Patrick Gilchrist

A Fairbanks man is facing federal charges after allegedly distributing fentanyl that killed somebody in March. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his pick for the state's next attorney general after AG Treg Taylor said he was stepping down. Rep. Nick Begich touted resource development opportunity in Alaska at an oil and gas conference Wednesday. A crime story and Alaska Native legend are at the center of a documentary set to premiere on Hulu in September. Alaska Pacific University is developing the first in-state lab accredited to test water samples for microplastics.

The Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services program will reimburse up to $50,000 for qualifying projects.

The vote comes after the council rejected a previous version of the contract last year.

Investigators say an F-35 crashed at Eielson in January because of ice buildup in its landing gear. A Fairbanks nonprofit is launching a grant program in hopes of transforming blighted properties into new rentals. The Fairbanks City Council approved a new contract with the firefighters union Monday after two years of negotiation. Scientists are trying to figure out how to bring a system to Alaska that detects earthquakes early and sends a message to people who might feel the shake. A federal trial began in Anchorage Monday for a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children's Services.

ACEP Research Engineer Bax Bond has been working on MiGRIDS Lite off and on for the last year. He’s from Tununak, a village of about 400 on Alaska’s west coast, and is also a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District’s Board of Education will be down a member for the next couple months. That’s after the board accepted the resignation of member Brandy Harty on Tuesday.

A federal agency declared an economic disaster for parts of Interior Alaska due to impacts from this wildfire season. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education will be short one member until after the municipal election. Multiple forces are driving up prices in a big chunk of rural Alaska, including tariffs and a bypass mail rate hike.

Last school year, the district allowed unlimited meal charges in its cafeterias, which were paid for by rollover donations from 2023/2024. It was a new practice, and one the district won’t be repeating this school year.

Fairbanks area schools started the new school year Tuesday, with new limits in place for serving meals to kids who can't pay. The Alaska Department of Transportation is hosting public meetings today about its study of airports around the Denali Borough. Alaska volcano observers say there's now an extremely low chance of an eruption at Mt. Spurr. A UAF business administration professor wants to help build capacity for venture capital in Alaska.

The letter could be part of the roadmap the city uses to try to steer the downtown core in a promising direction, now that contractors have toppled the abandoned, 11-story high-rise. But the letter isn't final, and council members may make changes, big or small.