Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska sits in a place where a volcano shouldn’t really be sitting. Research underway ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey has free maps that might come in handy. The public topoBuilder app is now offering custom maps ...

The Republican mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska (population 32,000), was defeated last week in his re-election bid by a Democrat. I ...

In January 1976 a cab driver was brutally murdered in Fairbanks. It was a shocking crime and as a result, News-Miner reporter ...

The USGS publishes free topographic maps that show trails, rivers, and campsites in great detail for hikers, cyclists, and ...

The mayor said he's proud of the city's efforts to revitalize downtown Fairbanks, expand the city's emergency medical ...

Just over 20 years ago, a KMAland native departed the Midwest in a stick-shift pick-up truck on a trek to Alaska, and now, ...

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 ...

Climbing Gunsight Mountain wasn’t just another hike—it was a full-on vertical challenge. With 4,000 feet of steep elevation gain and no marked trails, this route pushed us both physically and mentally ...

The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, where the Ambler Road project would pass through, is visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) WASHINGTON ...

While summer tourists pack Alaska’s cruise ships, winter offers outdoor adventures from dogsledding to ice carving to the aurora borealis. Janna Graber takes us to Fairbanks, Alaska, in the depths of ...