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Two Rivers community braves the rain for 2024 Fourth of July celebrations
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Rainy conditions couldn’t stop the community of Two Rivers from coming out to the fields behind the community center to celebrate the Fourth of July. Booths, bubbles, burgers, snow cones, pies and more greeted community members who braved the weather to participate in the community...
Midnight Sun Run sees 3-peat and back to back winners
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Athletes, casual runners, and costume lovers embraced the midnight sun with Fairbanks’ Annual Midnight Sun Run 10-k Saturday night. Daniel Abramowicz tallied his third straight win for the men, with Rosie Fordham claiming her second straight victory for the women. We’ve now got the finishing...
Patriotic displays, music fill Anchorage streets on Fourth of July
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Dressed in red, white and blue, thousands of Alaskans on Thursday convened along Delaney Park Strip to celebrate the nation’s birthday, continuing an Anchorage tradition that dates back to the early 1900s. With a rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” and a reading of the Declaration...
Stebbins works to recover after devastating fire
A fire that started Wednesday night, June 26 around 6 p.m. has consumed the Stebbins school, some teacher housing units and other school-related structures, burning the entire complex to the ground. No injuries or deaths have been reported. According to a statement from Bering Strait School District Tammy Dodd the...
Rain spreads across Alaska on the 4th
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Rain spread through Alaska on the 4th of July, along with cooler temperatures. The influx of needed moisture will help slow the advance of fires currently burning and aid in suppression and containment efforts. Rainfall amounts measured over a third of an inch in Fairbanks, and...
Rain fails to dampen Independence Day celebrations at Pioneer Park
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A light rain marked the beginning of Independence Day festivities at Pioneer Park, but the damp atmosphere certainly didn’t dampen everyone’s spirits at Fairbanks’ hallmark July 4 event. In fact, amid the multiple active fires in the Interior, many were happy to see...
Sustainability Report: Green Star of Interior Alaska fixes, reuses and recycles electronics
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Laptops, monitors, DVD players, phones, printers and many more devices fill the warehouse at Green Star of Interior Alaska, a local nonprofit organization in Fairbanks. According to Sarah Marshall, Business Manager with the organization, “Green Star’s mission is to encourage and enable recycling and reuse in...
Unalaska fire department responds to fire at elementary school
Firefighters responded to a fire at Eagle’s View Elementary Wednesday night shortly before midnight. As of 12:35 a.m. the fire was still active in the elementary school’s ceiling, with five firefighters inside the building, according to Unalaska Fire Chief Ben Knowles. The fire’s cause is unknown at the...
Orcas teens return from 710 mile boat race to Alaska
After almost eight days of sailing, Orcas Island teens Dagney Kruger and Else Ranker finished the Race to Alaska on June 20. Joined by Bellingham teammates Bryce Lutz and Willow Gray, they traveled the 710 miles from Victoria B.C. to Ketchikan, Alaska on their Carrera 19, Loose Cannon. The team faced different challenges throughout their journey but also met many great supporters and participants along the way.
'It’s a huge part of our summer income'; craft vendors talk Wednesday Market
The Soldotna Wednesday Market has been a staple of the Kenai Peninsula for over 15 years. Held weekly from the first week of June to the last week of August at Soldotna Creek Park, the market has grown extensively, hosting over 60 new and returning vendors. On a sunny Wednesday...
Kenai grocer celebrates 50 years on the job
While she passes out celebratory cake to friends and grocery shoppers Saturday, customers may notice something different about Kenai Safeway’s Ava Bassett. Even though she’s the store’s oldest employee, her work ethic has never faded. Bassett seems to greet and interact with customers more enthusiastically, with a smile and witty sense of humor.
Red, white, and blue line the Park Strip
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Five hundred flags were placed in the Delany Park Strip on Wednesday as part of the Anchorage International Rotary Club’s second annual “Field of Honor” fundraiser. Becky Erickson, the founder of this fundraiser, says she saw the project in the Lower 48 and...
Ballot proposition to change sales tax exemption procedure fails in Borough Assembly
Petersburg voters will not get a chance to vote away their say in who and what is tax exempt. That’s after a ballot proposition that would have given the reins entirely over to the assembly failed at the July 1 Borough Assembly meeting. The Borough Charter says that any...
'It’s a huge part of our summer income'; craft vendors talk Wednesday Market
The Soldotna Wednesday Market has been a staple of the Kenai Peninsula for over 15 years. Held weekly from the first week of June to the last week of August at Soldotna Creek Park, the market has grown extensively, hosting over 60 new and returning vendors. On a sunny Wednesday...
Interior Alaska wildfires flare up with wind, but soggy storm expected to dampen flames
A group of wildfires north of Fairbanks has prompted evacuations, just as strong winds across the region Wednesday further fanned the flames. The Grapefruit Complex had burned about 70,000 acres around miles 30 to 65 of the Elliott Highway, as of the most recently available information. An evacuation order was in effect for 165 homes and recreational cabins, affecting an estimated 120 people.
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