Tim Ellis

95-foot-long Black Gold Transport trucks haul ore excavated from the Monh Choh gold mine near Tetlin.

Investigation underway over shots fired at ore-hauling trucks near Fairbanks

Tim Ellis

Officials with Black Gold and Kinross Alaska expressed relief in social media posts that no one was injured in the shootings.

A fire truck in a snow-covered parking lot in front of a large building completely engulfed in flames.

Public Safety

No injuries reported in Glenallen hotel fire

Tim Ellis

The Caribou Hotel was popular among travelers, tourists and mushers.

Alaska Economic Report

Alaska spaceport deal draws rocket-launch industry interest

Tim Ellis

The UAF Geophysical Institute-Alaska Aerospace Corp. partnership will help relieve a “traffic jam” at U.S. rocket-launch facilities.

a map of a mountain shows Squirrel Point, Peters Glacier and Camp 3

Public Safety

Climber's body found after fall on Denali

Tim Ellis

The Seattle man fell 3,000 feet while on a ski mountaineering trip, rangers say.

Public Safety

Climber missing after fall from Denali, rangers say

Tim Ellis

Search efforts on the mountain’s West Buttress for the 41-year-old mountaineer were halted by poor weather Tuesday, according to a park spokesperson.

A side-by-side ATV crosses the Richardson Highway Wednesday at an intersection in downtown Delta Junction.

Public Safety

ATVs driven on public roadways must be street-legal, troopers say

Tim Ellis

Alaska State Troopers are urging residents to practice legal, safe all-terrain vehicle operation.

Public Safety

Fairbanks cargo plane’s engine exploded, NTSB crash report says

Tim Ellis

The National Transportation Safety Board says the engine fell from the Douglas C-54 just before it crashed along the Tanana River last April, killing both crew members.

Washington, D.C.

Trump comment raises Ukrainians’ anxiety over possible deportation

Tim Ellis

President Trump’s statements about making a decision soon regarding the legal status of Ukrainians who came to America after Russia's invasion has heightened their fears.

An F-35 Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon fly in proximity to a Russian TU-95 in international airspace in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone in July 2024.

Public Safety

NORAD fighter jets monitor Russian aircraft north of Alaska

Tim Ellis

The North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets last week to accompany a formation of Russian aircraft flying through international airspace off the coasts of Alaska and Canada.

Convoys of Army vehicles like these will be rolling along the Richardson Highway from Fort Wainwright toward training ranges around Fort Greely over the next three weeks in the lead-up to this year's Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center exercises. After it ends on Feb. 3, the soldiers and their equipment will return to Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.

Public Safety

9,000 Army troops headed to Interior Alaska training exercise

Tim Ellis

Starting next week, soldiers from Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will travel the Richardson Highway to the Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely.