The Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers reported on Wednesday morning that at 3:03 this morning they took a 13-year-old driver into custody temporarily after they observed a vehicle run a red light then run into the curb at University Avenue. They attempted a traffic stop but the young driver jumped out and attempted to flee […]
(Fairbanks, Alaska) – Smokejumpers and aircraft are working on a new fire near Birch Creek 17 miles northwest of Circle in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge. The Birch Creek Fire (#346) is burning in a limited management option area, which gives the latitude for the fire to function in its natural ecological role […]
A Fairbanks camper driver landed in jail on multiple charges after the camper he was driving was called in as a REDDI(report every dangerous driver immediately) on Saturday evening on the Richardson Highway, troopers reported. A caller reported a camper “weaving all over the road, nearly going off the road twice,” at 7:37 pm […]
An off-duty Fairbanks probation officer called into the Fairbanks dispatch on Monday evening and requested assistance taking a felon on parole, identified as Jeremy Fish, into custody, the Fairbanks Police Department revealed. FPD responded and soon made contact with the vehicle, which showed signs of pulling over, but, instead sped off at a high […]