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Many of Alaska’s almost 200 wildfires are gaining ground after last week’s colder, wetter weather helped firefighters beat them back.
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Could other sources of revenue offset losing major grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? Most managers said no.
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A U.S. Air Force servicemember died over the weekend following a kayaking accident on a section of the Chena River that runs through Fairbanks. // Firefighters continued working through the weekend around the Interior to protect communities at risk of wildfires. // Fairbanks residents could soon start living on the ground floor of buildings in the most densely developed part of the city. / The U.S. Senate is still working on the Republican megabill containing tax cuts and President Trump’s other priorities. And they're trying to woo Sen. Lisa Murkowski into supporting the bill.
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Many gathered on the Chena River in Fairbanks to pray and protest against the decline of salmon in Interior Alaska rivers.
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A Fairbanks photographer has become a leading artist in the country in a rare technique of photo manipulation. His work is featured in a photo exhibit at the University of Alaska Fairbanks this month.
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NewsFairbanks Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins said it’s imperative that people get out when the orders come down.
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NewsOfficials are still assessing the damage, but the Denali Borough mayor says he knows for certain that people have lost their primary residences.
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Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about heat advisories.
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NewsAssemblymember Tammie Wilson had introduced the idea of raising the rate as a way to put downward pressure on property taxes, which make up the majority of borough tax revenue. On Thursday, she encouraged her fellow assembly members to vote against her ordinance.
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NewsAs wildfires raged, the Fairbanks North Star Borough told some neighborhoods to evacuate, but not everyone listened. Advocates say the so-called Big Beautiful Bill puts thousands of Alaskans subsidized health insurance at risk. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly rejected an ordinance Thursday that proposed asking voters to approve a bed tax increase.
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A round up of fires in the Interior. A family loses their home in the Bear Creek Fire south of Healy. A meeting tonight will give the Healy community an update on the Bear Creek Fire. A meeting tonight in Fairbanks will showcase volunteer opportunities to help with emergencies.
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NewsThe final budget also provides $125,000 to the nonprofit that's preparing a lawsuit against the state for what the organization's leaders say is a failure to fund education adequately.