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Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire ProtectionOfficials still don’t know how many structures have been lost, but the Bear Creek Fire near Healy has burned several homes and outbuildings. -
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District board passed a budget for the coming year Tuesday that relies on state lawmakers to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto. // Cold, wet weather has slowed the wildfires that've been raging in the Interior since late last week. But fires threatening areas around the Interior are nowhere near extinguished. // A new law that goes into effect next week boosts Alaska's minimum wage and requires paid sick leave. But many business leaders don’t know the law's rules. // A Talkeetna man who was driving his ATV on a stretch of railroad track Monday was killed when he was struck by a northbound freight train near Montana Creek.
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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. -
The first evacuation orders and standy alerts in the "Ready, Set, Go" system were issued to woodsy neighborhoods northeast and west of Fairbanks. -
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. -
A Fairbanks playwright and theater director is hosting a public reading of a new play for one night only to celebrate Juneteenth. -
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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Teachers in Fairbanks held a rally at the community library on Tuesday, to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto of education money last week. -
NewsThe National Weather Service says Delta Junction and Tok will see the worst smoke over the next week. -
NewsTemperatures climbed into the mid-80s over the weekend, where they’re likely to remain until the end of the week. -
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.
