And in the process, they get some gold out of it. Up on Jack Wade Creek, a tributary of the Fortymile River east of Fairbanks, the Salmon Gold project is entering its second year of operation.

FAIRBANKS — The state of Alaska, in its latest lawsuit challenging ownership of riverbeds in the state, sued the federal government earlier this month over two forks of the Fortymile River in ...

FAIRBANKS — Alaska has sued the federal government in a bid to get it to recognize the state’s ownership of the land beneath two forks of the Fortymile River in the eastern Interior.

Governor Sean Parnell has announced a special counsel to investigate raids by federal and state authorities in the Fortymile River area. Parnell’s office says Anchorage attorney Brent Cole will ...

Last spring the site was nearly destroyed after ice jammed up at the confluence of Fortymile River and Yukon River causing water and ice to flood the area. The flood moved buildings off their ...

This facility has not been out of compliance in the past 12 quarters. View detailed information from the Environmental Protection Agency. Note: There are no mandated limits for power plant ...

FAIRBANKS — Floating down the Fortymile River, we heard the roar of a rapid just ahead. At the same time, we noticed the caribou, about 50 of them, clustered on a cliffside near the water.

The Fortymile caribou herd has migrated across the Yukon River for the first time in 50 years, marking one of the most remarkable recoveries in North America of a species on the verge of extinction.