Alaska State Troopers have released the names of the two officers involved in the shooting death of 54-year-old Ester resident Matthew Heller on Wednesday as Trooper Captain Eric Spitzer and University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Officer Kelly Copeland. The fatal case had its initial beginnings when troopers responded to a call at an Ester home […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they were notified of a house fire in the Ester area that claimed the life of one on Saturday evening. Ester Volunteer Fire Department and other area fire crews responded to the scene and reported to troopers that as they worked to put out the fire they came across 71-year-old […]
Multi-month operation into child pornography and non-compliant sex offenders concludes. (ANCHORAGE, AK) – Last week, a Fairbanks Grand Jury indicted two men from Interior Alaska on multiple charges related to possession and distribution of child pornography. The charges came as a result of Operation Northern Exposure, a joint Alaska law enforcement operation to disrupt, stop, […]
Troopers report a fatal collision between an Ester Fire Volunteer Fire Department pickup and a water tanker truck near mile 354 of the Parks Highway that occurred on Tuesday morning. Fairbanks-based troopers, EMS, Fire, and DOT Commercial Motor Vehicle Officers responded to the scene after the accident was called in at approximately 8:35 am […]