Underground Alaska and one of the most dangerous jobs in the world
Thousands of laborers — many of them foreign born — went underground for one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs in the world: mining.
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Fairbanks sisters have built robots since they were toddlers. Now they’re competing on a world stage.
Colleen and Katie Johnson, along with Sanjna Ravichandar of New Jersey, make up Team USA for the inaugural FIRST Global Robotics Challenge, whose two days of game play take place Monday and Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Charges: 2 Fairbanks men raped woman in Washington state
The suspects and victim shared an Uber ride from a bar in Seattle, according to King County prosecutors.
Fairbanks police: Man charged with second-degree murder in girlfriend’s death
The victim lived with her boyfriend, 37-year-old Roberto Leal Jr., and their two children, 7 months and 2 years old, police said.
Troopers: Fairbanks man kayaking on Chena River reported as overdue
Troopers are now asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of the missing kayaker, 36-year-old Sean Murphy, to call.
Officials ID worker who died in construction accident near North Pole
The victim, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee, was fatally injured shortly before 4 p.m. Monday.
Gunman killed by Fairbanks police had 400 rounds of ammo and body armor
The Fairbanks police chief said the young man killed in an officer-involved shooting Monday was well prepared for a gun battle and was wearing body armor.
Armed man who ‘confronted’ Fairbanks officers shot dead, police say
An armed man was shot and killed by Fairbanks officers early Monday, and police say they are still gathering information on what happened.
Former Alaska DA killed in Yukon motorcycle crash
Former district attorney Michael Gray was driving down the Alaska Highway to a family gathering in Montana.
Boy, 11, seriously injured in motorcycle-truck collision in North Pole
An investigation found the boy “rode his (off-road) dirt bike into the roadway and was struck by a passing vehicle,” Alaska State Troopers said.
Fairbanks jail inmate dies days after suicide attempt, officials say
The 40-year-old man was pronounced dead Tuesday night after he was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday.
Grace Schaible, first woman attorney general in Alaska, inspired generations
Grace Berg Schaible, 91, died Friday at her Fairbanks home along the Chena River, leaving behind a life of major accomplishment.
Wet weather aids firefighters in Southwest Alaska; growing blaze blows smoke into Fairbanks
Fires have burned at least 44,000 acres in Southwest Alaska as of Friday, the Alaska Division of Forestry said.
Witness: Plane in fatal Interior Alaska crash went into dive with engine running
The May 27 crash was one of two nearly simultaneous Alaska plane wrecks that each killed two people, investigators said.
Service outages hit GCI telephone landlines in Fairbanks
Wednesday morning’s outage followed one reported and repaired Tuesday evening.
A Fairbanks Democratic lawmaker may go after the Senate president's seat next year
Fairbanks Democratic Rep. Scott Kawasaki appears poised to challenge the Alaska Senate's Republican president, Pete Kelly, in next year's election.
Fairbanks police chief among officers involved in fatal shooting of pursuit suspect
The incident happened Thursday, when police tried to pull over Shawn Buck, 23, who had “known warrants,” according to the department’s version of events.
Fairbanks police shoot and kill suspect after pursuit
A suspect who led authorities on a chase down the Richardson Highway Thursday was shot by officers and later died at a Fairbanks hospital, troopers said.
Search for fugitive with history of standoffs prompts Fairbanks store lockdown
A man previously arrested in a 2014 standoff and currently wanted on parole violations was arrested Tuesday after officers locked down a department store during a search for him, police said.
Purse snatcher seriously injures 71-year-old outside Fairbanks bingo hall, police say
A man being held on robbery and assault charges in Fairbanks broke a woman’s pelvis when he snatched her purse and knocked her down, police say.