Salcha River News Today

The Fairbanks North Star Borough issued a level two evacuation for Tanana South Tuesday afternoon due to the McDonald Fire. Level Two signifies that residents should be prepared to leave

Interior rivers are open and navigable.

While Alaska didn’t have an ex-typhoon Merbok style widespread high impact climate event in 2023, there was still lots to contend with.

Ice thickness is measuring below normal for early January, while temperatures and snowfall are above normal.

Ice thickness is normally between 12 and 15 inches this time of year on ponds and lakes. As of Friday, it was measuring between 6 and 12 inches thick on

Ice thickness, snowfall and temperatures in the Fairbanks area are below normal for early December.

It was a tale of two extremes, according to weather and climate experts.

The Department of Natural Resources is selling state park annual parking passes for 2024.

Why would anybody want one of those massive, large-bore Smith & Wesson handguns? The things are as big as hubcaps and as heavy as mortar rounds. They are uncomfortable to tote and deliver a butt whooping on the range. For certain specific applications, however, nothing else really strikes a proper balance between portability and serious downrange thump.

Denali Borough downgraded its evacuation status for the Rose Hip Creek and Clear Sky homestead areas Monday as firefighters made progress on the fires threatening the area as part of