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Fairbanks’ 2026 municipal election process has passed its candidate-withdrawal deadline. The regular election remains scheduled for Oct. 6, while a ballot question could move future municipal elections to November.
The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce calendar lists an Alaska DOT&PF Project Development 101 session for Aug. 4, offering a scheduled business-community forum on transportation-project development.
Fairbanks’ candidate filing period for the Oct. 6, 2026, municipal election ran July 26-29. The city has linked to an unofficial list of filings.
A joint hazard-mitigation plan for the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the cities of Fairbanks and North Pole entered FEMA’s formal-review period July 31. Presentations and possible adoption hearings are scheduled through August.
Fairbanks is expected to see about 37% of the Sun covered during a partial solar eclipse scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Alaska has approved a $6.2 million expansion of inpatient behavioral-health services at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, including four adolescent beds and two higher-acuity adult psychiatric beds.
Candidates who filed for the City of Fairbanks or Fairbanks North Star Borough municipal election have until 5 p.m. Aug. 5 to withdraw before the Oct. 6 election.
Christopher Popps, 54, was arrested in Michigan and faces an Alaska second-degree murder charge in the 1993 disappearance of former Fairbanks coworker Patrick Orville Dearth.
Candidates in the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s 2026 municipal election have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, to withdraw. Election Day is Oct. 6.
Candidate filing has closed for Fairbanks-area municipal contests, leaving an Aug. 5 withdrawal deadline before ballots are finalized for the scheduled Oct. 6 election.
Residents can still weigh in on the borough’s updated hazard mitigation plan, which covers wildfire, flood, seismic and permafrost risks.
Fairbanks is pressing lawmakers to keep a direct LNG spur line in SB 280 while the tax bill, price rules, and cost-sharing terms remain unsettled.
Public comment on Fairbanks North Star Borough’s hazard mitigation plan is open through June 28, with wildfire, flood and infrastructure risks in view.
Fairbanks AK – UAF has named Fort Wainwright commander Col. Russell Vander Lugt as its next chancellor, with a summer bridge and Sept. 8 start.
Fairbanks AK – The school district is moving to challenge Pearl Creek STEAM’s approval in court, with enrollment, building use, and costs now in play.
Fairbanks, AK — February 7, 2026 — Housing tax breaks advance at the borough, a cold snap looms, and key local deadlines land this week for residents.
