Authorities say a man died of injuries sustained in a house fire in Fairbanks Sunday. // The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has tentatively decided that oil and gas exploration should be allowed on state land near the Yukon River. // The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case challenging mail-in ballot deadlines. In Alaska, the court’s decision could extend to other types of voting as well. // The Fort Yukon girls basketball team won its third 1A title in a row at the state tournament in Anchorage earlier this month. // Around 25,000 Alaskans lost all or part of their health insurance subsidies in 2026 due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But there are some options for getting health care that don’t involve insurance. // A servicemember stationed at Eielson Air Force Base has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for possessing child sexual-abuse materials.

If funded at assumed levels by federal, state and local sources and approved by the school board again later this year, the budget would lower class sizes and add music teaching positions and more support staff.