Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks
Tim Ellis is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
Man missing on Yukon River for 5 days found safe
Troopers say Robert Peter was found Wednesday along the river near Beaver, after he was reported overdue to Fort Yukon Saturday.
Woman charged with murder, DUI after SUV strikes soldier at Fort Wainwright gate
Charges say Brianna Lapp, 31, was nearly four times over Alaska's legal limit for alcohol Monday after she struck and killed Pfc. Arturo Gomez, 29.
U.S., allied pilots fly in first NATO-organized Alaska training exercise
Arctic Defender 2024 offered European pilots "exquisite" training in expansive airspace over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
Demolition of Fort Greely’s old nuclear plant to begin this year
More than 50 years after the plant was decommissioned, the building that housed the reactor is scheduled for demolition.
Eielson looking into cause of F-16’s in-flight emergency
The May 28 incident led an Eielson Air Force Base F-16 pilot to jettison the plane's two fuel tanks, which struck uninhabited land near the Tanana River.
Fort Wainwright just opened the Army’s largest child care center
Staff hope the new Denegee Child Development Center will help clear the fort's waiting list of children in need of child care.
Organization awards home in Fairbanks to combat-wounded Army veteran
A gifted residence has allowed a soldier wounded in Afghanistan to realize his family's dream of living in Alaska.
State decides against cleanup at site of fatal fuel plane crash near Fairbanks
State officials say they plan to monitor the site, where nearly all of the 4,700 gallons of liquid fuel aboard the Douglas C-54 burned in the crash.
Air Force wants to build 9 Interior radar facilities for training exercises
Air Force officials say the sites are meant to replicate potential adversaries' radar systems during Alaska-based training flights.
Three Bears Alaska begins work on Delta Junction gas station, grocery store
The Delta Junction project is the Wasilla-based company’s 22nd location, all but one of them in Alaska.
Delta Junction council meeting disrupted by porn, trolls
The hackers interrupted Tuesday's virtual meeting with an explicit video, bickering and demands to speak before city officials pulled the plug.
Work on Eielson microreactor project may resume this summer
State Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, urged the Air Force to move ahead with the small nuclear power plant after a presentation last week.
Fort Wainwright’s spacious new child care center nears completion
Officials say the 43,000-square-foot facility will be the Army's largest of its kind. They hope it takes pressure off other Fairbanks child-care providers.
Troopers investigating North Pole ‘swatting’ incident
Nobody was hurt in the Feb. 22 incident, but Alaska State Troopers say fake reports of violence pose a threat to victims, their neighbors and responders.
USDA boosts energy grants to help rural businesses, farmers, others
The federal Department of Agriculture is offering grants to help people who live and work in Alaska’s rural areas reduce their energy costs.
Delta Junction man killed in wreck near Fort Greely
Troopers say Adam Rushing's SUV slammed into the back of a slow-moving Army Humvee.
BLM considers Castner Glacier recreation management area
Word of the Castner Glacier’s blue-tinted ice cave has spread far and wide, causing concern that its growing popularity is degrading it.
Alaska’s Army division to stage major training exercise near Fort Greely
The exercise, scheduled for Feb. 8 through Feb. 22, will send military convoys to and from Fort Greely on the Parks and Richardson highways.
Delta Junction-area fire department halts service over budget shortfall
The Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department's board says “accounting discrepancies” have left it without enough money to pay its insurance bill.
Exploration firm reports sizable nickel deposits near Paxson
"Our results were positive" after prospecting the Nikolai Project, according to the CEO of Canada-based Alaska Energy Metals.