Alaska Desk

“Folks that have been here for decades plus are bailing,” one Fairbanksan said.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the closure is temporary and that planes can still land and take off. But low visibility conditions can make that more complicated.

One launch looked at a nebula left behind by a dying star. The other recreated the conditions that turn vapor into tiny grains of dust.

Alaska has attracted proposals for as many as 15 data centers, but concerns about how to power them have fueled calls for caution.

The Interior Department says it has canceled projects with groups “actively working against the best interests of the American people and the priorities of this administration.”

The online map covers 66 coastal communities.

The Vice President announced $400 million to build new transmission lines in Alaska as he rallied Republicans in Fairbanks.

A UAF climatologist said they could cause problems heading into winter.

A new line of federal funding will help researchers find new ways to extract critical minerals from existing mines.

A creeping landslide, driven by permafrost thaw, has limited visitor’s access to the park since 2021.