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.
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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.
Yukon River on track for dismal king and chum runs
A state biologist said just 31,000 chums are estimated to have passed Pilot Station sonar by Monday, well below the historic median of 500,000.
Developers hope to open electric vehicle charging stations along Alaska Railbelt by summer 2022
Efforts are underway to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations along the Railbelt that developers hope could connect the Kenai Peninsula to Fairbanks.
Dinosaurs likely lived in Arctic year-round, according to recent Alaska discovery
If dinosaurs were migrating, they would have had very little time to move to lower latitudes with newborns, which suggests that the animals did not, in fact migrate.