trying to woo Sen. Lisa Murkowski into supporting the bill.

Many gathered on the Chena River in Fairbanks to pray and protest against the decline of salmon in Interior Alaska rivers.

A Fairbanks photographer has become a leading artist in the country in a rare technique of photo manipulation. His work is featured in a photo exhibit at the University of Alaska Fairbanks this month.

Fairbanks Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins said it’s imperative that people get out when the orders come down.

Officials are still assessing the damage, but the Denali Borough mayor says he knows for certain that people have lost their primary residences.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about heat advisories.

Assemblymember Tammie Wilson had introduced the idea of raising the rate as a way to put downward pressure on property taxes, which make up the majority of borough tax revenue. On Thursday, she encouraged her fellow assembly members to vote against her ordinance.

As wildfires raged, the Fairbanks North Star Borough told some neighborhoods to evacuate, but not everyone listened. Advocates say the so-called Big Beautiful Bill puts thousands of Alaskans subsidized health insurance at risk. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly rejected an ordinance Thursday that proposed asking voters to approve a bed tax increase.

A round up of fires in the Interior. A family loses their home in the Bear Creek Fire south of Healy. A meeting tonight will give the Healy community an update on the Bear Creek Fire. A meeting tonight in Fairbanks will showcase volunteer opportunities to help with emergencies.