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Cold weather continues to grip Fairbanks area
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (470+ words) Ice fog, a phrase in Russell Tabbert's Dictionary of Alaskan English, is not uttered in many other places because to form it takes a sustained temperature of 35 below zero. As cold temperatures persist in Fairbanks, residents and businesses are facing…...
Bear mauling victim credits community support for his resilience
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1213+ words) Dan Bigley shared his personal journey of resilience at Fairbanks Resource Agency's annual gala on Dec. 4, 2025. He was permanently blinded during a bear mauling in 2003. Dan Bigley and his wife Amber attended Fairbanks Research Agency annual gala on Dec. 4, 2025, where…...
Fairbanks puppeteer wins Rasmuson Individual Artist Award
2+ week, 6+ day ago (842+ words) Puppeteer Ma't" Agopian is the only Fairbanks artist to receive a $10,000 individual artist grant from Rasmuson Foundation this year. Fifty artists from around the state are on the list. Ma't" Agopian handcrafted this puppet. Ma't" Agopian makes all her puppets…...
Northern Alaska Environmental Center cashes in on community
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (713+ words) Dene" Eslaanh performs at Night of the North, the annual fundraiser for the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Wood Center on Friday. Colin A. Warren/Sun Star Northern Alaska Environmental Center"s board treasurer Jeffery…...
Alaska typhoon victims’ losses of traditional foods go beyond dollar values
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (809+ words) Shea Siegert, senior manager of external affairs at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Kelsey Wallace, president of the Alaska Native Heritage Center, examine a bag of frozen salmon heads on Oct. 30. The bag is part of the collection…...
Summit stresses the need for Fairbanks housing
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1347+ words) Brittany Smart, the University of Alaska Defense, Community and Research senior advisor,, prevents some information on rental vacancy rates in the Fairbanks North Star Borough during a housing summit at Black Spruce Brewing on Oct. 22. A broad base of data…...
Fairbanks blasts into the jet-age
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1202+ words) Here is the culprit "This F-105 Thunder Chief fighter-bomber, pictured at Eielson Air Force Base, caused the sonic boom heard in Fairbanks yesterday as it cracked the sound barrier. Courtesy of Joan Skilbred Maj. William Ritchie, task force commander on the…...
Assembly resolution requests release of Fairbanks woman detained by ICE
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (851+ words) Marjie Richards, left, and Sarah McGown, right, hold a sign that reads "Bring Atcharee Home," during a demonstration on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the corner of Airport Way and Peger Road. Atcharee Buntow, 42, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials…...
Alaska Comedy marks nearly 25 years of laughter with a star-studded season
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) Stand-up comedian Mike E. Winfield will perform this week in and around Fairbanks, kicking off stand-up comedy season. When the weather cools and the daylight fades, Fairbanks knows it can count on one thing to heat up the long Alaska winter…...
Fairbanks Arts Association hosts exhibit in the Bear Gallery
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) Botanical Alchemy" by Blaine Lunsford is on display in the Bear Gallery through September. Everlasting" by Ella Willsrud is on display in the Bear Gallery in September. Sunrise in Silk" by Nicole Pruce is on display in the Bear Gallery…...