On September 0th, 1915, The Cordova Daily Times broke the news that William Van Valin, a noted explorer, lecturer, and teacher, had discovered a “Lake of Oil” a mile inland from Smith Bay, approximately halfway between Wainwright and Utqiagvik (Point Barrow) Van Valin described and photographed streams of crude two feet thick flowing from the […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A Fort Wainwright soldier was sentenced Friday to 32 years in prison for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and for producing CSAM. According to court documents, on Sept. 11, 2024, the Fort Eustis Resident Unit of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID) […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Monday, March 16, 2026, Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced Brianna Lapp, 33, of North Pole, to 22 years with 5 years suspended and 7 years of probation for events that culminated in the death of PFC Arturo Gomez. On July 22, 2024, Lapp was driving southbound on the Steese Highway […]
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Airmen from the 168th Wing Medical Group engaged in an advanced, rigorous combat-casualty-care exercise at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, designed to sharpen their skills in delivering lifesaving care under hostile conditions, Aug 5, 2025. The training, conducted in coordination with the U.S. Army Aviation Black Hawk unit at Fort Wainwright, 1st Battalion, General […]