Salcha News

The first king salmon of the season were caught by subsistence fishermen in Nenana on Tuesday, which means some kings should be poking their noses into Chena and Salcha soon.

The Borough Assembly should grant a property tax exemption to the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center when it meets tonight.

Alaska's farmers and ranchers, whose work accounts for hundreds of jobs and contributes upward of $50 million into the state's economy annually, have found a new voice in Alaska Farm and Ranch News in Delta Junction.

A day of heavy rain spurred flood warnings in parts of the Tanana Valley on Wednesday, as rivers and streams got a sudden gush from the downpour.

The strong, distinct odor of a forest fire arrived in Fairbanks on Tuesday morning, borne on a brisk southwest wind.

The Alaska Division of Forestry office in Fairbanks is gearing up to begin the first of three wildfire fuel reduction projects in the borough as part of a $1.4 million stimulus grant from the U.S. Forest Service.

A Salcha man has been charged with six counts of domestic violence assault, felony drunken driving and animal cruelty.

FAIRBANKS a ' Voters will see a list of proposed school-construction projects on the ballot this fall.

FAIRBANKS a ' The Salcha Health Fair will be hosted from 8 a.m. to noon today at Salcha School.

An ice jam on the Tanana River is causing flooding in the Salcha area, south of Fairbanks.

A Tanana River ice jam at Salcha has broken loose, allowing dammed flood waters to recede.

After months of planning, local Civil War re-enactors have scheduled their first-ever weekend encampment for mid-May. Activities will include drills, live firing and an authentic campsite with people in Confederate and Union uniforms and period costumes representing not only soldiers but people such as farriers, tinsmiths, sutlers, doctors, nurses ...

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An ice jam on the Tanana River was causing flooding in Salcha on Tuesday in what has become a rite of spring in the small community 40 miles south of Fairbanks.

FAIRBANKS a ' There will be a free Coast Guard safety inspection at Salcha Marine on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The inspection will ensure that boats are Coast Guard compliant for the upcoming boating season.

A Salcha man who repeatedly sexually assaulted his wife at knifepoint was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday.

Authorities say a Salcha woman accused of holding-up two North Pole bank workers at gunpoint might have done so to get attention from police.

A Salcha woman has been arrested and charged with holding two North Pole bank employees at gunpoint Friday morning.

Mother Nature can't seem to make up her mind. The temperature at Fairbanks International Airport hit a record high of 44 degrees just before midnight on Wednesday, continuing what has been a dramatic warm-up ...

One scenario under the state railroad's plan to someday stretch track to Delta Junction would usher train traffic almost straight into the town.