As piles of wet snow fell, an unexpected guest rapped at the window. My wife, Kristen, heard it bump into the glass. She was soon cupping in her hands a delicate bird she saw perched on the windowsill. “It’s a golden-crowned kinglet!” she said. Kristen is a bird biologist, but I was surprised at her […]
After positively identifying the victim of the October 4th crash on Farmer’s Loop Road in Fairbanks, and notifying his next of kin, troopers have released the identity of the crash victim as 36-year-old Christopher J. Bringhurst of Fairbanks. It was on early Sunday evening that troopers received a 911 call from the Fairbanks Police Department […]
A 31-year-old Fairbanks man was arrested at the Fairbanks Adult Probation office on three outstanding warrants after troopers were contacted and informed that could be found there on Tuesday. Troopers traveled to the office at 7 am on Tuesday and served the warrants on Fairbanks resident Michael Lorenz. Troopers say “The first warrant was issued […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is the new host of the EarthScope National Office, the National Science Foundation has announced. The EarthScope project is a large-scale NSF-funded geoscience project using state-of-the-art instruments to study North America. The EarthScope National Office is a rotating, university-based office. It is the focal point for engagement with […]