Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner started its journey in 1903 as the Weekly Fairbanks News. Over the years, it evolved through various names, including the Daily News, Fairbanks Daily News, Fairbanks Daily Times, Fairbanks News, and finally, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Throughout its history, the newspaper changed ownership, publishers, and locations multiple times until 1950. That year, C.W. "Bill" Snedden became the owner and publisher. Under his leadership, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner played a vital role in the movement for statehood in Alaska during the late 1950s.

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Take a bite out of bark but keep an eye on that itchy grolar bear

5 days ago | newsminer.com | Greg Hill

Elmore Leonard once said “I don’t have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I would see things that interested me and never get back to writing.” Like the late Mr. Leonard, I forego smart phone ownership to avoid their consuming distractions. However, in dark, frightening times, a little distraction can be soothing.
Alaska has always been a land of great change

6 days ago | newsminer.com | Ned Rozell

With its melting glaciers, thawing permafrost, and floating sea ice that gets tougher to see from its northern shores each summer, Alaska is the poster state for global warming. Things are changing here, no doubt about it. But it’s not the first time.
Your best photos: All natural edition

6 days ago | newsminer.com | Gary Black

News-Miner readers are a photographic bunch, and we have the submissions to prove it. From misty river sunrises to moose on morning strolls, you’ve captured the scenic life of Interior Alaska through your lenses. Whether it’s a stunning aurora display or a snapshot of everyday magic, we love seeing the world through your eyes — and we’re happy to showcase your work. Keep those photos coming. You can submit your best photo online at newsminer.com.
Goldpanners defeat Anchorage Glacier Pilots on Midnight Sun Eve

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

On the eve of their first Midnight Sun Game against an Anchorage team since 1996, the Alaska Goldpanners opened a series against a fellow Alaska Baseball League founding member, the Anchorage Glacier Pilots, with a 5-1 win and a show of defensive dominance. The Goldpanners’ pitching staff showed out, relenting a home run to the Glacier Pilots’ second batter of the game and shutting them out from there.
Methamphetamine a big contributor to Alaska’s opioid-dominated overdose deaths, report says

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Yereth Rosen

While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in Alaska from 2017 to 2023 involved methamphetamine use, most commonly in combination with opioids but also sometimes in combination with other types of drugs, said a new bulletin released by the state Department of Health’s epidemiology section.
A solstice trifecta: The 2025 Midnight Sun Game, Festival and Run bring summer fun to Fairbanks

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gary Black |Caleb Jones

Fairbanks buzzes with energy during solstice weekend, celebrating community, camaraderie and 24 hours of daylight. The city’s famed solstice trifecta — the Midnight Sun Game, Midnight Sun Festival and Midnight Sun Run — draws tens of thousands from across Alaska and beyond. Whether you’re a sports fan, a culture seeker or a hardcore runner, solstice weekend invites you to join in Fairbanks’ most luminous celebration.
New owners of Birch Leaf Chapel host open house

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Kris Capps

Three local ladies purchased the unique and whimsical Birch Leaf Chapel and will hold an open house for the community there from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday. The tiny chapel, built on a pile of mining tailings in Ester, is tucked into a birch forest. It is an exquisite building built with love and immaculate attention to detail, thanks to a long list of talented artisans. Now, it is newly owned by Cathy Miles Chambers, her sister Sandy Weaver and Sandy’s daughter Lindsy Weaver.
2025 Fairbanks prep spring sports by the numbers

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

With the 2024-25 academic year now in the rearview, let’s take a look back at the final stretch of the year through five numbers that defined Fairbanks North Star Borough spring sports teams and athletes. West Valley is the only school to finish in the top half of the Alaska Division I boys soccer state tournament field each of the last four years. Colony has done so for the past three years but finished fifth in 2022.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompts air quality advisory for Eastern and Central Alaska

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gary Black

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued an air quality advisory Tuesday afternoon for much of Central and Eastern Alaska as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across the border. The advisory, which is in effect through 2 p.m. Wednesday, warns that smoke levels will fluctuate across the region — ranging from “Good” to “Unhealthy,” depending on location and elevation.
Goldpanners lose series finale to San Diego Waves

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

The Alaska Goldpanners closed a six-game series against the San Diego Waves with a split after losing Monday. The ‘Panners (now 6-3 overall) went scoreless through the first five innings before momentarily drawing close with a three-run seventh inning. The Waves (7-4) answered with their best offensive frame, a four-run eighth inning, en route to a 9-5 win that saw the Goldpanners field five pitchers. “This series was good for us,” Goldpanners field manager Carlos Gonzales said postgame.