Valerie Therrien

The Fairbanks City Council had two measures on their plate Monday that laid out distinct approaches for revising how the city honors the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

A resolution to close Fairbanks City Hall so city employees can do service projects on Martin Luther King Day is before the City Council tonight (Monday.) But it is complicated by some employee contracts that have negotiated the day off … and the cost of paying the other city employees holiday pay.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum to hear from David Pruhs and Valerie Therrien, running to be the next mayor for the City of Fairbanks.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum to hear from David Pruhs and Valerie Therrien at Wedgewood Manor on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.

Leaders commented on the council's failure last month to pass a resolution calling for a Native land acknowledgement at the start of council meetings.

200 people assembled on the plaza in front of the Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks Saturday night. They came to a quickly-arranged vigil for U.S.…

The Fairbanks City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday that may finally signal the beginning of the end of the old and decrepit Polaris Hotel…

The Fairbanks City Council has finally declared its support for overriding Governor Mike Dunleavy's budget-cutting vetoes. The council and Mayor Jim…

The Fairbanks City Council soundly rejected an ordinance Monday that would’ve asked voters this fall to approve easing the city’s restrictions on…

The Fairbanks City Council unanimously defeated Mayor Jim Matherly’s proposal Monday to increase the city’s hotel/motel tax to raise additional revenue…