Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have elevated the state from Preparedness Level 3 to Preparedness Level 4 out of 5 as ...

Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs apologized Monday, saying he “meant no disrespect” to organizations and residents, including the Tanana Chiefs Conference, who have accused him of making ...

O'Neall faces incumbent Mayor David Pruhs. Pruhs filed his intent to run with the Alaska Public Offices Commission on Dec. 11 ...

Fire crews are getting some extra help from the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. This includes two helicopters ...

Fairbanks rings in the summer solstice with the 120th Midnight Sun Game, where baseball is played under natural light at 10 p ...

Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs reads a formal apology for a Facebook post he made on Friday, April 25, 2025 about Golden Heart Plaza. Fairbanks Native leaders had called Pruhs out on some of the ...

You know, the mayor and other people in Fairbanks kind of get it irritated at the idea that Fairbanks has this bad reputation. They don't like having a bad reputation for having bad air.

Smokestack emissions rise into the air on Feb. 7, 2025, above Golden Heart Plaza in downtown Fairbanks. Snow dusts the statue of the “Unknown First Family” that is the plaza’s centerpiece.