South Fairbanks News

The 49th annual Fairbanks Christmas Bird Count was a chilly affair for both birds and counters but observers were still able to tally a respectable count of 24 different species and a total of 8,736 birds in Fairbanks' count area on Saturday.

The biggest holiday charity in Fairbanks, Santa's Clearing House, distributed food and gifts on Saturday to hundreds of families going through hard times.

Rotarian Jo Heckman stands amid the boxes containing 1,200 donated turkeys at the food bank.

Alaska State Troopers have identified the officer who wounded a man in a shooting in Fairbanks last Friday.

On Thursday November 12, 2009, President Obama will travel to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska to meet with service members and offer remarks to the Elmendorf AFB community.

A man who was shot and wounded by an Alaska State Trooper in South Fairbanks on Friday evening remained hospitalized a day later as investigators continued to review the incident.

When Tammie Wilson names her proudest accomplishments in Fairbanks, her work with Love In the Name of Christ tops the list.

After two Saturdays, Alan Ackerman is having tons of fun as the operations manager at the Fairbanks Rescue Mission Recycling Center.

Sept. 20, 1999 - With a mighty roar, the big-wheeled pickup came crashing through the thin spruce trees, sending a bystander scampering for a safer vantage.

Park managers are continuing development of a 750-acre site in South Fairbanks set to become a public recreation area.

Park managers are continuing development of a 750-acre site in South Fairbanks set to become a public recreation area.

Park managers are continuing development of a 750-acre site in South Fairbanks set to become a public recreation area.

Dogs will have a place to call their own in South Fairbanks this fall, thanks to a grant of more than $13,000 that will fund fencing and other improvements at the Fairbanks Dog Park.

Dogs will have a place to call their own in South Fairbanks this fall, thanks to a grant of more than $13,000 that will fund fencing and other improvements at the Fairbanks Dog Park.

Dogs will have a place to call their own in South Fairbanks this fall, thanks to a grant of more than $13,000 that will fund fencing and other improvements at the Fairbanks Dog Park.

Squealing brakes, honks and waves are commonplace these days at the corner of Gillam Way and 17th Avenue.

June 28, 1999 - A controversial rerouting of a short industrial road in South Fairbanks will again come before the city council tonight.

FAIRBANKS a ' Authorities report they closed a suspected crack house last week following a 14-month investigation.

Alaska State Troopers are piecing together the details of a large brawl early Saturday morning.