Atmospheric scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have launched an effort to better understand urban air quality problems in northern cities. During the next few years, Bill Simpson and Jingqiu Mao of UAF’s Geophysical Institute hope to join international researchers on a large-scale field study to understand the chemistry behind air pollutants in Arctic […]
A Friday ATV rollover on Zero Lake Road in Houston at 11:54 am resulted in DUI, Refuse to Submit to a Chemical Test, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child charges for a Palmer woman, troopers reported. Troopers responded to Houston after being alerted to the accident and opened an investigation into the incident on Friday morning. The […]
Search efforts for a Fairbanks man who was swept downriver on Friday were suspended on Monday after an extensive search troopers say. On Friday afternoon troopers based in Fairbanks were notified that 27-year-old Junior Leota had crashed into the Chatanika River at Olnes Pond while on an ATV and had been swept downriver by the […]
A 14-year-old teen was injured when a propane tank caught fire in the community of Alakanuk on Monday morning and she had to be flown out to Bethel for treatment of her injuries troopers reported. Emmonak-based troopers were notified of a fire with an explosion with injuries at 9 am on Monday morning. When troopers […]