A local Fairbanks power tool store was the scene of an attempted robbery on Friday afternoon troopers report. AST says that a man at the store attempted to leave with a stolen bandsaw kit and employees attempted to stop him. But, the thief, determined to get away, produced a holstered handgun from his backpack. Unfortunately […]
AST revealed that a driver was killed and a passenger in his vehicle was injured in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday morning near Cushman Street and 23rd Avenue in Fairbanks. According to the report, troopers attempted to pull over a 2011 Ford Sedan that was driving erratically near Mitchell Expressway and Airport Way at approximately […]
Following a nine-month investigation into the disappearance of Fox resident Kimberly Bridges by the Alaska Bureau of Investigations, troopers arrested her husband Robert Bridges on Murder I charges, AST reports. On October 25th, 2021, Robert Bridges reported to troopers that his wife, 65-year-old Kimberly had gone missing from their home. Troopers were told that she […]
An unmanned aircraft owned and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks flew from the general aviation area of Fairbanks International Airport on Sunday, a historic feat in the effort to safely incorporate such aircraft into controlled airspace. The flight was the first civilian large drone operation from an international airport in Alaska. Taking off from […]