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Preparing for a cruise to Alaska can seem a bit overwhelming. Whether selecting a ship or planning your time in port, you don’t want to miss out on...

Second year-class of Arctic grayling eggs arrives from Alaska A striking fish with a sail-like dorsal fin and slate-blue coloration, the Arctic grayling was virtually the only native stream salmonid (a fish of the salmon family) in the northern Lower Peninsula until the population died off nearly a century ago. Three factors contributed to the grayling’s demise in Michigan: habitat destruction, unregulated harvest and predation/competition from nonnative fish species. Since 2016, the Michigan...

Sunshine and Trash: Volunteers show up for Fairbanks Stream Cleanup Day

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

Explore Fairbanks hosts Chena River charity walk

WATCH NOW: Mike Shultz’s Weather Forecast for May 11th, 2021 © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Weather with Mike Shultz on the Fairbanks Evening News. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - WELCOME BACK EVERYONE TO YOUR TUESDAY WEATHER. BEFORE THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MOVED IN WE MANAGED TO SEE THE TEMPERATURE RISE TO A HIGH OF 68,WHILE THE OVERNIGHT LOW WAS 49. THE RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE WAS 81 IN 1942, AND THE RECORD LOW OF 20 WAS SET IN 1917. THE SUNRISE AND AND SUNSET EQUALS 18 HOURS AND 16 MINUTES AF...

The barge-turned-gift-shop next to the Tanana Chief Sternwheeler didn’t exactly sink. When the Chena River was low, it became frozen to the river bed. When breakup came, and the water rose, the Chena River swallowed it. “This was a unique year, and the water just came over everything,” said Craig Ketzler, president of Greatland River Tours. “It melted fast.” A recovery effort is in progress, but the Tanana Chief is expected to be closed to river tours for a second...

WATCH NOW: Mike Shultz’s Weather Forecast for May 3rd, 2021 Mike Shultz © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF KTVF WEATHER FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - WELCOME BACK TO OUR WEATHER FOR A MONDAY. TODAY WAS A NICE DAY WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 61 AFTER AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF A VERY MILD 40 DEGREES. THE RECORD HIGH WAS 69 IN 1907 AND THE OVERNIGHT RECORD LOW WAS 9 DEGREES SET IN 1945. THE SUNRISE AND SUNSET EQUALS 17 HOURS AND 19 MINUTES AFTER A GAIN OF 7 MINUTES. OUR PHOTOGRAPH IS OF THE...

Alaska Native leaders, law enforcement officers, clergy and community members gathered Monday on the Centennial Bridge over the Chena River to remember homicide victims and missing people.