The Rotary Club of Fairbanks granted Alaska State Trooper’s K-9 program $18,000 last week. The grant will go a long way to help replace Lenox, the D Detachment K-9 that died this past winter.

After decades of delays, Alaska’s gas line is finally moving forward with unified support — and it could transform our state’s economy.

A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska has been released unharmed several weeks after being captured by Boko Haram in early June, officials said this week.

Nearly 400 firefighters are working to protect homes and infrastructure along the highway corridor between Nenana and Fairbanks.

Because they come to us, mosquitoes are perhaps the most noticeable of Alaska’s insects. But there are many, many more out there that call the state home.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has canceled a broadly supported bill proposed by a legislative task force and intended to help commercial fishers in Alaska.

Scott Graham and Bethany Turner will visit The Bookworm of Edwards on Thursday for a conversation about the unique challenges and advantages of being Colorado authors. Both Graham and Turner have been ...

The gates to the Tanana Valley State Fair open at noon Friday, ushering in the 101st year of Alaska’s oldest state fair.

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor says the Alaska LNG pipeline could spark the state’s next economic boom—but experts warn the billion-dollar project faces steep financial, logistical and ...

Good policy is only effective when matched with sustained investment — something the state has yet to do, the superintendent of Fairbanks schools writes in this Community Perspective.

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Saturday marked the final day of the 64th World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, wrapping up four days of traditional games, cultural celebration and community gathering.