Fairbanks News

Alaska officials say smoke from a handful of wildfires left a haze over Fairbanks.

ANCHORAGE: In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said yesterday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fuelling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid.

Money was no good at the first Really Free Market on Saturday on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

A pro-Palin Web site has accused Rep. Jay Ramras of a conflict of interest for owning BP stock.

At age 40, Karen Hawes felt it was time to launch a trashy new lifestyle. And what better place to start, she figured, than her birth state of Alaska.

June 29, 1999 - The Fairbanks City Council and an ad-hoc public works advisory panel are of one mind when it comes to a new police station: the city needs one.

If the 20 hours of daylight and the constant hum of the mosquitoes didn't tip you off, I'll let you know right now that it is summer in Fairbanks.

Sarah Brewer delivered both a political and fashion statement on Saturday night in the Midnight Sun Run's annual costume contest.

Submitted by Joe Campbell on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:16. State prosecutors say an elaborate marijuana growing operation at a gold mine near Manley may have been around for more than 20 years.

An Interior airline operator said people are leaving Alaska villages, and that outward migration to urban areas is adding new business challenges in an already tough economy that is bringing more competition from larger companies.

Two men have been charged with growing and harvesting hundreds of marijuana plants in Interior Alaska, according to state prosecutors.

June 20, 1999 a ' Amazing things grow under the midnight sun. Two damsels atop prancing papier-mache horses.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has certified a Fairbanks slaughterhouse to process beef and pork.

Authorities in Fairbanks have closed a suspected crack house. The closure came after a raid last week by police and Alaska State Troopers on a Mercier Street home as part of a 14-month investigation.

Cyclists from Fairbanks cleaned up on Saturday at the 17th Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay.

A 76-year-old Fairbanks woman who was seriously burned in a house fire has died of her injuries.

A Fairbanks man is trying to bring nuclear-powered electricity to the area. John Reeves, a special assistant to the state transportation commissioner, hopes to build a small nuclear power generation facility in Ester south of Fairbanks.

An elderly Fairbanks woman was seriously injured in an apartment fire and flown to Seattle for treatment.

Alaska State Troopers say a 34-year-old Fairbanks man found dead along a rural road had apparently been "car surfing" when he fell.

A Fairbanks mayor is again looking to put long-discussed plans for rebuilding Illinois and north Cushman streets under the microscope.