Mat-Su waives landfill fees for storm cleanup, Fairbanks hosts its Winter Solstice Festival, Nenana lights its Christmas tree ...

Located near the geographic center of the state, Fairbanks is known as Alaska’s Golden Heart City. Established along the Chena River in 1901, it originally served prospectors working outlying gold ...

Winter lays a quiet shimmer across the far north, turning the landscape into a realm that feels untouched and impossibly vast ...

The Alaska Railroad trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage (or in reverse) is on a lot of people’s bucket lists. I get it. The scenery is gorgeous and it’s such a different way to experience Alaska. The ...

The Alaska Railroad’s Aurora Winter Train is running now through mid-May, offering weekend journeys between Anchorage and Fairbanks with stops including Wasilla and Talkeetna. In February and March ...

One advantage is clear skies, with great sunsets in the early evening and chances to see the Aurora Borealis, also known as ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Explore Fairbanks is pleased to announce the release of the ...

Iditarod musher Jeff Deeter of Fairbanks talks to spectators on March 1 as he approaches the end of a trail of old snow stretching only about 1.5 miles in downtown Anchorage. The race’s ceremonial ...

Those who brave this scenic trail in Alaska will discover towering rock formations, sweeping winter views, and even a detour ...

Fairbanks, Alaska, gets extremely cold and dark in the winter, and residents turn to all kinds of hobbies to keep seasonal depression at bay. For one man, that includes ornate balloon art projects.

The University of Alaska-Fairbanks’ Rylen Roersma scored with less than three minutes remaining in the third period Saturday ...