North Pole News

A New York pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery has been ordered to serve five years probation.

Here's what to do if you want that North Pole, Alaska postmark on your holiday cards: * Purchase stamps at any post office.

A North Pole man who told police he traded methamphetamine for a shotgun and other people's mail is serving a five-year prison sentence.

Kids around the world write letters to Santa every year, but this year they may not get a response.

The U.S. Postal Service, in a Grinch-like move, said it no longer will forward "Dear Santa" letters to Santa's letter-writing elves in the North Pole, Alaska.

Thousands of starry-eyed children all over the world are writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season, but they'll not likely to get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular effort begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to ...

The Mayor of North Pole, Alaska is calling it an assault on Christmas after the United States Postal Office says it's going to stop sending letters to Santa Claus in theA Interior town.

North Pole is preparing for the "Christmas in Ice" festivities, starting Dec. 5 next to Santa Claus House.

North Pole Mayor Doug Isaacson said the situation is not a public health emergency.

FAIRBANKS a ' Jeff Jacobson returned to the North Pole City Council after the panel appointed him to fill a two-year vacancy, the city mayor said on Friday.

Winter's chill continues to creep into Fairbanks, bringing with it the biggest snowfall of the season so far and the chance for our first blast of cold weather.

Flint Hills Resources reported finding traces of sulfolane in a city-owned well off the refinery's property.

North Pole Republicans on Saturday selected a list of three candidates to replace Rep.

A North Pole couple accused of abusing the woman's 2-year-old daughter considered bringing another child to authorities to cover up the abuse, court documents allege.

FAIRBANKS a ' The Fairbanks North Star Borough is hosting a series of public meetings about what to do when long-standing private land uses fail to conform with the law.

Tammie Wilson's campaign manager said the assemblywoman is probably too far behind Luke Hopkins to win the borough mayor's race.

According to court documents, 25-year-old Jennifer Downer and 22-year-old Shiloh Morris have been charged with third-degree assault, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

"Today I am praying," says Wasilla's Glory Green, one of dozens of Alaskans who took part in the national "40 Days for Life" anti-abortion movement.

Families with students at North Pole Middle School are invited to Parent Information Night Thursday at the school from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The guest speakers are to include Officer Zeisel of the Alaska State Troopers and his K-9 Argo, who won't do much talking.

Two people from North Pole were charged after the car they were in left the roadway and smashed into a fence at Fort Wainwright.