The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District might have return more than $11 million to the borough after the district ended last year with a budget surplus. // We’re only one month into election year 2026 and it’s already clear that the incumbents in Alaska’s federal races have a lot of money to defend their seats. // The UAF Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks launched its first rocket of the year last week as part of a project to study the aurora borealis.

The assembly voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance establishing the tax incentives.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough approved tax incentives for new multi-family housing, and another government shutdown is looming — though it might not last as long as the last one.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about record low Arctic Sea ice.

The Academic Policy Committee for Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School appealed to the state after the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education denied their application in October.

A judge ruled this week against a former Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly member who appealed an ethics violation that led to a $1 fine. // The state House ethics committee has launched an investigation into Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance. // How Nome reuses leftover Christmas trees. // Scientists have confirmed that destructive landslides are happening more frequently across Alaska using news articles dating back more than a century.

Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett affirmed the way the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and Board of Equalization handled a complaint against Barbara Haney in 2024.

The Army installation has restored its regular dining facility hours after a service disruption that began in October.

A federal inspector is investigating a fire that heavily damaged a large conveyor belt at Kinross Alaska’s Fort Knox mine. // Fort Greely restored its regular dining facility hours last week after a service disruption that lasted almost four months. // ConocoPhillips says its plans to drill four new wells this winter on the North Slope will go forward despite Friday’s accident involving a massive drilling rig. // The Fairbanks City Council failed a newly-introduced ordinance Monday that would’ve given the mayor a roughly 55% pay raise. // The rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses declined by 5% in 2024 compared to the year before, according to a recent state report.

But the council voted to advance a separate ordinance boosting their monthly stipends by $250.