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How healthy is Interior Alaska?
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (174+ words) Every three years, Foundation Health Partners, in conjunction with our partners at the Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center (FRPHC) and the Interior Community Health Center (ICHC), completes a Community Health Needs Assessment, gathering information about health needs in Interior Alaska....
What have we become? | Community Perspectives | newsminer.com
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (719+ words) To the editor: We are becoming something ugly. I don't even recognize this country anymore. Although not perfect, we used to be the "good guys" in the white hats. Now? Well, we're anything but. We are threatening our allies. We…...
Alaska school maintenance backlog has reached a crisis, students and school boards tell lawmakers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1140+ words) Frieda Nageak (right) a board member with the North Slope Borough School District, and student Faith Brower (left) testify before a joint session of the House and Senate Education committees as part of the annual fly-in advocacy day on Monday....
Time to hit the trail westward
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (482+ words) Ned Rozell and his dog Cora move uphill on a trip in the White Mountains National Recreation Area in January 2026. Fat bikes and one non fat bike rest outside Ivory Jack's bar and restaurant in the Goldstream Valley outside Fairbanks....
Colombia CELAC Summit
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (114+ words) Colombia CELAC Summit'Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, left, shake hands with Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi, during the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean, or CELAC, in Bogota, Colombia, on Saturday. "Let's look back at some…...
Pike eat more as water warms, threatening native species
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (522+ words) A pair of juvenile Chinook salmon emerge from the stomach of a northern pike. Ben Rich, left, and Peter Westley pose with netted northern pike on the bank of the Deshka River. Rising temperatures in a Southcentral Alaska river have…...
Fairbanks to Nome.jpg
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (84+ words) Fairbanks to Nome.jpg'Fairbanks Daily News-Miner "Let's look back at some of our history together." Fairbanks city lights glow beneath the aurora borealis on March 10, 2026. - He's the first musher to Nome " but not the Iditarod winner - Fairbanks woman sentenced to…...
"Arctic Dreams and Nightmares" cover
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (90+ words) "Arctic Dreams and Nightmares" cover'Fairbanks Daily News-Miner "Arctic Dreams and Nightmares" cover "Let's look back at some of our history together." Fairbanks city lights glow beneath the aurora borealis on March 10, 2026. - He's the first musher to Nome " but not the…...
IGU highlights successes in House committee update
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (835+ words) The first Interior Gas Utility trailer is loaded with liquified natural gas on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Harvest North Slope Facility. Since December, the Interior Gas Utility has received sustained delivery of liquified natural gas from the North Slope, nearly three…...
Commercial Gaming Revenue Hits $78.7 Billion in 2025, Driving Record $18.1 Billion in Gaming Taxes Nationwide
3+ week, 3+ day ago (152+ words) Growth Across the Industry in 2025: All 38 commercial gaming markets saw annual revenue increases in 2025. These figures reinforce strong consumer enthusiasm for legal, regulated gaming and highlight the expanding economic impact of state-regulated markets. Industry leaders and lawmakers continue to take…...