When the clock strikes midnight Friday, many people will already be in bed. In Fairbanks, Alaska, they'll still be at the ballpark, where the lights never come on. Since 1906, the "Midnight Sun Game" ...

A senior Army officer will serve as the University of Alaska Fairbanks' new chancellor. Col. Russell Vander Lugt will step down from leading the 11th Airborne Division's Arctic Aviation Command at ...

Ashley Fairbanks grew up in Minneapolis, and when her hometown came under siege by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in late 2025, she started a Google Doc to connect people with ...

FAIRBANKS — Disagreements about the future of the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have spilled into public view as UAF leaders and current and former faculty trade ...

FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ approximately 200 international students and faculty face a maelstrom of new pressures under the administration of President Donald Trump regarding ...

Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river. The water pushed homes ...

Many homes in Alaska lack running water — even those near urban areas. “You get used to it pretty fast,” said resident Caitlin Lenahan. Caitlin Lenahan has been living without running water for eight ...

Incumbent Republican David Pruhs lost his bid for reelection as mayor of historically red Fairbanks, Alaska, to Democratic candidate Mindy O’Neall. O’Neall, who had the backing of the state’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Alaska's City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to ...

UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL: Today, President Donald J. Trump approved the appeal of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), directing his ...