Vegetable donations from a prison farm in Wasilla are helping the Fairbanks Community Food Bank handle a 25 percent increase in food requests this summer.
Interior
Wasilla man dies in Glenn Highway crash near Chickaloon
A Wasilla man died Monday afternoon in a crash on the Glenn Highway. Alaska State Troopers say a car driven by Joshua Campbell, 31, collided with another vehicle at Mile 94 about eight miles west of Chickaloon.
Fairbanks official faces driving under the influence charge
A top administrator for the city of Fairbanks has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and leaving the scene of an accident. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports chief of staff Jeff Jacobson was arrested Thursday after knocking down a light pole and signs and continuing on at high speed.
Pioneer homes won’t take new residents, at least for now
Alaska’s Pioneer Homes have stopped accepting new residents, at least for a while. It’s one more impact of state budget cuts.
Low-turnout primary could lead to five House incumbents losing
Three Republican incumbents and two Democrats who caucused with the Republicans trailed their opponents in a primary that drew only 15 percent of voters
Justice Sotomayor speaks at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Sonya Sotomayor, the first Latina appointed the nation’s highest court, spoke Sunday at the University of Alaska Fairbanks during a UAF Summer Sessions event.