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Patrick Gilchrist/KUACA workplace-safety agency has begun an investigation into an accident that killed two people last week who were working on a septic project in Delta Junction. // A top City of Fairbanks official says he wants to stall certain public records requests submitted by Outside YouTubers. // A series of Alaska Public Media interviews with gubernatorial hopefuls kicks off with Democratic candidate Tom Begich. // The Trump administration wants to loosen offshore Arctic drilling rules that were put in place during the Obama administration. // Two dance groups — one from rural Alaska, and one from Chicago — met in Nome last week in an effort to blend contemporary and Alaska Native dance styles. -
Patrick Gilchrist/KUACCity of Fairbanks Chief of Staff Mike Sanders told the City Council he'd prefer to tell Lower 48 content creators seeking police body-cam footage that they'll "get it when they get it."
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NewsTwo people died Thursday in a construction-site accident in Delta Junction, according to authorities. Alaska State Troopers say 68-year-old Paul Hebert and 71-year-old Jackie Wilder were killed when the 13-foot-deep trench they were working in collapsed. Both victims were residents of Delta. -
NewsThe withdrawal deadline is Aug. 5. -
News“It's a beautiful blend of performance, artistry, and athleticism,” a fan said. “And you get to scream a lot.” -
Dan Bross talks to Rick Thoman about a forecast El Nino that could be the strongest in the last century, with the warmest waters, relative to normal, in the Eastern Pacific. -
Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors have approved a new program to help co-op members who’ve fallen behind in their monthly payments. // As of now, every available seat for Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and School Board will be contested in this year’s municipal election. // In addition to races for governor, Congress, Senate and state Legislature, Alaskans will face a ballot initiative in the Aug. 18 primary.// Lisa Murkowski and two other Republican senators voted Thursday with Democrats to limit President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. But the measure failed by two votes. // A small group of feisty women in Fairbanks recently celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the wrestling team they established. -
Alaska State Troopers say three people were killed in a fiery plane crash Tuesday night near McCarthy. // 23 members of the Alaska Legislature are asking the state Division of Elections to immediately restore the voter status of thousands of Alaskans the division recently deactivated. // Years of sloppy bookkeeping have undermined ratepayers’ trust in Nome’s publicly owned electrical utility. // Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of man whose body was found last weekend near Healy. // A $266 million Air Force contract will enable the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island to launch up to 18 rockets over the next two years. // State epidemiologists have found evidence of measles virus in Anchorage’s wastewater over the past month. -
NewsEnvironmental groups say the transfer would erode federal subsistence rights and speed up resource development projects, like the proposed Ambler Road. -
NewsDozens of stations that pilots and weather forecasters use went offline, and a federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit that would have prevented the transfer of millions of acres of public lands to the state of Alaska. -
NewsIndependent Joy Beth Cottle, who lost the House District 34 race two years ago, is running against Republican Harmony Tomaszeski, the incumbent's wife. -
NewsThe battle to represent a state House district that covers a fairly red patch east of Fairbanks is attracting the big bucks compared to neighboring legislative races. // A motorcyclist died Saturday of injuries sustained in an accident on Geist Road in Fairbanks, according to Alaska State Troopers. // Alaska lawmakers returned to Juneau Monday for yet another special session focused on the Alaska LNG project. Will the third time be the charm?
