Assembly finance committee talks education budget
The Fairbanks North Star Borough proposed budget received several committee-level amendments on Saturday as Assemblymembers continued a series of work sessions.

Student musicians add to their musical, 'Fruit Salad'
What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Absolutely nothing, except the music that is played on the instrument.

Share library memories to help celebrate Noel Wien expans...
It will soon be time to celebrate the re-opening of the Noel Wien Library, after it has undergone a year-long expansion. In anticipation of that day, the Fai...

Kids are doctors for a day
Every child who attended “Day to Be a Doctor” at the Fairbanks Children’s Museum wore a special name tag.

Fairbanks jury acquits man of criminally negligent homicide
A Fairbanks jury acquitted a man accused of fatally hitting a motorcyclist with his car in June 2022 Friday afternoon.

Alaska House votes to establish annual 4-H day
The Alaska House of Representatives unanimously voted Wednesday to annually recognize 4-H in Alaska in October.

Fairbanks celebrates Earth Day
Earth Day, April 22, marks the birth of the modern environmental movement. The first Earth Day was in 1970 and mobilized millions of Americans to celebrate w...

Lawmakers to wait on Alaska Supreme Court as families ree...
Over the last 26 years, Penelope Gold has used the state’s correspondence school program to homeschool six of her seven children. Most have graduated, but he...

Alaska House members propose constitutional amendment to ...
After a court ruling that overturned a key part of Alaska’s education correspondence programs, members of the state Legislature have proposed a constitutiona...

BLM move to block Ambler Road draws praise and backlash
The Biden administration recommended rejecting permits for a 211-mile gravel industrial haul road to the Ambler Mining District on Friday, citing extensive e...

Cities weigh concern over new federal PFAS drinking water...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently rolled out its first-ever limits on levels of “forever chemicals” found in drinking water sources.

House bill could authorize railroad land sale to Nenana —...
A chunk of Alaska Railroad-owned land could change hands under a proposed bill sponsored by the House Transportation Committee. The bill, led by Rep. Kevin M...

North Pole man pleads guilty in connection with fatal arm...
A North Pole man pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with a fatal armed robbery outside Taco Bell in 2022.

Fairbanks man pleads guilty to sexually abusing a minor
A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing a minor in 2012.

Man who fatally hit motorcyclist takes the stand during t...
A North Pole man accused of fatally colliding with a motorcyclist took the stand Thursday, maintaining that while he was negligent, he was not criminally neg...

Alaska House, seeking to boost oil and gas business, appr...
The Alaska House of Representatives voted Wednesday to allow companies to collect carbon dioxide and inject it deep underground. Supporters said they believe...

Fairbanks housing nonprofit gets $1 million in federal fu...
A Fairbanks nonprofit housing organization received $1 million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development funding to help rehabilitate rental units in the borough.

North Pole Fire Department apprentice program starts July 1
The North Pole Fire Department will launch its first apprenticeship program this summer for qualifying applicants of graduating high school seniors to cultiv...

Health & Safety Fair is in Healy on Friday
There is a reason Friday’s event in Healy is called the “Health & Safety Fair” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tri-Valley School gymnasium. Experts will be ther...

State testing scores reveal Fairbanks students are slight...
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development released 2022-2023 state testing results Wednesday afternoon, revealing that Fairbanks students test...

Committee advances bill that proposes extending liability...
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow people who receive gender affirming care as children to sue physicians up to 20 year...

Fairbanks to consider formalized economic development par...
The resolution would allow the borough to spend economic development money inside city limits without running into red tape, effectively treating it as an ar...

Fairbanks charter schools give annual reports to school b...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education heard annual reports from each of the school district’s charter schools Tuesday evening.

"Boundaries and Bridges" debuts inaugural story collection
The Learning Inside Out Network (LION) will sponsor a special publication party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Breadline on Friday, April 19. It is entitled: ...

Lawyers present opening arguments in fatal car crash trial
Attorneys presented opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of fatally hitting a motorcyclist with his car in June 2022.

Governor's parental rights bill gets updated in House Jud...
The bill has received hundreds of public comments in both support and opposition.

New UAF research challenges long-held biology principal B...
If there is one thing any biologist will tell you, it’s that there are exceptions to every rule.

North Star Imagination Library expands to Denali Borough
Families had good reason to celebrate this week when Kids In Motion and North Star Imagination Library hosted a kick-off event commemorating the program’s ex...

Interim principal named for Midnight Sun Elementary
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has named Eston Jennings, West Valley High School assistant principal, as interim principal at Midnight Sun ...

Nonprofit group lists Kobuk River as endangered as Ambler...
The Ambler Road project has been a contentious issue for over a decade and drew heavy scrutiny after the BLM under former President Donald Trump signaled sup...

State plans wood bison release near Minto
Not everyone is happy with the plan, however.

Assembly reviews department budgets, revenue
Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblymembers spent roughly eight hours on Saturday going through the first round of budget discussions during a finance commi...

Eagle man sentenced to 20 years for assault, criminally n...
A judge sentenced an Eagle man to 20 years with 10 years suspended Monday for burning down his home and assaulting four people, calling his crimes “deliberat...

Alaska judge rules homeschool families cannot spend state...
Alaska is home to more than 20,000 home school students, but funding for those students is now uncertain after an Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled that s...

Residents urged to avoid driving on forestry roads during...
In the annual rite of spring breakup in Interior Alaska, the Fairbanks Area Forestry office is urging the public to avoid driving on select Tanana Valley Sta...

Department of Public Safety extends studded tire removal ...
The Alaska Department of Public Safety issued an emergency order Monday extending the deadline to remove studded tires from vehicles using Alaska roadways no...

Four experts to talk about the collectables of Alaska
Four Fairbanks residents knowledgeable of all things Alaska will talk about the desire to grow — or shrink — your assortment of collectables during a 7 p.m. ...

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