Patrick Gilchrist

A sign advertising units available for lease hangs from the side of Jillian Square Apartments April 1, 2026, in Fairbanks, Alaska.

A sign advertising units available for lease hangs from the side of Jillian Square Apartments April 1, 2026, in Fairbanks, Alaska.

A reasonably high vacancy rate should put renters in the driver’s seat: more options, lower costs – a basic supply and demand relationship. And the Fairbanks North Star Borough has

Steam rises from the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ coal-fired power plant on Nov. 13, 2025.

A new company says it’s cooking up plans to build a luxury resort and event center in the hills of Fairbanks, on land with ties to gold mining history and a brief stint on television.

Linda Rexford holds a photo of her brother, William Rexford, while standing beside their father, Herman Rexford, at a protest in Fairbanks on April 11, 2026. William Rexford was shot and killed by Alaska State Troopers while experiencing a mental health crisis on Jan. 1, 2026.

Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly members Liz Reeves, left, and Scott Crass, right, listen to public testimony about renaming Pioneer Park during a meeting that began April 23, 2026, which ran into the following day. Reeves and Crass cosponsored an ordinance to revive the park's former name, "Alaskaland." It passed April 24, 2026.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill Thursday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days.

The number of people who visited Alaska’s national parks last year exceeded 2019 levels, completing the rebound from a COVID-19 slump. At the same time, National Park Service jobs in Alaska plummeted back toward pandemic lows amid the Trump administration’s purge of federal workers.

Julia Hnilicka prepares to deliver a speech during a May 28, 2026, event in Fairbanks during which Tom Begich, a Democrat running for Alaska governor, announced her as his running mate.