Tim Ellis, KUAC - Fairbanks
Tim Ellis is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
JBER jets get warm welcome on Whitehorse repair stop
Aviation enthusiasts were excited to see two Alaska-based F-22 Raptors land in Yukon's capital after one had an engine problem returning from Europe.
Three Bears Alaska to build North Pole grocery/retail complex
Wasilla-based grocery chain Three Bears Alaska will build a new store in North Pole, the latest in its statewide expansion plan.
Homeless man dies in Fairbanks during 50-below wind chill
Troopers say 55-year-old Charles Akiviana was found dead Friday morning, frozen in a snowdrift near a tent he had been living in.
Interior Alaska may soon be home to the state’s first community solar project
The "community solar" project would offer an alternative for members who can’t install green-energy system at home.
State downsizes bison hunt after a third of Delta herd starves to death
Fish and Game is shortening the six-month Delta Junction bison season to two weeks, and reducing its hunt quota from 120 to 50.
Carbon monoxide suspected cause in 2 North Pole deaths
Investigators say emissions of the invisible, deadly gas from a portable generator and a woodstove may have killed two men and sickened a woman in a North Pole workshop.
Eielson PFAS cleanup project won’t clear all contamination, expert says
The "soil washing" technology which will be used at Eielson Air Force Base is unproven, according to Alaska Community Action on Toxics' executive director.
First-of-its-kind research project enlists Fairbanks residents to help sample ‘vapor intrusion’ into homes
Researchers hope to get about 30 households in a residential area just west of downtown to help.
North Pole woman dead after house fire traced to chicken coop
A North Pole woman was killed Tuesday in a house fire, which firefighters say started near a chicken coop.
Activists blockade road leading to Nenana-area agricultural project
"The state is proposing to expand a road through Nenana traditional territory, hunting and fishing grounds," an activist said.
Alaska farmers struggle with ‘two-fold kick’: high costs, low harvest
Climate change is disrupting weather patterns and creating a long-term drying trend in Alaska, experts say.
State hails first auction of land in Nenana-area agricultural project
Some area residents and tribal members are urging the state to reconsider development of the "industrial farming" project.
Delta Junction area faces ‘decision point’ on ambulance service funding
Most Delta area residents at a packed meeting supported continuing ambulance service, but many don't want to pay taxes for it.
Eielson-based F-16s intercept 2 Russian bombers near Alaska
Two Eielson Air Force Base F-16 fighter jets intercepted a pair of Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska earlier this week.
More than 300 Ukrainians have come to Alaska since the war began
Most of those who’ve arrived in Alaska under the Uniting for Ukraine program have family who applied to sponsor them to live in places where previous waves of Slavic-speaking immigrants have settled.
Pentagon asks for proposals to build small nuclear power plant at Eielson Air Force Base
The project is meant to help demonstrate a microreactor’s capability to provide power in case the base’s main source of electricity goes offline.
Fort Wainwright to move vintage Huey helicopter to main gate
Fort Wainwright personnel will move an historic UH-1 Huey helicopter from the airfield to the post’s Main Gate, where it will serve as a symbol of the Army and Army aviation.
Fairbanks police say murder suspect drove through Canada in victim’s car
Fairbanks police say Judson Sherrell, 21, was taken into custody Sunday by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Haines.
Arctic Road Rally aims to show electric vehicles’ potential in Alaska
The 1,096-mile rally is expected to wrap up on Tuesday.
‘A lot of things have changed’: Eielson Air Force Base to resume tours
The tours came to a halt in early 2020 as COVID-19 spread globally.