Husky Homestead had its best season ever last year, with more than 21,000 customers. This season, that number fell to just over a thousand — a drop-off of some 95%.
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Increasing COVID-19 cases push Fairbanks school district into red zone
State red zone guidelines include distance learning and cancellation of all in-person school activities.
Denali National Park plans to expand fall and spring park access
The plan also includes ski trail grooming near the park entrance and snowshoe and mushing access upgrades at Mountain Vista.
Trailing by 14 votes, Coghill asks for recount
By law, the state will pay for a recount if the difference between candidates is 20 votes or fewer — or less than 0.5% of the total votes cast.
University of Alaska regents rescind idea of merging campuses
Regent Darroll Hargraves of Wasilla led the charge to rescind, noting abundant and diverse opposition to the merger.
Despite months of aggressive measures, Fort Yukon reports 21 cases of COVID-19
How the virus got into the village is still unclear.
University regents decide to put the brakes on campus merger plan for UAS
The cost saving proposal has drawn major criticism since being introduced by UA President Jim Johnsen last week.
National Park Service rule change ends bans on controversial bear and wolf hunts
The National Park Service is rescinding a ban within Alaska’s national preserves on some controversial state-sanctioned predator harvests of bears and wolves. Park service Alaska spokesperson Pete Christian said although practices like killing bears and wolves in dens run counter to the Park Service’s mission, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which created or…
UAF research vessel will be the first to leave port since the National Science Foundation halted sailings
All of the scientific staff members are currently quarantined in Fairbanks.
University of Alaska to furlough top leaders, including president, chancellors and deans
The University of Alaska says the furloughs, put in place by UA President Jim Johnsen, will impact 166 employees and are expected to save the university system $554,000.