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Sierah ShankThe driver of a heavy ore-hauling truck lost control and veered off the Alaska Highway south of Delta Junction Monday evening before it came to a stop about 30 feet from the Dot Lake School. -
National Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning on Monday for the eastern Interior. It says residents should prepare for heavy snow east of Fairbanks and in the Upper Tanana Valley. That includes the Delta Junction area and the Fortymile country, including Tok, Tanacross and Chicken and portions of the Richardson and Alaska highways and the Tok Cutoff.
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WildfiresThe Mukluk Fire destroyed 44 homes in Tok over the past week, according to updated figures from the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. That’s up from earlier estimates of 20 or more residences and structures razed. -
NewsThe fire is still gaining ground in the northwest, and lightning could spark more fires in the coming days. -
NewsFire officials say a downed power line sparked the fire on Monday. Since then, it’s has damaged or destroyed at least 20 homes and burned about 8 square miles around the eastern Interior Alaska community. -
NewsMore than 100 firefighters from around the state are working to control the main fire as well as new flareups nearby. -
NewsThe Mukluk Fire, which was reported shortly before noon on Monday in the backyard of a home on the Alaska Highway, has grown to about 4.5 miles and is still spreading. -
NewsA state workplace-safety agency has begun an investigation into an accident that killed two people last week who were working on a septic-system project in Delta Junction. -
NewsTwo people died Thursday in a construction-site accident in Delta Junction, according to authorities. Alaska State Troopers say 68-year-old Paul Hebert and 71-year-old Jackie Wilder were killed when the 13-foot-deep trench they were working in collapsed. Both victims were residents of Delta. -
A motorcyclist died Saturday of injuries sustained in an accident on Geist Road at an intersection near the Parks Highway in Fairbanks, according to Alaska State Troopers. -
NewsThe deployment comes during an unusually quiet Alaska fire season, allowing crews to head south to help contain the devastating Aspen Acres Fire. -
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree assault for shooting a person in Fairbanks on June.
