A 43-year-old employee of a Fairbanks bar was shot and killed in the parking lot early Wednesday morning, police said. The shooting occurred outside the Midnite Mine at about 3:15 a.m., the ...

Amid the latest educational policy shifts in Texas, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Texas' third-largest school district, has adopted a new gender identity policy that has sparked controversy among ...

Our education budget crisis gets framed as a perfect storm of multiple factors: the state’s third consecutive year of more outmigration than in; an aging population; and at least a 15% decrease ...

The governor is the chief executive of the state. The governor may also perform additional functions, such as serving as the commander-in-chief of the National Guard (when not federalized) or ...

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is considering the closure of up to five elementary schools—Hunter, Midnight Sun, Pearl Creek, Salcha, and Two Rivers—due to financial ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has released a list of five schools they recommend closing at the end of the school year. The closures come as part of a ...

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To the editor: The school board made a costly mistake. The 4-3 vote by the school board will end up costing more than the $3 million the board proposed to save the district. An example was MatSu ...

SINGAPORE – Singapore Post’s former group chief executive officer and chief financial officer said they welcome any independent inquiry into the case that led to their sacking, in a statement ...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky, joined alongside his wife First Lady Olena Zelenska, delivered a candid, wide-ranging interview on Ukrainian television released on Jan. 2, laying out his vision for ...

Josh Welsh, longtime president of Film Independent, died Dec. 31 after a five-year battle with colon cancer. He was 62. Welsh started out as an actor and started volunteering at the Film ...