The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions’ 36th annual Sparktacular celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF’s West Ridge starting at 8 p.m. The event will also be livestreamed on the UAF Facebook page and YouTube channel. Most UAF buildings, including the UA Museum of the North, will be closed […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A Florida man was sentenced last week to 13 years in prison for leading a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in Fairbanks. According to court documents, Willie Lewis Wilson Jr., 41, of Madison, Florida, conspired with others to operate a drug trafficking organization in Fairbanks. Wilson was the leader of the organization […]
At 1050 a m on Monday morning, Alaska State troopers were notified that there was a 78 year old female who had walked away from an assisted living home in the Fairbanks area at approximately 9 am and and was considered missing. Troopers along with PAWS and a AST Helicopter responded to the area. The […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Friday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced 29-year-old Christopher Oktollik to 65 years of imprisonment for the murder of 35-year-old Lawrence McMullen Jr. in 2023. On the evening of April 9, 2023, the Fairbanks Police Department received a report of a shooting in the parking lot of the Alaska Motel located […]