Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Eddie Burke Jr. disqualified from 2024 Iditarod
The move comes as Burke is facing felony and misdemeanor assault charges for a May 2022 domestic violence incident in Anchorage.
Polaris and snowmachine rider who hit sled dog team charged with reckless driving
Three dogs were killed in the crash on the Denali Highway east of Cantwell.
Arctic Man canceled due to permitting issue
The snowmachine event typically draws thousands of people to Summit Lake in April.
Sass makes it 6 as Yukon Quest victory aims him at Iditarod
Brent Sass credits his lead dogs and a lighter sled for his sixth Quest win Monday, as his team sets its sights on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
1 dead in fiery Parks Highway head-on crash near Trapper Creek
Troopers say both a pickup truck and the tractor-trailer it struck caught fire after the crash Saturday afternoon, near Mile 183 of the highway.
2 found dead in vehicle on Steese Highway near Eagle Summit
Troopers said the vehicle was discovered late Wednesday night, but extreme weather conditions delayed recovery of the bodies until Friday.
Fairbanks police, state investigate death of man handcuffed after disturbance
Chief Ron Dupee says investigators have been interviewing officers and reviewing body-camera footage after Timothy McArdle Jr.'s death Thursday.
New Mushing Magazine Owners Plan to Grow Coverage
Robert and Michele Forto will continue to publish the print magazine while expanding online offerings.
Snowmachiner who struck dog team on Denali Highway works for Polaris, troopers say
Troopers say the Minnesota man was doing testing for the manufacturer Monday when he hit a team of dogs owned by musher Jim Lanier.
3 dogs owned by Iditarod musher killed in Denali Highway snowmachine crash
Mike Parker, who was driving the struck team, called the death of longtime Iditarod musher Jim Lanier's dogs "an unspeakable tragedy."
EPA takes final action on plan to improve Fairbanks-area air quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced final action on a state plan to improve wintertime air quality in Fairbanks and North Pole.
Fairbanks council OKs more than doubling city’s tobacco tax to 20%
Tax advocates said the increase, approved Monday, leaves Fairbanks below Alaska's average local tobacco tax rate of 39%.
Scientists observe chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers
UAF's Peter Westley says the fish have long been occasionally observed and caught in Arctic Ocean waters, but their numbers appear to be increasing.
2 soldiers dead, 12 hurt in military-vehicle rollover near Salcha
The two soldiers who died were among 17 in a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle that crashed Monday amid the region's first snowfall.
Teen missing from North Pole party found dead
Troopers said 17-year-old Talen Luth-Ney’s body was located by a K-9 team Wednesday night.
Yukon Quest Alaska to hold 300-mile sled dog race as rift with Canada continues
The Yukon Quest Alaska executive director says she hopes the organization will make up with Canada one day and hold a longer race.
2 Tennessee hikers survived 8 days lost in the woods east of Fairbanks
Jonas Bare said "by simple bad choices" he and Cynthia Hovsepian's three-hour hike turned into eight days of trying to survive in the woods near Fairbanks.
Eielson airman killed, 2 hurt in motorcycle crash near Nenana
Jadakis Perry, 21, died at the scene of Friday's crash near Mile 314 of the Parks Highway according to Alaska State Troopers.
Firefighters work to protect structures from 2 wildfires in Delta Junction area
The Pogo Mine Road Fire covered 25,000 acres as of Monday night. The Delta Fire has burned over 20,000 acres of state and military lands.
Fast-moving wildfire prompts evacuation notice near Fairbanks
Forty people are now fighting the Lost Horse Creek Fire near the Elliott Highway, with parts of the Haystack neighborhood asked to evacuate.