The soon-to-be defunct regulation would’ve required homeowners in much of Interior Alaska’s urban core to pay for an audit of their home’s heating system and energy efficiency before they could sell. It also would’ve required owners selling any building in the area to register wood-fired heating devices, the predominant source of air pollution around Fairbanks, with Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

The state is moving ahead on repealing a regulation that critics said would’ve complicated Fairbanks-area real estate transactions. // A union-organizing campaign is underway among ConocoPhillips workers on the North Slope. // Aleutian Airways has begun providing federally subsidized air service to three Western Alaska communities. // National mining and pro-business groups are trying to convince the federal government to again consider allowing companies to develop the Pebble mine.

Troopers are investigating whether a missing Valdez woman might have been staying at the Caribou Hotel in Glennallen when it burned down in mid-November. // The Fairbanks City Council again will take up a measure that calls for reading a land acknowledgement aloud at the beginning of its meetings. // An energy consulting firm says several changes to state law may be needed to boost the outlook of the Alaska gasline project. // Republicans in Alaska’s Senate voted over the weekend to confirm two appointees to fill vacancies in the state legislature’s upper chamber. // For the first time, Juneau’s famous Mendenhall Glacier is not touching Mendenhall Lake. // Last week marked the 10-year anniversary of an international agreement that sought to give Alaskans a say in the development of mines upstream of Southeast Alaska.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about Fairbanks Thanksgiving weather history.

UPDATED Nov. 30: Alaska State Troopers are investigating whether a missing Valdez woman might have been staying at the Caribou Hotel in Glennallen when it burned down on Nov. 12th.

The federal government is lifting a penalty connected to Fairbanks' failure to meet air quality standards, and a fleet of Delta Junction volunteers are getting ready for the community's annual Thanksgiving dinner.

Since early 2024, a conformity freeze has limited how local and state planners could direct federal funds for certain transportation projects in the area.

The possible ramifications of the dispute arose at a Fairbanks City Council meeting on Monday, as the council considered a doomed letter of agreement that the firefighters union had already voted down.

Alaska’s Department of Public Safety is funneling resources to Fairbanks in response to a spike in violent crimes. // A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Fairbanks man with illegally trafficking firearms and drug-related offenses. // Thousands of Alaskans who rely on the federal marketplace for health insurance are experiencing sticker shock as they apply for coverage for 2026. // An Alaska Marine Lines barge that was headed to Alaska was taking on water off the coast of British Columbia