The Fairbanks North Star Borough downgraded evacuation orders for subdivisions near the Himalaya Fire Thursday morning. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration Wednesday to ...

Areas north of Healy remained under evacuation orders though fire activity slowed since flaring to life last week. Evacuation alerts in several areas north of Fairbanks were reduced Thursday.

Fairbanks North Star Borough officials lowered evacuation levels around Himalaya Road and Aggie Creek on Thursday, allowing residents to return home.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough downgraded evacuation notices in the Salcha area Friday afternoon. Alaska is currently the nation's highest priority for wildfire response as the Alaska ...

The Himilaya Road fire near Fairbanks on Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Photo provided by Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection) Several large fires in Interior Alaska flared over the weekend ...

as well as the Nenana-Ridge Forestry Road Evacuation Area, according to the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Level 3 means “Go” -- residents in the affected zones are urged to leave immediately.

Initial follow-up drilling at Saddle Zone identifies intersections of near surface multi-gram gold mineralization with up to ...

Drilling at Rhosgobel, 5 km to the south of the Blackjack gold deposit, continues to intersect RIRGS mineralization with ...

Drilling at Rhosgobel, 5 km to the south of the Blackjack gold deposit, continues to intersect RIRGS mineralization with visible gold observed in all holes drilled to date The 9 holes completed to ...

Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins thanked those involved in the search and expressed the community's sorrow in a statement Tuesday.

What spaces and places built memories for you, Minnesota? Share them with the North Star Story Map Over time, the goal is to create a people’s history of Minnesota, as told through its buildings ...