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KUAC file photoThe head of the union that represents civilian employees at Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely says at least a dozen workers have resigned, retired, been furloughed or laid off as part of the Trump administration’s effort to sharply reduce the federal workforce. -
U.S. Air ForceThe Air Force has removed two sites from a list of locations around the eastern Interior where the agency has proposed to build radar training facilities. The radar sites are intended to help train F-35 pilots from Eielson Air Force Base to detect and locate signals similar to those emitted by enemy surface-to-air missile facilities that the pilots might encounter in combat.
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Alaska-based Air Force units hosted European flyers for training last week. Fighter-jet pilots based at Eielson and Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson were joined by counterparts from Germany, France and Spain for the first-of-its-kind exercise. Afterward, the allied pilots gave rave reviews of Alaska’s expansive training airspace. -
Farmers are welcoming this week’s heavy rainfall around the eastern and central Interior, especially after last week’s hot, dry weather. The mix of sun and moisture bodes well for this fall’s harvest. -
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers will partner with Galena residents on a Yukon River hydroelectric project. -
A new grocery store opened Wednesday in Delta Junction, more than two years after the old store’s roof collapsed under a heavy snow load. Hundreds of area residents turned out to finally be able to shop locally for groceries. -
The 52nd annual Delta Farm Forum will be held Saturday at Delta Junction High School. Organizers of the agricultural exposition say there’ll be something for everyone this year, including farmers and ranchers and dairy workers from around the state -- and smaller-scale producers who grow veggies in their backyard garden. -
The federal Department of Agriculture is offering grants to help people who live and work in Alaska’s rural areas reduce their energy costs. The program is available to rural small businesses, cooperatives and agricultural producers. -
Despite years of efforts, Alaska farmers only grow a fraction of the food needed to feed the state’s population. The head of University of Alaska Fairbanks’ agriculture program says the state could learn a lot from how other circumpolar nations address food security. -
Environmental activists toured several contaminated sites around Fairbanks last week, with the hope of drawing attention from federal officials. -
A long-worked Climate Action and Adaptation Plan was unanimously rejected by the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly early this morning. In a meeting that went past 1:00 a.m., the Assembly voted after a long public hearing and a citizen rally. -
A proposal to start designing a new building for recycling in Fairbanks failed to get the funding.
