Fairbanks, AK

The Federal Aviation Administration says the closure is temporary and that planes can still land and take off. But low visibility conditions can make that complicated.

The proposed Ambler Road would start at approximately 170 miles northwest of Fairbanks and terminate near the Ambler River, approximately 18 miles northwest of the city of Kobuk.

Although I am a lover of Fairbanks, I am not particularly in love with mid-October Fairbanks. Fall’s yellow, shimmering leaves are now browning and dissolving underfoot, and my garden is crisped with old tomato vines and a few intrepid kale leaves, still reaching for the weakening sun.

A low-pressure system is expected to bring nearly 80 mph wind gusts to the west coast this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Coastal wind warnings and winter weather hazards have been issued for large portions of Western Alaska.  Meteorologist Alekya Srinivasan with the NWS’ Fairbanks office said the storm itself is relatively […]

Two Fairbanks residents died in a head-on collision on the Parks Highway on Monday, troopers said.

Two Fairbanks residents died in a head-on collision on the Parks Highway in Trapper Creek on Monday, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Alaska has attracted proposals for as many as 15 data centers, but concerns about how to power them have fueled calls for caution.

Abbey Jackson Ferree – who grew up in Petersburg, swam for the Viking Swim Club and now lives in Fairbanks – swam across the Catalina Channel off Southern California on Sept. 11. The crossing made her the third Alaskan ever to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. She entered the water off Santa Catalina Island at about 11 p.m. on Sept. 10 and reached the mainland shortly after 11 the...

Nevada State Police say a driver from Fairbanks, Alaska was killed in a crash north of Ely.

The airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks have already handled more than 3.2 million passengers.