Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks

Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks
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Tim Ellis is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
a border post

Feds plan to rebuild Alaska-Canada border post near Tok

The $180 million full redevelopment of the 53-year-old Alaska Highway site is set to open in 2031.
a truck

Salcha man killed in collision with Manh Choh mine ore-hauling truck

Troopers say Temitayo Iyanu Kalejaiye, 43, died at the scene Monday after his sedan turned in front of the truck on the Richardson Highway.
an intercept

Russian aircraft again intercepted in international airspace off Alaska

The four Russian aircraft intercepted Monday are at least the fifth such group detected off Alaska this month.
A plane

4 Russian aircraft groups in 5 days fly through airspace near Alaska

The flurry of Russian forays into the Alaska zone began Wednesday when NORAD tracked and detected, then dispatched jet fighters to intercept two Russian Tu-142s.
a plane wing

Investigators to examine wreckage of fatal plane crash near McGrath

The pilot, 58-year-old Cary Foster, was very familiar with the area where the crash occurred, investigators say.
an intercept

NORAD detects, intercepts 2 Russian aircraft off Alaska’s coast

U.S. aircraft escorted the Russian maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine planes through international airspace Wednesday.
a library

Alaska librarians hopeful state will restore ‘massive’ cut in vital grant

The abrupt reversal of last month’s roughly 75% cutback followed an outcry by librarians and the public.
a helicopter

Alaska Air National Guard responded to 3 plane crashes in ‘very busy’ weekend

A spokesman says Guardsmen rescued eight people in five missions "all over the place" during the Labor Day weekend.
a wolf

Fish and Game searching for wolf that bit 2 people on Dalton Highway

Fish and Game sent two staff members to find out more about what caused the animal to attack the stopped motorists Monday.
paratroopers

Army forms in-state command for Alaska-based aviation units

The new Arctic Aviation Command gives two aviation battalions at Fort Wainwright with Outside superiors a local headquarters.
aircraft

Chinese and Russian aircraft joined for ‘first time’ in sortie near Alaska

U.S. experts say four Russian and Chinese bombers intercepted near Alaska signal China’s growing interest in the Arctic.
a geothermal plant

Army exploring geothermal energy for Fort Wainwright backup heat

A contractor plans to test 500-foot "deep wells" in the Fairbanks area for geothermal potential.
A car parked near trees.

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.
Fort Wainwright

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.
a jet fighter

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.
a power plant

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.
an Eielson Air Force Base F-16

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.
a child care center

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.
a house

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.
a crash site

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.