A pursuit after an attempted traffic stop netted Fairbanks-based troopers two pounds of marijuana on Thursday, the trooper dispatch reported. A patrol trooper attempted to pull over a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada for a moving violation on the Mitchell expressway at 9:27 pm on Thursday night after observing a moving violation, it was reported. But, rather than […]
Alaska State Troopers are asking residents in the Chena Hot Springs Road area to check out their property for signs of a male adult and two children that have been missing since this weekend. Residents are urged to check outbuildings and other areas where the trio could be. On Monday troopers received a missing persons […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Denali Highway is now open from Cantwell, on the Parks Highway, to Paxson, on the Richardson Highway. Beginning in mid-April, maintenance and operations crews with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) removed snow, thawed culverts and completed repairs along the 135 mile road. ADOT&PF cautions travelers that there […]
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 […]