Coronavirus leads hundreds of Chinese tourists to cancel Alaska winter trips
The fast-moving coronavirus outbreak is putting a chill on Alaska’s burgeoning winter tourism industry, but people in the industry see a rebound coming.
Fairbanks
Fairbanks pedestrian dies in hit-and-run collision, police say
Police recovered a vehicle that may have been involved in the crash and were seeking a warrant to search it.
Thieves target property in Fairbanks self-storage units
In one case, thieves took precious metals valued at more than $300,000.
Drills over Hawaii preview Alaska’s future as a mecca for fighter jets
The combination of two squadrons of F-22 fighters based at JBER and the full fleet of F-35As at Eielson will make Alaska home to more fifth-generation fighters than anywhere else in the world, top Air Force officials have said.
North Pole Rep. Tammie Wilson to resign from Alaska Legislature
Wilson is taking a job as a policy adviser to the deputy commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services.
Appeals court reverses dismissal of ‘Fairbanks Four’ lawsuit against city
The four men had sued the city of Fairbanks and said an agreement that led to their release, in which they agreed not to sue, was not legally binding because they were coerced.
South Korea-bound flight makes emergency landing in Fairbanks
Flight 159 made the landing at 3:46 p.m. with 189 passengers and crew on board, according to Fairbanks International Airport.
Fairbanks man charged with murder of woman whose body was found in vacant apartment
Eric Palmer Rustad also is charged with evidence tampering and misconduct with a corpse, police said.
Northern lights-linked airfare sale spikes traffic on University of Alaska Fairbanks aurora website
Alaska Airlines in running a promotion during times when the northern lights are expected to brighten up the sky.
Fairbanks woman killed moose that was eating from her haystack, troopers say
The woman was issued a summons for taking a moose out of season and a citation for negligently feeding game.
State didn’t violate Fairbanks murder suspect’s right to speedy trial, judge rules
An attorney for Steven Downs, 45, said it took 82 days to transport him to Alaska, making it impossible for Downs to be tried within 120 days.
So negative, yet so positive: At nearly 40 below zero, Fairbanks knows how to chill
The temperatures aren’t extreme by Interior Alaska standards, but Fairbanks hasn’t had a cold stretch like this in years.
Former owner of North Pole refinery ordered to pay over $29 million in water pollution case
Williams Alaska Petroleum has been ordered to pay millions in damages for releasing large amounts of a refinery solvent into groundwater and polluting residents’ drinking water wells.
Plane overturns after emergency landing near Fairbanks on New Year’s Eve
The pilot and passenger were not injured.
Fairbanks woman detained after high-speed chase, crash
A Fairbanks woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and felony eluding after a police chase that ended with a crash and a fight with arresting officers.
California man dies in collision near Fairbanks
Troopers say Yunzhi Wang was among four people in a Subaru Forester that failed to yield at a stop sign at on Hardluck Drive at Murphy Dome Road.
Fairbanks man was fatally shot while trying to retrieve his stolen vehicle, troopers say
Emergency responders found the victim mortally wounded in a car in the parking lot of a Fred Meyer store in west Fairbanks.
Man found with fatal gunshot wounds in Fairbanks parking lot
Responding officers found a man with life-threatening injuries in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Fred Meyer.
State releases Fairbanks air quality improvement plan
The plan prohibits the use of wood as the only heating source in homes, requires the use of EPA-certified wood burning devices, prohibits commercial sellers from selling anything other than dry wood and multiple other changes.
Fairbanks airport police seize $133K worth of alcohol and drugs bound for rural Alaska
The seizures led to 32 charges filed against 21 bootleggers, police said.