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Senate election watchers in Fairbanks

A Senate election observer was keeping watch of activity in Fairbanks.

Fairbanks, AK · 3d

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Fourth Pearl Creek STEAM charter application unanimously rejected by Fairbanks school board

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board unanimously rejected the fourth application submitted by the Academic Policy Committee for the Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School on Tuesday night. Supporters submitted the application to the district more than two weeks ago. The school would blend STEAM learning...

Fairbanks, AK · 2d

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Commentary: Symbols of fascism and genocide don’t have a place in Alaska

When I was in ninth grade, my parents sent me to counseling. The reasons were twofold. One was severe depression, the other standard teenaged snootiness about how unfairly I believed that the world was treating me. The depression was something I could only be offered tools for managing, but the snootiness was more easily resolved. […]

Fairbanks, AK · 7d

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Data center concerns top of mind at Fairbanks town hall

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - About 150 Fairbanks residents gathered Thursday night at the Wedgewood Resort to learn more about potential data centers in Alaska and to share their opinions and concerns about the issue. The event, hosted by the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, the nonprofit organization Families Over Billionaires and...

Fairbanks, AK · 7d

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Fairbanks mayor proposes 2027 budget with $685K surplus, no new debt

Fairbanks Mayor Mindy O’Neall has released a proposed 2027 budget that prioritizes public safety and essential services while keeping the city debt-free. The proposed budget projects a surplus of about $685,750 and maintains all required reserves. The plan adds targeted staffing in legal support, information technology and police evidence...

Fairbanks, AK · 7d

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Fairbanks town hall to address data centers, AI development concerns

A town hall focused on data centers and artificial intelligence is planned for Thursday in Fairbanks, as local leaders consider how data center development could affect the community. The event, titled “Nobody Asked Us,” begins at 7 p.m. at the Taiga Center at Wedgewood Resort. The meeting comes...

Fairbanks, AK · 9d

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Alaska prepares for election day amid strong early voter turnout

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - As of Sunday, Alaska has seen more than 28,000 voters head to the polls since early voting began. In the Fairbanks area, Alaska House districts 31 through 36 are counting more than 3,800 early votes cast. Last week, Region III Elections Supervisor Amanda McColley told Alaska’s...

Fairbanks, AK · 11d

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Fairbanks borough mayor proposes temporary data center moratorium

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins has proposed a temporary moratorium on granting land-use permits for building large data centers. The ordinance was scheduled to be introduced to the assembly on Thursday and referred to the borough Planning Commission for a recommendation within 90 days.

Fairbanks, AK · 14d

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Fairbanks airport tower to close overnight starting this weekend

The air traffic control tower at Fairbanks International Airport will close overnight starting this weekend, according to a notice received by Alaska’s News Source.

Fairbanks, AK · 15d

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Peltola postpones campaign stops after Saturday car crash

The Alaska Senate candidate and her family sustained minor injuries, her campaign announced Sunday.

Alaska · 13d

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Fairbanks borough mayor proposes temporary data center moratorium

Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins has proposed a temporary moratorium on the borough granting land use permits for the building of large data centers.

Fairbanks, AK · 15d

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Commentary: Alaska’s ingenuity is a national asset

For a time growing up, I called a rocket range home. My late father, Neal Brown, directed Poker Flat Research Range outside Fairbanks for 18 years. To the scientists who traveled there, it was a place to send instruments into the northern lights. To me, it was part of childhood: familiar people doing remarkable things […]

Alaska · 14d

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'Worth the wait:' Alaskans line up to vote early

Early voting began Monday morning in Alaska’s general election, more than two weeks ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. Stephen Kirch, spokesman with the Alaska Division of Elections, said he had seen lots of photos of long lines in Fairbanks and Anchorage. “I do know, just anecdotally, people...

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In Alaska, Fairbanks faces a real outage threat

Winter in interior Alaska is unforgiving under the best circumstances. With a generator failure now straining the power grid serving Fairbanks, conditions have shifted from routine to genuinely precarious. Residents are being asked to change their energy habits immediately, and the utility serving the area has made clear that rolling outages are not off the table if the situation continues to deteriorate.

Fairbanks, AK · 18d

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After two years, Farthest North Raising Cane’s opens in Fairbanks

The farthest north Raising Cane’s location began serving customers in Fairbanks after a two-year wait when construction began.

Fairbanks, AK · 17d

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Tesla Wants to Build a Supercharger Above the Arctic Circle in Inuvik

Tesla has approached the Town of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories about building a Supercharger on town-owned land, about 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, and town council has voted to keep the talks going. The details are in a request for council decision, RFCD 2026-061 in the town’s...

Fairbanks, AK · 17d

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UAA’s Army ROTC program

The ROTC trains cadets to become commissioned officers by providing them with field experience and classes to further their knowledge of the military. After the third year, Cadets will often be sent to Advanced Camp, where they focus on leadership, tactical and specialized military courses. Members of the Anchorage and...

Fairbanks, AK · 16d

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Fairbanks early voting draws long lines on first day

Dozens of residents waited inside the state building downtown for the first day of early voting in Fairbanks. With only one polling location available, some voters waited close to an hour to cast their ballot.

Fairbanks, AK · 18d

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‘I cried a little bit’: HomeSTEAD Charter School receives state approval, prepares for 2027 opening

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - On Wednesday, the proposed HomeSTEAD Charter School, planned to occupy the building formerly housing the Two Rivers School near Fairbanks, received a unanimous final approval from the Alaska Board of Education and Early Development. “It feels good to actually have gotten some really enthusiastic yeses from...

Fairbanks, AK · 21d

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Fairbanks borough prepares to move local elections to November

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Fairbanks North Star Borough voters passed a proposition in the Oct. 6 election that would move borough elections to November, putting them in line with state and national elections, and the borough Clerk’s Office is preparing to implement this change. City of North Pole voters...

Fairbanks, AK · 22d