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About 250 people held a May Day rally at Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Fairbanks Thursday night to honor Alaska workers. // Alaska State Troopers say a lot of ATVs also are being driven on public roads, so they’re reminding those drivers that they must obey the law. // The Alaska Native who designed the state flag was recognized last week with a posthumous, honorary doctorate from Alaska Pacific University. // The price of a barrel of Alaska oil has fallen by about 10% since President Trump took office, and his administration would like the price to drop even more to curb inflation. -
Patrick Gilchrist/KUACAlaska Legislature sends new education bill to Gov. Dunleavy's desk. Federal cuts could come for well-known Alaska climate communicator's job. Fairbanks Wellness Coalition hosting 6th annual resilience conference. Investigators looking into fire that broke out at Fort Wainwright power plant's coal tower. Trump administration attempts to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board member with connections to Alaska.
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NewsGolden Valley amends project scopes to match Trump administration priorities in hopes of holding onto Biden-era federal awards. Two teenagers found dead after crash on the Richardson Highway Wednesday. University of Alaska graduate sues the federal government after having his visa revoked. New education bill from Senate Finance Committee would increase the base student allocation by $700. -
NewsAn ordinance to require hand verification of votes counted by machine is before the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly, and state lawmakers are going back to the drawing board to try to come up with a school funding bill. -
NewsAlaska legislators fail to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of the education funding bill.Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lost her libel suit against the New York Times for the second time.A Fairbanks man was found dead after calling Troopers.The Port of Nome expansion project attracted people from around the country.Alaska’s tight housing market is made worse by construction costs.A field school in Utquiagvik studied Arctic sea ice. -
NewsMary Siah Rec Center may close.Two convicted of defrauding elder in Nenana.Delta recall election still undetermined.A documentary on Alaska villages coping with climate change premieres Tuesday. -
NewsGov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely-watched education bill, and two Nenana women facing fraud and theft charges are awaiting a verdict.
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NewsThe Alaska House of Representatives passed its version of the state operating budget, and North Pole's city council has chosen two new members.
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NewsRetrial begins in case involving a real estate deal gone wrong in Nenana. Fort Greely is saying so long to scrap material from old nuclear power plant.
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank officials visit Fairbanks. State releases long-delayed salary study. Delta Junction City Council recall election to move forward after Fairbanks judge denies motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order. -
NewsA Fort Wainwright soldier was charged with the shooting death of a 37-year-old man, and federal investigators have issued a final report on a cargo plane that crashed near Fairbanks last year.
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1. Alaska State Troopers have recovered the body of Fairbanks trapper Lawrence Feltman in a remote cabin on the Porcupine River near the Yukon border. //2. State Legislators questioned two University of Alaska Board of Regents appointees at length last week in a Senate Education Committee meeting. //3. The JoAnn Fabric and Crafts chain is closing its stores, including one with a large footprint in Fairbanks. And local sewers and crafters are trying to find a another source of their favorite fabrics. //4. Chum salmon stocks have been on the decline in recent years, and soon the federal government might finally do something about it. //
