The Two Rivers Lodge burned in the early morning hours of Monday, amid a string of still-unsolved arsons in the Two Rivers-Pleasant Valley area this summer.
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Remembering Frank Soos, former Alaska Writer Laureate and creative writing teacher
Soos was on a solo bicycle ride in Maine last Wednesday when he suffered a fatal accident.
Alaska biologists say wood bison reintroduced to the wild are thriving
State biologists completed an annual survey of the Innoko-Yukon River wood bison population earlier this summer, and they say the results show the animals are doing well six years after a seed group of bison was released in the area.
Damaged plane makes emergency landing in Fairbanks after big mid-air drop
A Wright Air Service Cessna Caravan was carrying a pilot and 8 passengers on a scheduled run to Huslia Monday afternoon when it experienced trouble.
California company parachutes packages into rural Alaska communities
The company hopes to increase the weight they can deliver in each pod so that eventually they can drop full pallets.
Alaska redistricting board to start work on new maps with just released census data
The U.S. Census released its reapportionment data for states this week. That means states now must re-draw congressional and state legislative districts to make sure everyone has fair representation and voting rights.
Vaccine requirement for military slated for September
U.S. military service members in Alaska and worldwide will be required to get COVID-19 vaccines beginning next month.
Labyrinth helps Fairbanks man through chronic pain
Wood characterizes the labyrinth as a friend of sorts, helping him navigate through pain.
Plan to lease land near Ester for mine draws ire from residents, recreators
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.
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.