There are no Space Force personnel at Clear. Officials say for now Air Force military and civilian personnel will continue to operate the installation.
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‘It is our story as well’: After Kamloops, a Fairbanks vigil to mourn and raise awareness of boarding school trauma
The 215 bandanas, symbolic of the residential school children who died in British Columbia, will remain along the Chena River footbridge until the solstice, a span of 215 hours.
‘She needs a lot of work’: Museum of the North staff begin work on ‘Into the Wild’ Bus
If all goes well, an exhibit could be opened by 2023.
Walter Harper Day commemorates first person to summit Denali
Harper was only 25 when he and his wife, Frances Wells, died on the steamer Princess Sophia when it ran aground in Lynn Canal on Oct. 25, 1918.
Alaska’s first tea farm is geothermally heated
Jenny Tse runs the leading tea manufacturing company in Alaska. Now she’ll be starting the only tea farm in Alaska.
UAF researcher on science team for unmanned Venus mission
UAF Geophysical Institute research professor and Venus expert Robert Herrick is one of the leaders of the Veritas mission, one of two Venus proposals chosen by NASA.
Twelve mountaineers rescued from Wrangell-St. Elias glacier
A group of 12 mountaineers were rescued Tuesday from a glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park by the Alaska National Guard.
Low salmon run forecast for Yukon River
Yukon River subsistence fishing will be closed until the return size is clearer.
‘Zombie wildfires’ that can smolder underground all winter appear to be increasing in the Arctic
The study points to more than 40 overwintering wildfires reported in Alaska since 2005, and Jandt says climate change is suspected to be a key factor.
‘We get to keep existing’: Pandemic relief fund could be lifeline for concert venues and promoters
For the Fairbanks Concert Association, there have been no live performances for more than a year.