Tri-Valley School hoops team scores with donation
FAIRBANKS — The Tri-Valley School girls basketball team got a major assist this week when an anonymous donor sent a $3,000 check to the Healy school to cover the cost of the recent theft of the ...
Settlement reached in Fairbanks diocese lawsuit
FAIRBANKS — A settlement between the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese and a creditors committee representing nearly 300 alleged sex abuse victims might be resolved by early next week. Robert Hannon, d...
School district hosts first free swine flu clinic for kids
FAIRBANKS — Parents brought their children to the first of three swine flu clinics for school-age kids in the Fairbanks North Star Borough on Thursday. Another vaccination clinic is scheduled fo...
Alaska observes National Adoption Day
FAIRBANKS — Ashley Loaiza has reason to thank parents who foster and adopt children. It was her adoptive parents who helped foster Loaiza into her first healthy relationships. On Thursday, Loai...
Man convicted for Fairbanks drive-by shooting
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a drive-by shooting earlier this year, which authorities said was gang-related. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Jared...
Looking Back in Fairbanks — Nov. 20
10 YEARS AGO Nov. 20, 1999 — Outside basketball teams got a true taste of Interior Alaska on Friday, with players an coaches from Montana State and Houston going dog sledding. Musher Mari Ho...
Near-record cold possible in Fairbanks on Friday
FAIRBANKS , Alaska – If you thought it was cold these past couple of days, you may be in for a surprise. While record low temperatures were recorded elsewhere in Interior Alaska, Fairbanks...
BP donates $1 million to archive former Sen. Ted Stevens' papers
FAIRBANKS — A $1 million donation from BP will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks to catalog a vast archive of documents from former Sen. Ted Stevens’ four-decade-long political career. St...
New postal rules halt ‘Dear Santa’ letters to North Pole
FAIRBANKS — The U.S. Postal Service will no longer forward “Dear Santa” letters to Kris Kringle’s elves in North Pole, citing security concerns and putting in doubt the future of a volunteer let...
Wine tasting hosted
FAIRBANKS — Plenty For All Thru Art will host a wine tasting from 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday at the Artisan’s Courtyard, located at College Road and Westwood Way. Alaska wines provided by Gold Hill Li...
KUAC hires new general manager
FAIRBANKS — Keith Martin has been hired as the new general manager at Fairbanks’ public broadcasting station, KUAC officials announced on Wednesday. Martin has worked at the station since 200...