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A lot of eyes were on Sen. Lisa Murkowski Monday night, as the U.S. Senate voted on dozens of amendments to the budget reconciliation package. //The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Wednesday in response to a forecast of high temperatures, low humidity and winds that could fan the flames of wildfire. // Multiple class action lawsuits recently filed in federal court claim a Fairbanks-based Alaska Native Corporation failed to protect personal data from a cyberattack. // Experts predict that sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay this summer will be bigger and heavier than last year’s run. -
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.
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NewsState officials are hopeful that the arrival of federal crews will bolster Interior firefighting efforts. Fairbanks area school board grapples with state education funding veto as they prepare to adopt their budget. Watchdog report finds gap in regulators' oversight of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. -
41 detainees from other countries are being held in Alaska prisons for ICE. Two big fires in the Interior close major roads and fill the Tanana Valley with smoke. A People's Town Hall Tuesday night wants to hear from residents bothered by federal cuts and layoffs. -
NewsInterior Alaskans should get to soak up some midnight sun in t-shirt weather this weekend, but a red flag warning remains in effect. Thunderstorms sparked a dozen new wildfires Thursday, including one that triggered an evacuation. A Fairbanks woman drowned Tuesday after a rafting accident on the Chatanika River. Many Interior Alaskans got a text Thursday saying they had owed fines to the DMV, and yes, it's a scam. A Fairbanks North Star Borough assembly member wants to ask voters if the borough should increase its bed tax rate. -
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. -
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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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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The largest protest this year in Fairbanks is one of the many that made for the largest one-day protest in the country. Municipal leaders hold a press conference about Governor Dunleavy's education vetos last week, and start talking about a lawsuit. A small plane crashes near Two Rivers, sending the pilot to the hospital. The Dalton Highway is washed out and closed. Weird data points determine Alaska is a safe from Zombies. -
NewsGov. Dunleavy's line item veto of education funding means Fairbanks school board likely must cut another $2.5 million from its budget. Local photographer and master of rare technique is exhibiting his work at UAF. North Slope Borough officials say petitioners failed to obtain enough signatures to hold election for recalling the borough mayor.
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A legislative task force has two years to change Alaska education policy.Another climber dies on Denali.Summer camps in Denali National Park are back on but disrupted by federal layoffs.A Korean fighter plane crash at Eielson AFB is still being investigated.A micro-nuclear power plant get the next step to be built on Eielson.A local Rotary Club hosts a special event for Foster care families. -
NewsA Korean fighter jet crashed after taking off from Eielson Air Force Base, and the Alaska Geophysical Institute is working with the Alaska Aerospace corporation to increase the state's spaceport services.
