Troopers are investigating a fatal snowmachine accident that occurred near Volkmar Lake near Delta Junction late Sunday night. According to the short report, 30-year-old Wasilla resident, Breanna Klann was operating a snowmachine near a cabin by the lake when she lost control of her machine and collided with a tree at 11:30 pm. Troopers say […]
U.S. Attorney, with the Department of Justice, Bryan Schroder announced on Wednesday, that 38-year-old J Cobb Whitmore, a three-time felon, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline sentenced Whitmore on Tuesday to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and 80 […]
Fairbanks-based troopers were involved in a officer-involved shooting on Christmas Eve following the report of an armed “distraught male” on Marshal Drive, the trooper dispatch reported Sunday. After receiving the report, troopers, along with Fairbanks police, responded at 6:21 pm, and made contact with the man near the intersection of the Steese Highway and the […]
A Fairbanks Pilot was indicted by a federal grand jury in Anchorage on two charges of Obstruction before the National Transportation Board and piloting an aircraft without a valid airman’s certificate, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. According to the DoJ press release, 60-year-old Forest M. Kirst’s indictment stems from an incident that […]