Park officials identified the victim as Robin Pendery of Washington state, a seasonal mountaineering ranger assigned to Denali National Park and Preserve.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about the later than normal arrival of warm weather.

University of Alaska Fairbanks students are calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to keep university maintenance funding intact. // A political unknown from Petersburg filed for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race last week. His candidacy is making headlines nationwide because his name, like the incumbent, is Dan Sullivan. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has been silent on President Trump’s controversial plan to spend public funds on a White House ballroom and his nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund. But on Thursday, Sullivan voted against those Trump priorities in amendments that failed on the Senate floor. // The largest tribe in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta squared off against Donlin Gold and the state of Alaska Wednesday in the state’s Supreme Court. // The National Science Foundation plans to yank a long-standing ocean observation station from the sea floor far off the coast of Alaska next year.

In Fairbanks, project backers are pointing to high energy prices in the Interior as one reason to push through the tax bill, which currently includes provisions for a spur line to the Golden Heart City.

In a letter to the governor's office, they cited mold-related dorm evacuations, roof damage and aging elevators that risk trapping occupants.

The developer of the Alaska LNG project released its first specific public cost estimates Wednesday for the proposed 800-mile pipeline and infrastructure. // As lawmakers consider tax breaks for the proposed LNG pipeline, Fairbanks officials work to secure a spur line into the borough as part of the deal.

Dozens of candidates kicked off their campaigns Monday for governor, Congress and the Legislature Just before the Monday deadline to file for office. // U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will come to the University of Alaska Fairbanks in July for a public question-and-answer session. // The State of Alaska owes millions of dollars to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help with October 2025 storm damage in western Alaska. // The Alaska Legislature approved a measure to add a superior court judge to the state’s third judicial district to relieve a backlog of work for judges in Palmer. // A researcher in Nome is collecting data on viruses that migratory birds from Asia bring to Alaska after flying across the Bering Strait.

City of Fairbanks Mayor Mindy O’Neall on Friday announced a goal to establish a behavioral health court in Fairbanks. // Monday was the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska, and there were some twists before the deadline. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich are not saying how they feel about two of President Trump’s most controversial priorities.

With the help of Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning staff, Tanana Middle school students collected traffic data in the month of May at the intersection of Trainor Gate Road and F Street, where a vehicle struck and seriously injured a student in 2023.

Another climber died Sunday while descending from the summit. It was the fourth death on the mountain in four days. // An F-15 fighter pilot on Friday had to abort takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base. // Dilapidated schools in Alaska may get a big financial boost if Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a an education bill. // 4. A bill to increase state funding for free legal aid for poor Alaskans has passed into law without the governor’s signature. // The deadline to sign up to run for statewide office is 5 p.m. today. // Dillingham independent Bryce Edgmon, the most senior member of the state House, is now running to represent southwest Alaska as a state Senator.