FAIRBANKS—Governor Bill Walker Thursday discussed the importance of Alaska’s strategic geopolitical role in national security during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, emphasizing the strong need for a naval base in the Arctic. Secretary Tillerson introduced Governor Walker during the 10th Ministerial of the Arctic Council luncheon. “We are fortunate to have […]
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The foreign ministers of the eight Arctic Council nations will meet to discuss climate change this week, amid news last month that temperatures in the pristine region are warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. A high-level meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his counterparts from […]
A Fairbanks woman has been charged with Manslaughter and DUI as the result of a rollover incident on Chena Hot Springs Road on Wednesday night, troopers report. AST received a report of a single vehicle rollover on the Interior Alaska roadway at 9:48 pm, and responded to the scene of the crash. The investigation at […]
Troopers report a DUI/ Endangering the Welfare of a Child arrest in an incident on Old Chena Ridge Road on Friday night. At 9:05 pm on Friday night, troopers reported that they received a call about a woman “passed out” behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped in the middle of the Old Chena Ridge […]