Alaska’s leading public uncrewed aircraft program made another significant advance Friday when a drone flew from the Nenana airport and landed at Fairbanks International Airport. The flight, conducted by a University of Alaska Fairbanks research center, was the first in Alaska of a drone departing one airport and arriving at a controlled airport. The Alaska […]
Alaska State troopers report that after a multiple-day search that was initiated during the early morning hours on Sunday, the remains of 17-year-old Talen Luth-Ney were found in a small pond in a gravel pit within the search area. Ney disappeared early in the morning on Sunday. Troopers conducted a welfare check at the “DK” dike by H&H Road […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Wednesday, Judge Amy Welch sentenced 31-year-old Kelly Sweetsir of Fairbanks to 45 years imprisonment for murdering his estranged girlfriend in August of 2019. Judge Welch also imposed an additional fifteen years of suspended time that Mr. Sweetsir could potentially serve should he ever be released and violate the terms of his probation. […]
The Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help locating 42-year-old Fairbanks resident Gareth Ward. In mid-August, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation responded to an address on Yukeen Drive for follow up regarding a felony level investigation. Upon arriving at the residence, Ward fled the scene on foot to avoid contact from Troopers and attempted […]