(Fairbanks) — A mule deer carcass found last week near the highway bridge over the Chena River Flood Control area is getting a close look by the Division of Wildlife Conservation. “The deer was definitely killed in a vehicle collision and died very quickly,” said Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen. “When it happened is difficult […]
Arwiryaa’aq – Bridge Kaiwik angituq arwiryaa’akun. – The old woman is coming back via the bridge. The Alutiiq word arwiryaa’aq means crossing place or ford, and it has come to mean bridge in modern usage. This word is distinct from the term niraq – which refers to a temporary bridge, like a log used to cross […]
Searchers in Fairbanks continue to search for a man who was last seen slipping beneath the surface of the Chena River near the Peger Road Bridge on Tuesday afternoon. The man, who authorities have yet to identify, was one of four people who went into the water after their raft overturned on the river at about […]
The man who jumped in to the Chena River from the Steese Highway Bridge in Fairbanks with a friend on Thursday, then went missing in the river, has been identified by the Tanana Chiefs Conference as 35-year-old Andrew John, who is a resident of Arctic Village and Fairbanks. The TCC issued a press release identifying […]