Local News
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Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about an unusual spring storm.
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NewsThe city’s struggle to retain emergency medical services mirrors what other rural communities are experiencing.
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Golden Valley Electric Association is working on a rate case study to determine whether the co-op should increase the price of electricity it provides to its members.
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In a time of divided politics, a local woman is trying to bring people together to listen to each other. Kaye Robinson has invited experts and representatives from different political groups to a bipartisan panel. It’s intended to be an alternative to one-sided protests and rallies.
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Delta Junction City Council agrees to experimental stopgap solution for ambulance services. Golden Valley Electric Association launches belated rate case study. New report says Alaska rent costs are now in the middle of the pack compared to other states.
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NewsA Fairbanks resident has invited experts and representatives from different political groups to a bipartisan panel. Alaska education leaders spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing on behalf of programs that support Indigenous students. The University of Alaska Board of Regents' decided to scrub mentions of DEI off of their webpages last month. Now, critics are concerned about the transparency of that process. A local tea company is offering to pay its employees’ college tuition.
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NewsThe City of Fairbanks is reviving its Emergency Services Patrol program. A Canadian company is exploring the possibility of building a new gold mine in Juneau. One of the last sled dog races of the season will start in Kotzebue tomorrow. The State House passed a bill last week that would help protect foster kids from unnecessary stays in acute psychiatric care facilities.
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NewsThe Fairbanks City Council voted 4-1 Monday to award the ESP program contract to Fairbanks Integrated Community Services, which incorporated in October 2024.
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NewsThe Alaska Court of Appeals opinion, published Friday, also clarifies some of the powers of the Alaska Parole Board.
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Alaska's Congressional Delegation supports leavinG the USPostal Service as a government service - not privatizing it.FNSB mayor Grier Hopkins releases his plan for next year's budget.The AK appeals court decides to uphold the parole denial for a North Pole man convicted of murder nearly 40 years ago.The pilot of a plane crashed last week and saved in a dramatic rescue might not have been legal to fly.An executive order adjusting rules around voting could hurt voters in rural Alaska Native communities.
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