Kirk Chaves
Multimedia Journalist
Fairbanks, Alaska
Kirk joined Alaska's News Source in March 2025. Originally from Tacoma, Washington, Kirk graduated from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting at Full Sail University.
As an online student, Kirk was a sports beat reporter for Tacoma Community College and was assigned to do pre/post game reports, interview athletes, and create social media content. He also had many connections with college athletes across the Tacoma and Lakewood area, where he covered a variety of sporting events.
During his free time, Kirk enjoys watching NFL and WWE. He is also a big-time Seattle Mariners fan and watches all of their games.
Feel free to reach out to Kirk at kirk.chaves@ktvf11.com or message him on social media.
The North Pole Patriots won their fifth straight Mid-Alaska Conference Championship, defeating Monroe 15-0 on Saturday.
The Fairbanks Cycling Community celebrated the opening of the new Matt Glover Bikepath on Saturday morning. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place near the Fort Wainwright entrance with Senator Robert Meyers joined by Matt’s wife Ariane Glover doing the honors.
Memorial Day weekend, while a time dedicated to remembering those who died in service, is known as a big travel holiday in the United States.
Wednesday marks the last day of school for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, with students at West Valley High School celebrating with a barbeque outside of the school’s entrance.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Emergency Operations Department and Kinross Alaska hosted their Emergency Preparedness and Youth Safety Day this past Saturday.
The West Valley Baseball beat their crosstown rival Lathrop in a late-inning comeback. The Wolfpack were down 2-0 in the 7th inning until they scored off two Malamutes wild pitches.
Discovery Peak Charter School 6th Grader Aaliyah Gray was honored for the month of April for being a positive role model, as well as her academic success, leadership, and community work with the Bread Line and at the tribal hall.
Green Star of Interior Alaska employees answered questions about the recycling process.
New data from a group of researchers shows a gain of coastline from receding glaciers in Alaska. According to UAF, between the years 2000 and 2020, Alaska gained several miles of coastline.
The American Heart Association hosted its annual heart walk this Saturday outside of the Carlson Center. The event promotes the importance of heart health and raises money for scientific research.
The Alaska Health Fair Organization arranged blood tests at Friday’s Fairbanks Healthy Living Summit.
While supporters have touted potential benefits of the passage of SB15, allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to serve alcohol, Lavelle’s Bistro owner Robin Zimmerman said he has no plans to hire any young restaurant workers despite the bill becoming law.
Golden Heart Waste Management will play a pivotal role in this year’s Clean-Up Day event this Saturday. Individuals, families, schools, businesses, and civic groups will be picking up trash across The Fairbanks North Star Borough.
The Lathrop girls soccer team earned bragging rights against their cross-town rivals Tuesday, beating West Valley with a final score of 1-0 in a low-scoring affair.
As the 2025 Kentucky Derby took place on Saturday, Lavelles Bistro hosted a watch party in Downtown Fairbanks. Horse racer fans come together to dress up, enjoy great drinks, and have a good time.
The Filipino-American Society of Fairbanks recently held its General Assembly in mid-April. The event was to bring the Filphino community together and celebrate their culture.
After 30 years, the Northern Threads quilting store in Fairbanks is officially up for sale. Owner Marie Noah is retiring and looking for a new owner to take over their lease by the end of the year.
Two North Pole High School Filipino football players have achieved major milestones in 2024. Long snapper AJ Melvin and running back Patrick Melvin have received first and second all-state team all-D11 honors.
The Fairbanks Outdoor Show has brought in 115 businesses and over 6000 visitors in attendance. The event displays ATVs, camping gear, RVs, SUVs, and many other travel activities.
Hoping to show support to help acknowledge child abuse is an issue the community must come together to confront, organizers from Fairbanks Native Association Community Services hosted their Annual March for Child Abuse Awareness Month on Friday.
With a Saturday deadline quickly approaching, a spokesperson for Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office told Alaska’s News Source that no decision has been made on signing Senate Bill 15, an alcohol sales bill, which would include allowing 18 to 20-year-olds to serve alcohol at licensed establishments.
If an 800-mile Alaska liquefied natural gas pipeline is ever built, the sponsor of a bill that would require building an extra spur line supporters say will help lower Interior energy bills, also say some funding questions are still being worked out.
Representative Will Stapp and Senator Scott Kawasaki made a visit to Fairbanks to speak at a town hall meeting to discuss House Bill 69. They share their thoughts on the bill being passed to increase school funding.
Fairbanks non-profit organization Denakkanaaga hosted its monthly art sale at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center.
One element that has been determined; the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and the Anchorage Wolverines will square-off in the first round of the NAHL Robertson Cup Playoffs next weekend. What has not been determined whether home-ice advantage will go to Fairbanks at the Big Dipper, or to Anchorage at the Sullivan Arena.
As part of the celebration, watercolor artist Vladimir Zhikhartsev was the featured artist of April.
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute were in Costa Rica in early March. The four-person group used drones to go inside the crater of a volcano for samples of gas.
The 2025 A Woman’s Affair officially kicked off Friday at the Carlson Center. The event showcases over 150 women-owned businesses.
The purpose of the new buses, according to the FNSB, is to cut down on the use of conventional diesel by using CNG, which is more efficient and environmentally friendly.
The Fairbanks area received eight inches of snow this week, and with the snowfall being close to the deadline to remove studded tires, there are concerns that it could be pushed back.
The 2025 Interior Region Emergency Medical Service Pre-Conference kicked off at the LifeMed Hangar near the Fairbanks International Airport Wednesday evening.
The 41st Annual Interior Alaska Building Association’s (IABA) Home Show took place this weekend. The event took place in the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
The Alaska Zoo has donated the remains of Mary Lu — a 13-year-old Bactrian camel that passed away on March 21 — to the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks.
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service started parachute training jumps in the Fairbanks and North Pole areas. Chief Smokejumper Bill Cramer gives us insight through this intense training.
They won all gold medals in all three classic adult categories, including the multiblock, double block, and single block categories.
Weeks after the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection issued a public order officially declaring an early start to the fire season for parts of the state, elite Alaska smokejumper firefighters began conducting Interior parachute training jumps in Fairbanks and North Pole.
