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School starts in 12 days for public students in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The School District has more than 35 vacant Certified Teacher positions listed on the hiring website, and 17 teacher aide positions -- although several of those will close after hires are made this week. The staffing shortage is also affecting the school bus system, and there will be fewer routes this year. -
Courtesy GVEAThe afternoon outage affected 40,000 customers from the Kenai to Anchorage, the Matsu and the Interior.
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A statue honoring the first climber to summit Denali will be unveiled on Tuesday in downtown Fairbanks. The heavy, bronze statue of Walter Harper has already arrived in town. -
A stretch of the Richardson Highway south of Black Rapids remains closed today after heavy rain over the eastern Alaska Range Monday triggered mudslides and flash-flooding that washed-out one bridge and damaged six others. The flooding also damaged a fiber-optic cable, limiting cellphone and internet service throughout the region.
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The World Eskimo Indian Olympics begin this morning at the Big Dipper Arena in Fairbanks. The event is looking more like it did before the first pandemic year when the 2020 games were cancelled. The Opening Ceremonies will start this evening at 6:00, including formal permission to host the games on Dena land.
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The Castner Glacier ice cave off the Richardson Highway near Black Rapids attracts some says 8,000 people annually. But federal officials and a University of Alaska professor are advising hikers to be careful around the ice cave, because it’s gushing meltwater and slowly collapsing.
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The Ester Volunteer Fire Department won't be in today's Ester Fourth of July Parade - at least not with that name. TThe department recently lost its insurance coverage and borough service contract.
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Two Rivers/Pleasant Valley residents are working for their own fire and emergency medical service after a string of arson attacks last summer.
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This year’s Alaska fire season is moving toward a record for acres burned. This week’s heavy wildfire smoke in Fairbanks is forecast to persist through the weekend, as several large blazes including the 11,000-acre Minto Lakes fire north of town remain active due to hot, dry weather. That’s raised questions about where the smoke will be next, and how to handle the health risks.
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A Fairbanks teenager charged with a string of arson attacks along Chena Hot Springs road last summer has pled guilty to additional charges.
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Robert Herrick has been named to a NASA science team for a European Space Agency’s mission to Venus. It is the second Venus mission he is working on.
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A membership drive and "re-building year" forced by pandemic-related financing woes will take the place of a Powwow this year in Fairbanks.
