Fairbanks man retrieves pistol from his car to stop robbery attempt
Nick Moore said he was standing in line Friday at a Holiday store with his breakfast and energy drink when a teen walked in with a knife.
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Fairbanks man dies in Dalton Highway commercial vehicle accident
A 47-year-old man experienced a medical emergency that caused him to drive his tractor trailer off the roadway, troopers said.
Natural but deadly: Huge gaps exist in US rules for wood-stove smoke
The government spent millions subsidizing new wood heaters supposed to burn more cleanly. But an investigation has discovered critical flaws.
Army installs blackout shades at Fort Wainwright to boost quality of life — and potentially reduce suicide risk
Almost a third of soldiers surveyed at the Fairbanks base told Army researchers they suffered from sleeplessness, with 40% of them pointing to long daylight hours as the cause.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Fairbanks Four lawsuit
Four men who say they were illegally imprisoned for nearly two decades for the murder of a teenager in Alaska will now have their lawsuit go forward.
AST: 3 troopers hurt after pursuit of stolen vehicle in Fairbanks
A 33-year-old Fairbanks resident intentionally rammed two patrol vehicles after the pursuit Thursday night, troopers said.
Fairbanks man charged in murder-for-hire plot against woman he stalked
Federal authorities say the man had been trying to pay someone he met in jail $1,500 help him find someone to kill his ex-girlfriend.
Troopers admit errors in affidavits for search warrants of Maine man charged in Fairbanks cold case
Investigators relied on misinformation for warrants to search a Maine man’s home for a gun and collect his DNA to bolster their case against him in the 1993 rape and murder of an Alaska woman, according to testimony given this week.
Fairbanks community members gather for vigil to raise awareness of missing people, ask for help, pray for answers
Family members of the missing repeatedly asked for people to come forward with any information they have.
Fort Wainwright cuts store’s night hours to reduce alcohol-related ‘harmful acts’
The earlier closing time comes a week after Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage banned the sale of alcohol on the installation from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Father and son arrested on first-degree murder charges in shooting near Fairbanks, troopers say
Anthony Peterson and his teenage son, Aaron Peterson, fatally shot an 18-year-old north of Fairbanks after a verbal fight, troopers said.
Man dies in cabin fire near Fairbanks
An investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing, but troopers said there were no initial indications of foul play.
After few vaccine reactions, Alaska officials stress that reactions are treatable but COVID-19 is ‘wild card’
Five Alaska health care workers experienced adverse reactions after getting the COVID-19 vaccine this week, including two reactions that were considered serious.
Alaska historian and longtime UAF professor Terrence Cole dies at age 67
Cole was a professor of northern studies and history, and taught thousands of students during his decades-long career.
Parks Highway collision near Fairbanks leaves truck driver dead
An Ester Volunteer Fire Department pickup went out of control while passing another vehicle and crossed into oncoming traffic, troopers said.
COVID-19 outbreak expands in overcrowded Fairbanks jail
Fifty-five inmates and a staff member have tested positive as of Wednesday.
33 inmates at Fairbanks Correctional Center test positive for COVID-19
This is the largest outbreak among inmates at an Alaska correctional facility to date.
25 additional residents and staff at Fairbanks Pioneer Home test positive for coronavirus
No deaths have occurred, and one resident is currently hospitalized.
Fairbanks Pioneer Home reports 28 new cases of COVID-19 among staff and residents in last two weeks
Of the new cases at the home announced on Tuesday, nine were in residents there and 19 were in staff members.
A Fairbanks woman was recently diagnosed with the second known case of ‘Alaskapox’
Experts say they’re encouraged to see that the only two known cases were relatively mild, and there’s no evidence of human-to-human transmission.