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A Fairbanks playwright and theater director is hosting a public reading of a new play for one night only, tonight (Thursday) to celebrate Juneteenth. The play will be read at 7:00 p.m. at 514 2nd Avenue in Fairbanks.
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Firefighters scrambled Wednesday to attack several new lightning-sparked wildfires burning around the eastern Interior. // A state official is concerned that Alaska may fail to meet grant-match requirements and lose $600 million in federal funds for transportation projects. // A Fairbanks playwright and theater director is hosting a public reading of a new play tonight (Thursday) to celebrate Juneteenth.
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NewsAt the root of the matter is a question about where the state should pull the money from to fulfill the match obligations.
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Tuesday’s dry-lightning thunderstorms sparked dozens of wildfires around the Interior, including two fires in the Fairbanks area. // Teachers in Fairbanks held a rally Tuesday to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto last week of a bill that would’ve boosted funding for education. //The field of candidates for Alaska governor grew to four last week, after Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries filed a letter of intent saying she’s considering a run.
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WildfiresThis year’s fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior and elsewhere in the state.
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Teachers in Fairbanks held a rally at the community library on Tuesday, to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto of education money last week.
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NewsThe National Weather Service says Delta Junction and Tok will see the worst smoke over the next week.
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NewsTemperatures climbed into the mid-80s over the weekend, where they’re likely to remain until the end of the week.
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This year’s fire season heated up last week with near-record temperatures and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior. // The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory for Alaska last week when temperatures climbed into the mid-80s in the Interior. // Heavy wildfire smoke from Canada drifted into eastern Alaska over the weekend, impacting communities from the Interior to Southeast. //The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted down an ordinance last week that would've required voters to mail their ballots in time to arrive by Election Day.
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NewsHad it passed, the measure would have set an election-day deadline for the receipt of the mailed ballots.
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