The Ester Community Association is opposing the plan, saying it would have broad impacts on the many Fairbanks-area residents who come to enjoy the area’s underdeveloped forestland and maze of back trails.
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UAF team excavates Chena, the abandoned gold rush town that lost out to Fairbanks
Chena had a number of advantages until Judge James Wickersham persuaded federal authorities to build a courthouse in Fairbanks.
World Eskimo Indian Olympics returns to Fairbanks for 60th anniversary
This year, the celebration will keep COVID in mind as coordinators ask attendees to be vaccinated or wear masks.
‘Boondoggle’: financial woes may jeopardize proposed Alaska-Canada railroad project
An ambitious plan to build a 1,600-mile railroad that would link the Alaskan and Canadian rail systems is on hold and appears to be in jeopardy.
Beaver dams burst, blocking Richardson Highway with debris. Twice.
No vehicles were caught in either slide.
Fairbanks therapeutic courts focus on addiction treatment, not criminal punishment
The recidivism rate for people convicted of drug and alcohol crimes and sent to jail is normally about 50%. The Fairbanks therapeutic courts report a rate of 5% to 7%.
No arrests yet in string of arson attacks east of Fairbanks
One of the fires displaced six people in three households on a single property.
Jury indicts Ft. Wainwright soldier for fatal shooting of Black Lives Matter protester in Texas
Sgt. Daniel Perry was stationed at Fort Hood when he shot the protester on July 25, but on Sept. 1 he began a new tour at Fort Wainwright.
Pfizer vials, Zoom costumes and plexiglass: The Museum of the North is building its pandemic collection
The Museum of the North is looking for iconic things. Symbolic things.
Firefighters focus on protecting Chena Hot Springs Resort, homes as wildfire advances
As of 4 p.m. Friday, no evacuation order had been issued, and guests and staff remained on site at the resort.