In Fairbanks, project backers are pointing to high energy prices in the Interior as one reason to push through the tax bill, which currently includes provisions for a spur line to the Golden Heart City.

In a letter to the governor's office, they cited mold-related dorm evacuations, roof damage and aging elevators that risk trapping occupants.

The developer of the Alaska LNG project released its first specific public cost estimates Wednesday for the proposed 800-mile pipeline and infrastructure. // As lawmakers consider tax breaks for the proposed LNG pipeline, Fairbanks officials work to secure a spur line into the borough as part of the deal.

Dozens of candidates kicked off their campaigns Monday for governor, Congress and the Legislature Just before the Monday deadline to file for office. // U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will come to the University of Alaska Fairbanks in July for a public question-and-answer session. // The State of Alaska owes millions of dollars to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help with October 2025 storm damage in western Alaska. // The Alaska Legislature approved a measure to add a superior court judge to the state’s third judicial district to relieve a backlog of work for judges in Palmer. // A researcher in Nome is collecting data on viruses that migratory birds from Asia bring to Alaska after flying across the Bering Strait.

City of Fairbanks Mayor Mindy O’Neall on Friday announced a goal to establish a behavioral health court in Fairbanks. // Monday was the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska, and there were some twists before the deadline. // U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich are not saying how they feel about two of President Trump’s most controversial priorities.

With the help of Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning staff, Tanana Middle school students collected traffic data in the month of May at the intersection of Trainor Gate Road and F Street, where a vehicle struck and seriously injured a student in 2023.

Another climber died Sunday while descending from the summit. It was the fourth death on the mountain in four days. // An F-15 fighter pilot on Friday had to abort takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base. // Dilapidated schools in Alaska may get a big financial boost if Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a an education bill. // 4. A bill to increase state funding for free legal aid for poor Alaskans has passed into law without the governor’s signature. // The deadline to sign up to run for statewide office is 5 p.m. today. // Dillingham independent Bryce Edgmon, the most senior member of the state House, is now running to represent southwest Alaska as a state Senator.

Update, Friday 12 p.m.: Denali mountaineering rangers evacuated one fallen climber from the mountain Thursday afternoon, according to a Park Service news release, which said the climber's condition at a hospital was unknown Friday.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the impending El Nino and what it might mean for conditions here in Alaska this summer.

Begich, a Democrat, announced Julia Hnilicka, who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development as the Alaska state director during the Biden administration, as his pick for lieutenant governor at the Noel Wien Library Wednesday.