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    +3
    Fairbanks mayor apologizes for Facebook post as Alaska Native leadership calls him out

    Fairbanks mayor apologizes for Facebook post as Alaska Native leadership calls him out

    • Jack Barnwell
    • 20 hrs ago
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    City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs issued a formal apology on Monday over a Facebook post that drew criticism from Alaska Native leaders, who called the statements harmful and divisive.

    +2
    Fire breaks out at Fort Wainwright power plant

    Fire breaks out at Fort Wainwright power plant

    • Haley Lehman
    • 20 hrs ago
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    Firefighters put out a coal fire at the Fort Wainwright power plant Monday afternoon.

    +2
    Borough ordinance seeks to streamline trailhead permit process

    Borough ordinance seeks to streamline trailhead permit process

    • Jack Barnwell
    • 20 hrs ago
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    A proposed ordinance that would improve access to recreational trailheads hit the Fairbanks North Star Borough Trails Advisory Commission on Monday for input.

    Criminally negligent homicide trial starts in Fairbanks

    Criminally negligent homicide trial starts in Fairbanks

    • Haley Lehman
    • 20 hrs ago
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    The trial of a man accused of fatally killing 69-year-old Tony Knuutila in a January 2023 car accident started Tuesday morning in Fairbanks.

    Jury returns guilty verdict in fatal shooting trial

    Jury returns guilty verdict in fatal shooting trial

    • Haley Lehman
    • 20 hrs ago
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    A Fairbanks jury convicted a 21-year-old Fairbanks man Tuesday afternoon for fatally shooting Robert Rones in May 2022.

    Contractor resumes Polaris Building demolition

    Contractor resumes Polaris Building demolition

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 29, 2025
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    Demolition work on the Polaris Building resumed on Tuesday, leaving some streets in the downtown business core once more closed off for the spring and summer.

    Ester man held on $1M bail in stepfather's shooting death

    Ester man held on $1M bail in stepfather's shooting death

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 29, 2025
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    A Fairbanks judge set bail at $1 million Sunday for an Ester man accused of fatally shooting his stepfather.

    Detective details shooting scene as state wraps case against Kevin Robinson

    Detective details shooting scene as state wraps case against Kevin Robinson

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 29, 2025
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    Robinson, 24, is on trial for felony first-degree murder in connection with the death of 21-year-old Robert Rones on May 27, 2022.

    Hospice Services Plant Sale open for donations

    Hospice Services Plant Sale open for donations

    • Staff report
    • Apr 29, 2025
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    Donations are now being accepted for the Hospice Services Plant Sale scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24 at the Hospice Greenhouse, 2000 Turner St.

    +2
    Body found near Peger Road believed to be missing Fairbanks man

    Body found near Peger Road believed to be missing Fairbanks man

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 28, 2025
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    The body of a man found off Peger Road and Eagan Avenue Saturday night is believed to be that of a 21-year-old missing since December.

    Fairbanks bets on a hand check to calm election doubts

    Fairbanks bets on a hand check to calm election doubts

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 28, 2025
    Gunfire, grudges and social media: Inside the fatal shooting of Robert Rones

    Gunfire, grudges and social media: Inside the fatal shooting of Robert Rones

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 28, 2025
    +4
    Fairbanks Native Association march spotlights child abuse prevention efforts

    Fairbanks Native Association march spotlights child abuse prevention efforts

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 28, 2025
    Real ID is topic of tonight's Home on the Grange meeting

    Real ID is topic of tonight's Home on the Grange meeting

    • Staff report
    • Apr 27, 2025
    The ice goes out!

    The ice goes out!

    • Kris Capps
    • Apr 27, 2025
    +5
    One, two, three, ACHOO! Susan Harry has been counting pollen in Fairbanks for decades

    One, two, three, ACHOO! Susan Harry has been counting pollen in Fairbanks for decades

    • Julie Stricker
    • Apr 27, 2025
    Four arrested in drug bust; more than 1,000 grams of cocaine seized

    Four arrested in drug bust; more than 1,000 grams of cocaine seized

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 27, 2025
    Glenfarne to carry entire Alaska LNG pipeline study costs

    Glenfarne to carry entire Alaska LNG pipeline study costs

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 25, 2025
    GVEA to modify its federal funding application, keep Healy 2 online

    GVEA to modify its federal funding application, keep Healy 2 online

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 25, 2025
    +2
    The dirt on composting: Here's why you should do it

    The dirt on composting: Here's why you should do it

    • Linden Staciokas
    • Apr 25, 2025
    +5
    Food bank’s new biodigester gives leftovers a second life

    Food bank’s new biodigester gives leftovers a second life

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 25, 2025
    Man sentenced for dealing fentanyl

    Man sentenced for dealing fentanyl

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 25, 2025
    Breakup season begins as river flow returns across Alaska

    Breakup season begins as river flow returns across Alaska

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 24, 2025
    Ordinance proposing a random hand count audit in borough elections goes to Assembly

    Ordinance proposing a random hand count audit in borough elections goes to Assembly

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 24, 2025
    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of two minors

    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of two minors

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 24, 2025
    Fatal shooting trial begins: 'He ruined the defendant’s life, so the defendant ended his'

    Fatal shooting trial begins: 'He ruined the defendant’s life, so the defendant ended his'

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 23, 2025
    Kick off the Fairbanks gardening season with hands-on workshop

    Kick off the Fairbanks gardening season with hands-on workshop

    • Staff report
    • Apr 23, 2025
    Driver of stolen truck arrested following police chase

    Driver of stolen truck arrested following police chase

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 23, 2025
    +2
    Adaptable arctic foundation system wins top prize at UAF’s 2025 Innovation Competition

    Adaptable arctic foundation system wins top prize at UAF’s 2025 Innovation Competition

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 23, 2025
    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of teen

    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of teen

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 23, 2025
    +2
    Mary Siah pool on the chopping block in borough budget talks, Carlson Center avoids cuts

    Mary Siah pool on the chopping block in borough budget talks, Carlson Center avoids cuts

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 22, 2025
    +3
    Appeals Court hears DNA privacy arguments in UAF cold case murder conviction

    Appeals Court hears DNA privacy arguments in UAF cold case murder conviction

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 22, 2025
    Second man pleads guilty in connection with 2023 mining business burglary

    Second man pleads guilty in connection with 2023 mining business burglary

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 22, 2025
    Veterans Memorial Park revamp set for summer

    Veterans Memorial Park revamp set for summer

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 21, 2025
    Fairbanks gas utility expands despite delays in North Slope supply

    Fairbanks gas utility expands despite delays in North Slope supply

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 21, 2025
    PIoneers to unveil new Alaska prospector statue

    PIoneers to unveil new Alaska prospector statue

    • Kris Capps
    • Apr 21, 2025
    +11
    Large crowd 'bridges the community' with 20th annual Easter Sunrise Service

    Large crowd 'bridges the community' with 20th annual Easter Sunrise Service

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 20, 2025
    Nenana mother and daughter convicted of defrauding elderly neighbor out of her home

    Nenana mother and daughter convicted of defrauding elderly neighbor out of her home

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 20, 2025
    FNSB school district fields Assembly questions on budget, homeschooling and school closures

    FNSB school district fields Assembly questions on budget, homeschooling and school closures

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 20, 2025
    +2
    'You hear it in your sleep': Alaska dispatchers juggle crisis and connection

    'You hear it in your sleep': Alaska dispatchers juggle crisis and connection

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 20, 2025

    Looking Back

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    Moon over Delta

    Moon over Delta

    Moon over Delta
    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Building

    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Building

    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Building
    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Building

    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Building

    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Building
    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Center

    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Center

    National Park Service Fairbanks Administrative Center
    Aurora over Goldstream

    Aurora over Goldstream

    Aurora over Goldstream
    Friday, January 24, 2020
    +5
    "The Alaska Legislature began a new session on Tuesday. What is your advice for state lawmakers?"

    "The Alaska Legislature began a new session on Tuesday. What is your advice for state lawmakers?"

    • Jan 24, 2020
    Gunfire, grudges and social media: Inside the fatal shooting of Robert Rones

    Gunfire, grudges and social media: Inside the fatal shooting of Robert Rones

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 28, 2025
    +4
    Fairbanks Native Association march spotlights child abuse prevention efforts

    Fairbanks Native Association march spotlights child abuse prevention efforts

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 28, 2025
    Real ID is topic of tonight's Home on the Grange meeting

    Real ID is topic of tonight's Home on the Grange meeting

    • Staff report
    • Apr 27, 2025
    The ice goes out!

    The ice goes out!

    • Kris Capps
    • Apr 27, 2025
    +5
    One, two, three, ACHOO! Susan Harry has been counting pollen in Fairbanks for decades

    One, two, three, ACHOO! Susan Harry has been counting pollen in Fairbanks for decades

    • Julie Stricker
    • Apr 27, 2025
    Four arrested in drug bust; more than 1,000 grams of cocaine seized

    Four arrested in drug bust; more than 1,000 grams of cocaine seized

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 27, 2025
    Glenfarne to carry entire Alaska LNG pipeline study costs

    Glenfarne to carry entire Alaska LNG pipeline study costs

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 25, 2025
    GVEA to modify its federal funding application, keep Healy 2 online

    GVEA to modify its federal funding application, keep Healy 2 online

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 25, 2025
    +2
    The dirt on composting: Here's why you should do it

    The dirt on composting: Here's why you should do it

    • Linden Staciokas
    • Apr 25, 2025
    +5
    Food bank’s new biodigester gives leftovers a second life

    Food bank’s new biodigester gives leftovers a second life

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 25, 2025
    Man sentenced for dealing fentanyl

    Man sentenced for dealing fentanyl

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 25, 2025
    Breakup season begins as river flow returns across Alaska

    Breakup season begins as river flow returns across Alaska

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 24, 2025
    Ordinance proposing a random hand count audit in borough elections goes to Assembly

    Ordinance proposing a random hand count audit in borough elections goes to Assembly

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 24, 2025
    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of two minors

    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of two minors

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 24, 2025
    Fatal shooting trial begins: 'He ruined the defendant’s life, so the defendant ended his'

    Fatal shooting trial begins: 'He ruined the defendant’s life, so the defendant ended his'

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 23, 2025
    Kick off the Fairbanks gardening season with hands-on workshop

    Kick off the Fairbanks gardening season with hands-on workshop

    • Staff report
    • Apr 23, 2025
    Driver of stolen truck arrested following police chase

    Driver of stolen truck arrested following police chase

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 23, 2025
    +2
    Adaptable arctic foundation system wins top prize at UAF’s 2025 Innovation Competition

    Adaptable arctic foundation system wins top prize at UAF’s 2025 Innovation Competition

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 23, 2025
    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of teen

    Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of teen

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 23, 2025
    +2
    Mary Siah pool on the chopping block in borough budget talks, Carlson Center avoids cuts

    Mary Siah pool on the chopping block in borough budget talks, Carlson Center avoids cuts

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 22, 2025
    +3
    Appeals Court hears DNA privacy arguments in UAF cold case murder conviction

    Appeals Court hears DNA privacy arguments in UAF cold case murder conviction

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 22, 2025
    Second man pleads guilty in connection with 2023 mining business burglary

    Second man pleads guilty in connection with 2023 mining business burglary

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 22, 2025
    Veterans Memorial Park revamp set for summer

    Veterans Memorial Park revamp set for summer

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 21, 2025
    Fairbanks gas utility expands despite delays in North Slope supply

    Fairbanks gas utility expands despite delays in North Slope supply

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 21, 2025
    PIoneers to unveil new Alaska prospector statue

    PIoneers to unveil new Alaska prospector statue

    • Kris Capps
    • Apr 21, 2025
    +11
    Large crowd 'bridges the community' with 20th annual Easter Sunrise Service

    Large crowd 'bridges the community' with 20th annual Easter Sunrise Service

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 20, 2025
    Nenana mother and daughter convicted of defrauding elderly neighbor out of her home

    Nenana mother and daughter convicted of defrauding elderly neighbor out of her home

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 20, 2025
    FNSB school district fields Assembly questions on budget, homeschooling and school closures

    FNSB school district fields Assembly questions on budget, homeschooling and school closures

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 20, 2025
    +2
    'You hear it in your sleep': Alaska dispatchers juggle crisis and connection

    'You hear it in your sleep': Alaska dispatchers juggle crisis and connection

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 20, 2025
    Judge sets April 2026 trial date for woman connected to three stabbings

    Judge sets April 2026 trial date for woman connected to three stabbings

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 20, 2025
    Alaska 250 Initiative is Home on the Grange topic

    Alaska 250 Initiative is Home on the Grange topic

    • Staff report
    • Apr 20, 2025
    Troopers chase an ATV driver through North Pole

    Troopers chase an ATV driver through North Pole

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 20, 2025
    +9
    Downtown demonstrators defend democracy while serving soup and solidarity

    Downtown demonstrators defend democracy while serving soup and solidarity

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 19, 2025
    North Pole man arrested after cabin break-in, assault and police chase

    North Pole man arrested after cabin break-in, assault and police chase

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 19, 2025
    Former dispensary employee accused of armed robbery at Fairbanks marijuana shop

    Former dispensary employee accused of armed robbery at Fairbanks marijuana shop

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 19, 2025
    +2
    FAST Planning keeps funding for controversial roundabout

    FAST Planning keeps funding for controversial roundabout

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 18, 2025
    Nenana real estate fraud trial goes to the jury

    Nenana real estate fraud trial goes to the jury

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 18, 2025
    Nine Fairbanks-area schools recognized for supporting military families

    Nine Fairbanks-area schools recognized for supporting military families

    • Staff report
    • Apr 18, 2025
    +2
    Local leaders 'not surprised' by Dunleavy education veto

    Local leaders 'not surprised' by Dunleavy education veto

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 17, 2025
    Fairbanks school board prioritizes class sizes in memo, pending $1,000 BSA

    Fairbanks school board prioritizes class sizes in memo, pending $1,000 BSA

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 17, 2025
    Federal delays threaten Fairbanks transit funding

    Federal delays threaten Fairbanks transit funding

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 17, 2025
    Second real estate fraud trial starts in Nenana for women accused of defrauding a neighbor

    Second real estate fraud trial starts in Nenana for women accused of defrauding a neighbor

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 17, 2025
    Fairbanks woman arrested for allegedly dealing meth

    Fairbanks woman arrested for allegedly dealing meth

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 17, 2025
    Second man charged in 16th Avenue stabbing

    Second man charged in 16th Avenue stabbing

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 17, 2025
    Fairbanks City Council updates towing fee schedule, sets new distance rule for tow companies

    Fairbanks City Council updates towing fee schedule, sets new distance rule for tow companies

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 16, 2025
    Tok man indicted in death of UAF professor

    Tok man indicted in death of UAF professor

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 16, 2025
    North Pole City Council appoints Jordan Schuster, David Brandt to vacant seats

    North Pole City Council appoints Jordan Schuster, David Brandt to vacant seats

    • Jack Barnwell
    • Apr 16, 2025
    Man arrested in Saturday night stabbing on 16th Avenue

    Man arrested in Saturday night stabbing on 16th Avenue

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 16, 2025
    Doctor says victim of fatal shooting 'executed'

    Doctor says victim of fatal shooting 'executed'

    • Haley Lehman
    • Apr 15, 2025
    Free webinar covers the topic of cover crops

    Free webinar covers the topic of cover crops

    • Staff report
    • Apr 15, 2025

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