(Fairbanks, AK) – Last week, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Kirk Schwalm sentenced Aaron Hague, 38, to 26 years of imprisonment. That sentence follows a two-week trial that occurred from March 23, 2026 to April 7, 2026 – its conclusion seeing the jury convict Hague of the charges of manslaughter, theft in the second degree, and tampering […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On July 30, 2026, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Michael L. Wolverton sentenced Thomas Joseph James Brink, 37, on three counts of Sexual Assault. On Jan. 29, 2026, an Anchorage Jury returned verdicts convicting Brink of two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and one count of Sexual Assault in the Second […]
On August 17th, 1896, Keish, the son of Kaachgaawáa, chief of the Tagish Deisheetaan, made the gold discovery on Rabbit (Bonanza) Creek that would spark off what would become known as the Klondike Gold Rush. Keish, better known to history as Skookum (Strong) Jim Mason, gained his name Skookum because of his strength and ability […]
Zone 1 open August 18 through August 23 FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile federal subsistence fall hunt on federal public lands in Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) State Fortymile Caribou Zone 1 within Unit 25C for six days beginning August 18. The BLM previously issued an emergency special action delaying the opening of Zone 1. This shortened season in Zone 1 is being implemented to limit […]