Authorities say a man died of injuries sustained in a house fire in Fairbanks Sunday. // The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has tentatively decided that oil and gas exploration should be allowed on state land near the Yukon River. // The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case challenging mail-in ballot deadlines. In Alaska, the court’s decision could extend to other types of voting as well. // The Fort Yukon girls basketball team won its third 1A title in a row at the state tournament in Anchorage earlier this month. // Around 25,000 Alaskans lost all or part of their health insurance subsidies in 2026 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But there are some options for getting health care that don’t involve insurance. // A servicemember stationed at Eielson Air Force Base has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for possessing child sexual-abuse materials.

The board for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has adopted a recommended budget for next fiscal year with dozens of restored positions. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy is out with a new bill offering tax breaks for a planned natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska. // Results show tribal members of Kipnuk have voted overwhelmingly to relocate their community after devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. // An auction of drilling rights in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska broke records last week. // Nine seismic stations in Alaska are fully funded again after a new agreement with federal and state agencies.

Today is the spring equinox for the northern hemisphere. The forecast for next week calls for some seasonably warm weather. // Last year, Alaska lawmakers managed to increase the school funding, but this year, school districts are bracing for more deep budget cuts. // University of Alaska President Pat Pitney delivered her sixth and final State of the University address Thursday in Fairbanks. She’s set to retire at the end of May. // Repairs are underway on an important dock at the Port of Anchorage. Cargo Terminal 1 handles about $14 billion of goods annually to destinations statewide. The Iditarod crowned its Rookie of the Year Thursday. He was the fastest first-timer to ever complete the race.

A North Pole woman was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison after fatally striking a Fort Wainwright soldier with her vehicle while driving intoxicated. // Voting began Wednesday for University of Alaska staff across the state to decide on forming a union. // A group of kids in Fairbanks put their creativity to the test in an ice sculpture carving competition last week. // Jessie Holmes won the Iditarod Tuesday, successfully defending his title from last year.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has been advised to come up with a new name for Pioneer Park, and a proposed law that would make it easier for out-of-state nurses to practice in Alaska is facing fierce pushback.

The head of a powerful state Senate committee is calling for stronger legislative oversight of the Alaska LNG project as its developer nears a final decision. // This year’s risk of river breakup flooding is above average for much of the state, according to a report by the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center. // Rookie musher Jody Potts-Joseph is making a name for herself in this year's Iditarod for how she dealt with an unexpected obstacle she encountered on the trail. // Some Alaska veterans face a harder time receiving federal food assistance since Congress passed a law that requires many vets to work in order to get benefits. // Legislation intended to protect Alaskans from drinking water contaminated with PFAS chemicals got its first committee hearing Friday.

The organization running Fairbanks’ only low-barrier overnight warming center announced Friday that it will not reopen next winter. // The Army has quietly scrapped a plan to replace Fort Wainwright’s old coal-fired heat and power plant. // The 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race hit the Norton Sound coastline over the weekend.

The Secretary of the Interior visited Alaska on Thursday and said the state could play a key role in national and international energy security. // President Trump's proposed SAVE America Act could make it hard for some Alaskans to vote. // The Tanana Chiefs Conference Board of Directors on Thursday elected Sharon Hildebrand of Nulato as the organization’s next chief and chairperson. // The Alaska Department of Transportation is offering incentives for a program intended to attract cargo airlines to Fairbanks International Airport. // Team Alaska continues to dominate the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. In Day 5 of competition, Alaska leads the medals count with a total of 150.

The state Board of Education delayed a vote Wednesday on whether to approve a controversial Fairbanks charter school application. // Environmental groups are suing the federal government for reducing protections on more than two million acres along the Dalton Corridor it's giving to the state of Alaska. // The Alaska Senate passed a high-profile budget bill Wednesday that would unlock hundreds of millions in government construction projects across Alaska. // Team Alaska continues to hold a lead over its Canadian competitors in Day 4 of the Arctic Winter Games going on in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich urged the state Legislature Tuesday to be bold with resource development, like a previous generation did to build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. // Members of the state House and Senate Republican Caucuses criticized an Anchorage Democrat for what they called “disrespectful actions” during Begich's speech. // Doyon Ltd. selected Dan Winkelman to replace Aaron Schutt as head of the Fairbanks-based regional Alaska Native Corporation. // Fairbanks Native Association members have elected two new people to its board of directors, and re-elected an incumbent. // Nine inmates serving time at a state prison in Nome have been charged with assaulting three other inmates during a riot back in January. // The western Aleutian Islands have seen increased seismic activity over the past week. And scientists say it’s higher than average for that part of the region. // Alaska continued to lead the medals standings in the second day of competition in the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. // This year’s Iditarod includes three teams in the race’s first-ever noncompetitive Expedition Class.