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09/27/2024

Get ready to meet Mamoru, a happy and hoppy young rabbit at the Fairbanks Animal Shelter!

For your next magic trick, try pulling a white rabbit out of the Fairbanks Animal Shelter!

09/27/2024

The reduction of the premiums were vital to avoiding what would have been a “catastrophic premium increase,” said Danette Peterson, the president of the FEA.

The school district and three employee unions have reached an agreement on healthcare premiums at the cost of losing benefits.

09/27/2024

In an interview with detectives, the defendant reportedly said it was normal for him and others in his friend group to play with guns.

The defendant was arraigned Wednesday at Rabinowitz Courthouse.

09/27/2024

Candidates for Mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough were asked how borough revenues can be diversified given the tax cap.

09/27/2024

Morgan Dulian and April Smith are running for Seat B on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.

Dulian and Smith will appear on the ballot for all borough residents in the municipal election on October 1.

09/26/2024

The Fairbanks Children’s Museum received a special donation on Tuesday!

As the Fairbanks Children's Museum's new outreach vehicle, the van will enable new programs and adventures.

09/26/2024

Nelson said what he enjoyed most about the race that has been run since 1973 is the combination of “the people, the dogs, the land. It’s Iditarod.”

The head veterinarian of the Iditarod, Dr. Stuart Nelson, died earlier this week in Idaho, according to race officials.

09/26/2024

The chain is joining disgruntled customers in making fun of McDonald's infamous broken ice cream machines.

Things are getting a little frosty between Wendy’s and McDonald’s.

09/26/2024

The data in the report comes from across the state and offers a glimpse of life in Alaska over a year-by-year period.

New state data shows Alaska's overall violent crime rates continue to fall, following national trends across the country that have trended downward since the coronavirus pandemic spike.

09/26/2024

The group of seven was flying into Anchorage on Tuesday when the malfunction happened.

A rough landing is something most air travelers dread, but for a few Alaska travelers it was the best they could hope for when a landing gear malfunctioned.

09/26/2024

Conflicts and incursions are intensifying for Alaska, Japan and the Philippines.

An increase of incidents between Russia, China, the U.S. and it's allies has the Pacific region seeing escalated chances of conflict.

09/26/2024

There was tie for first place with 12 correct guesses and a 64 for the tiebreaker!

Dive into the Pro Football Challenge for the Week Three Winner and Alex's Week Four Picks brought to you by Superior Hardwoods and Auto Trim Design.

09/26/2024

This new smart device could help women monitor important vitals like sleep, stress and fertility.

The goal is to make a stylish and comfortable device that helps women better understand their health.

09/26/2024

Much of the conversation focused on the need for housing and accommodations for the aging population.

The forum focused on what needs to happen to achieve an age-friendly Fairbanks.

09/26/2024

A six-year tax dispute between a Christian youth camp and the FNSB has taken a significant step in Fairbanks Superior Court.

The dispute dates back to 2018.

09/26/2024

Officials with the Bethel Police Department wrote on a Facebook post that the 13-year-old allegedly “threatened to blow up the school and shoot students.”

A teenager at a Bethel high school was arrested Tuesday after threatening to blow up the school.

09/26/2024

They cannot all vote, but they can still be heard.

Students at West Valley High School asked questions of the candidates running for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.

09/26/2024

Loa Carroll-Hubbard and Tamara Kruse Roselius are running for Seat A on the School Board.

Carroll-Hubbard and Roselius will appear on the ballot for all borough residents in the municipal election on October 1.

09/25/2024

This was easily the biggest increase of any food item tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Egg prices jumped by more than 28% in August compared to 12 months ago.

09/25/2024

Troopers arrived to find Dollick’s plane partially submerged in the river.

A Palmer woman died on Tuesday in a plane crash in a remote part of Interior Alaska, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

09/25/2024

Can gold keep going up?

This week’s record high means that the price of gold has climbed hundreds of dollars over the last year.

09/25/2024

The calf was originally found abandoned on the beaches on Alaska’s North Slope near Utqiagvik.

An orphaned Pacific walrus calf who had been rehabilitating in Seward is now resting easy in her new home in Florida.

09/25/2024

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senate Judiciary Committee member, introduced the bipartisan Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024.

The federal judiciary is not included within the foundational federal statutes which means its employees are not protected by federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination and retaliation.

09/25/2024

Fluoride in drinking water poses a risk to the intellectual development of children.

Fluoride in drinking water poses a risk to the intellectual development of children, and U.S. environmental regulators need to address it, a federal judge in California has ruled.