(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Friday issued a statement on the fulfillment of the State of Alaska’s $75,000 salmon donation to communities along the Yukon River. Friday’s delivery by Lynden Transport Inc. to Fairbanks brought 12,500 pounds of wild Alaska salmon to the Yukon River region that has been largely impacted by poor […]
AST arrested a Fairbanks driver on charges of DUI, Endangering Welfare of a Child I, Assault III and Reckless Driving after troopers responded to a vehicle roll-over at the Tanana Lakes Recreational Area on Tuesday evening. Troopers responded to the area at 7:35 pm on Tuesday evening after receiving a report of the accident. When […]
Troopers say the search and investigation into a 22-year-old Salcha man who disappeared into the Tanana River while attempting to rescue his dog shortly after noon on Sunday is continuing. Fairbanks-based AST were notified by witnesses at 12:07 pm that Alfaz Sajd Khan of Salcha, was fishing on the Tanana River when his dog […]
FAIRBANKS – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) awarded three contracts for Type 2 wildland firefighting hand crews based in rural northeastern and Interior Alaska villages for the 2020 fire season. The contractors selected will base crews in the Upper Yukon and Tanana Fire Management Zones for quick response to fires within BLM AFS protection areas. […]