FAIRBANKS - Most Westerners exploring the Chena River drainage in the early 1900s had gold fever and were looking to get rich. Robert Swan had rheumatism and was just looking to ease his aching body.

FAIRBANKS — Trails and cabins along the north side of Chena Hot Springs re-opened this week because of progress made in fighting the West Fork and Anaconda Creek fires, according to Alaska State Parks ...

Jul. 6—Authorities issued an evacuation order for Chena Hot Springs Resort and area residences on Monday afternoon as a nearby wildfire intensified and moved closer to the popular resort. At 4:15 p.m.

ANCHORAGE — A wildfire was about 100 yards from a vacation destination in interior Alaska on Tuesday morning, but fire officials expressed confidence Chena Hot Springs Resort would be spared. “They’re ...

Cool, damp weather provided a boost Saturday to firefighters working a blaze near Chena Hot Springs that has grown to an estimated 11,000-plus acres, the Division of Forestry said in a Saturday update ...

As my group wanders through the sulfur-smelling greenhouse, looking at tomatoes growing in vertical hangers and a room with 33 types of lettuce, I feel the pull of the huge natural hot springs outside ...