Fairbanks News

Trade winds will likely blow again between Kotzebue and Fairbanks, according to leaders in the largely Inupiat community in Northwest Alaska.2.7

When you're at the Alaska State Fair this weekend, gnawing on big turkey legs and cheering at the rat races, you'll come across a booth touting an all-Alaska gas pipeline.2.7

Instead of face masks and hockey sticks, members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team armed themselves with hammers and hard hats to do a good deed.3.1

As former U.S. Marine Roger Hendry stood in line for a free haircut at a Pioneer Park civic center on Saturday, he reminisced about the food he was served during Vietnam.2.7

The Anchorage Festival of Music's seventh annual Young Alaskan Artist Award concert was presented Tuesday evening at First Congregational Church.2.7

Three soldiers based at Fort Wainwright have been indicted on charges of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 25-year-old Fairbanks man.3.1

A pleasantly funny thing happened the other day in the reporting of the federal base-closing commission's decision to retain Eielson Air Force Base as an active installation.2.7

Igor Dmitrenko looks in wonder at satellite images of ice on top of the world these days.2.7

Officials at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge near Fairbanks say the numbers of some waterfowl species arriving in the area are slightly down.2.7

Thank you to the Alaska State Troopers for their efforts to get a DUI patrol team for the Fairbanks area.2.7

While a year behind schedule, the expansion and renovation of the University of Alaska Museum of the North is now expected to be completed this fall.2.7

Fishing Vacation Alaska: Tangle Lakes Outdoor Life, April 1997 Ice-out: time to wrestle with lake trout.2

What was expected to be a mediocre crop of fall chum salmon in the Yukon River this year is turning into the largest fall chum season on record.2.7

Thick white smoke poured skyward from the engine of the smashed, bashed and graffiti-covered car, prompting the bearded driver inside to crawl through the window-less door and sit on top.2

A new discovery may eventually help older people prevent broken bones. Latest research paints grim outlook for meth addicts Summertime means baby boom for Fairbanks Research suggests women should keep ovaries ...2.9

While the hunt for Fortymile caribou off the Taylor Highway was shut down a week ago because hunters reached the harvest quota, the Fortymile hunt off the Steese Highway north of Fairbanks continues to poke ...

The Anchorage district attorney, saying authorities cannot figure out who fired first or who fired the fatal shot, announced Friday no charges would be filed in the death of a 14-year-old gunned down at Dimond ...

Representative Jay Ramras is in strong support of bringing Nenana gas to Fairbanks.2.9

Striking Northwest Airlines aircraft mechanics picketed the cargo and passenger areas of Ted Stevens International Airport on Wednesday.3.1

As the Alaska State Fair got under way Thursday, it became clear that Goat Mountain wasn't a mountain at all.2.7

Public interest appears to be lacking as the Delta/Greely School Board grapples with changing the school calendar to accommodate a two-week delay in the start of the 2005-06 year caused by setbacks encountered ...3.1

The head of the Jesuit ministry in Alaska says the order will conduct its own investigation of allegations the former pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Fairbanks sexually abused minors while serving in ...3.4

Hot weather. Dry forests. Turbulent masses of unstable air that conjure up thunderstorms.

The Jayhawk is recognized throughout the nation, but now it has received acclaim for its location on the side of police cars.1.3

A man suspected of killing a woman at Two Rivers has died. Alaska State Troopers say 22-year-old Jesse Dail died last Thursday night at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.

An Anchorage man who admits to regularly trolling downtown streets for sex was arrested Wednesday on assault, sexual assault and kidnapping charges in connection with attacks on two women.

Finding a bone marrow match among siblings is about a 20 percent chance, so it was nothing short of a miracle that Chris Wynia was a perfect match for his brother Nick, who is battling with leukemia in Seattle.2.7

Eric Hutchison is filling the shoes of the former M-Shop co-director, Squire Boone.

An aspiring New York model falls in love with a struggling musician when they suddenly cross paths on a subway train.1.3

A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says a Fairbanks businessman should not have been flying when he crashed in July.3.1

If the smoke clears by this weekend, Interior runners will have plenty of events to choose from with at least three on the docket.3.1

Private companies would use cheap prison labor and lease production or manufacturing space at three Alaska prisons under a proposal by the state Department of Corrections.2.7

Robert Na-o liked what he heard about Fairbanks' new charter school - especially the 10 a.m. starting time that would allow him a few hours more sleep.4.2

The late-summer temperature was lingering around 80 degrees at the Beaver Sports parking lot on Monday evening, but the scene still felt a bit like Christmas morning.2.7

Teri Rofkar harvests spruce roots, cedar bark and pine needles near her home in Sitka and weaves them into intricate baskets as her mother and grandmother did before her, linking her to a cultural continuum ...2.7