The Trump administration announced last week it has asked Congress to appropriate $2.1 billion to expand the missile-defense base on Fort Greely.
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BLM is moving forward on proposed Ambler Road project
The Bureau of Land Management is taking the lead on an environmental review of the state proposed Ambler Road. The controversial project would punch an industrial access road from the Dalton Highway west to the Ambler Mining district.
Fairbanks mayor: Borough must address $400M building-maintenance backlog
Mayor Karl Kassel told a couple hundred area residents who showed up for two meetings Wednesday that many are so old that they just need to be torn down and replaced, which comes with a price tag of nearly $400 million to catch up on that backlog.
17 national parks could see fee increases, including Denali
The National Park Service is considering fee increases at 17 parks, including Denali. Higher entry fees would be in effect during peak season, or the busiest five months, starting May 1.
Fairbanks mayor says Eielson’s F-35s will save the borough’s economic bacon
Studies suggest most of the people coming to the area with the warplanes will likely offset a decrease in the Fairbanks-area population from cuts in funding for state agencies and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Eielson showcases F-35 as Alaskan command chief emphasizes its lethality, deployability
The road to Eielson was coated with ice. The F-35’s ability to operate on an icy runway is one of many cold-weather tests being conducted at the Air Force base.