A late-night encounter with a vehicle in the ditch on the Chena Pump Road resulted in a felony warrant arrest for the driver. When troopers responded to the vehicle in the ditch, they made contact with 61-year-old Norvin Dewilde of Fairbanks. An investigation at the scene determined that Dewilde was violating his conditions of release […]
Following a three-week investigation by the AST General Investigative Unit into the death of Peter Horace-Wright, age 24 of Fairbanks, troopers placed a Fairbanks suspect under arrest on Murder charges. At 3:30 pm on Thursday afternoon, troopers contacted and arrested 22-year-old Ryder Alan Smith on charges of Murder I for the November 14th shooting death […]
At 3:34 am on Monday morning, Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a disturbance on Knightsbridge Road in Fairbanks to find that the suspect had fled the scene prior to their arrival. They determined that the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Joseph Zamora, had driven away in a vehicle and so troopers searched for […]
The Alaska Federation of Natives convened its annual convention in Fairbanks on October 17-19 with the theme “Good Government, Alaskan Driven.” Some five thousand AFN delegates and observers attended, representing communities across Alaska, to gather the facts, hear new ideas, make informed decisions, and achieve the unity necessary to lead Alaskans through the challenges ahead. […]