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While investigators sift through the wreckage of Tuesday’s crash site to gain clues on why the cargo plane went down, state hazardous-substance specialists are trying to find out how much fuel the aircraft may have spilled in to the Tanana River.
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Alaska State Troopers say responders have not found any survivors after a plane crashed Tuesday west of Fairbanks with two people aboard.
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Firefighters are nearing containment of the Lake George Fire south of Delta Junction, and they’re also working two new smaller fires that sprung up nearby over the holiday weekend. They may get some help later tonight, when cooler temperatures and a chance of rain are forecast.
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The state Forestry Division declared a wildfire just south of Eielson Air Force Base fully contained Thursday. And an investigator has begun looking into the cause of the Piledriver Slough Fire.
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A burning building just south of Eielson Air Force Base ignited a wildfire that spread to about 3 acres Wednesday afternoon. There were no reports of injuries, but the fire produced a plume of noxious black smoke and slowed traffic along the Richardson Highway.
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NewsThe Yukon River ice that jammed and flooded communities in the eastern Interior last week has melted or been swept downstream. But now the river’s water level is rising around its confluence with the snowmelt-swollen Porcupine River at Fort Yukon, increasing the risk of flooding downstream.
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Residents of the Two Rivers/Pleasant Valley neighborhood are staring a multi-step process to repeal tax-funded fire service.
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The mental health Mobile Crisis Team has been active for one year in Fairbanks. Last month was their busiest yet, after calls for the civilian mental health team increased through the summer and fall.
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A storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in some parts of the eastern Interior over the past couple of days has made for difficult driving conditions, and it’s elevated avalanche danger in the eastern Alaska Range.
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The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that badly damaged a home near Ester over the weekend. And the state Medical Examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy on a victim firefighters found inside the house.
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The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a North Pole workshop last week. A third victim who was in the shop was hospitalized and is still being treated. First responders suspect they were victims of carbon-monoxide poisoning.
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Delta Junction city officials are trying to find a way to maintain ambulance service after the present contract expires next year. But costs are rising and funding is limited, and some area residents say they don’t want to pay taxes to support the service.