The Chena River as seen from the edge of Pioneer Park in Fairbanks June 30, 2025. A U.S. Air Force airman died over the weekend following a kayaking accident in a section of the Chena River that ...

Vandalism hits a Fairbanks recreation site, Red Cross relocates in Kodiak, the Tanana Valley Fair kicks off in Fairbanks, and ...

Jul. 1—A 24-year-old airman who went missing on a Chena River kayaking trip Friday was remembered this week after his body was recovered Sunday evening. Staff Sgt. Christian Diaz, stationed at ...

A 24-year-old U.S. service member remains missing after his kayak overturned Friday evening on the Chena River near the Pioneer Park boat launch.

The fire, estimated to be 15 acres, is burning south of Flat Creek about 1.5 miles north of mile 24 on Chena Hot Springs Road, according to the Division of Forestry Alaska Wildland Fire Information.