Trial in Coast Guard murders continues
Thursday was a rough day for some at the trial of a man accused of killing two of his co-workers on the Coast Guard base on Kodiak Island. First to take the stand was a former state medical examiner...
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Prisoner sentenced for assaulting correctional officer
A man with an already nearly 200-year sentence was handed down additional time Wednesday for assaulting a correctional officer in 2012. While imprisoned at the Anchorage Correctional Complex, James...
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Police arrest third suspect in Mountain View shooting case
Anchorage police arrested and charged a third suspect Thursday in connection with a fatal Mountain View shooting. Precious Alex, 15, was killed after shots were fired through her window of an...
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Wasilla man charged in toddler’s death
A Wasilla man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend’s toddler, authorities say. Jyzyk J. Sharpe was arrested Thursday and is facing second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. He was...
View ArticleNY state policeman busted on child porn charges
An FBI investigation that began with the arrest of a suspected child pornographer in Alaska has led to federal charges against a New York state police investigator. The investigator is assigned to a...
View ArticleFamily asks for help to find justice
Family and friends of a man killed earlier this year are looking to the public to help find his killer. Police say 31-year-old Aylett Hanson was the victim of a homicide when he was found dead in a...
View ArticleFour-time Iditarod champion arrested near North Pole
Lance Mackey, four-time Iditarod champion, has been arrested by Alaska State Troopers for violating conditions of his release in a pending 2013 DUI case. Troopers say Mackey was driving without a valid...
View ArticleHome invasion suspects and their victims arrested by Anchorage police
Anchorage police have arrested four people for a home invasion in East Anchorage, as well as the two people whose home was broken into for child endangerment. Police said it happened on the 3200 block...
View ArticleInmate found dead at Anchorage prison
No foul play is suspected in the death of a 20-year-old inmate found at the Anchorage Correctional Center last week, Alaska State Troopers said. According to trooper dispatch, former California...
View ArticleAnchorage man sentenced in sexual assault
A 48-year-old Anchorage man has been sentenced to 43 years in prison for assaulting and raping a woman one year ago. A jury on Dec. 6 after a three-week trial convicted Ronald McIntosh of two felony...
View ArticlePolice seek public’s help finding stolen truck
Police are asking for your help finding a truck stolen last month. The red 2005 Dodge pick-up truck was stolen during a burglary in Anchorage around March 19. Investigators believe the truck may have...
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Home invasion suspects appear in court
Three of the four people arrested in connection with an armed home invasion in East Anchorage appeared in court Monday. Twenty-three-year-old James Griffin, 21-year-old Demitri Scott and 22-year-old...
View ArticleFather speaks out following toddler’s death
A father is speaking out against the man accused of murdering his son in Wasilla last month. According to charging documents, 40-year-old Jyzyk Sharpe was babysitting three of his girlfriend’s...
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Trooper K-9 apprehends fighting suspect
Photo courtesy Alaska State Troopers A K-9 named Blazer is credited with apprehending a suspect involved in a fight with an Alaska State Trooper in Wasilla Monday night. According to trooper dispatch,...
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Police investigate child stabbing
An investigation is underway into the stabbing of a 3-year-old in East Anchorage, police said Tuesday. Police received a call at 1:19 p.m. about a child who had been stabbed by a woman on the 200...
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Palmer man convicted for growing 600-plus pot plants
A Palmer man has been convicted after he used his home to grow hundreds of marijuana plants, authorities say. Loren Kent Dodds was convicted Thursday for growing more than 600 plants inside his home,...
View ArticleHit-and-run trial that cost Minnesota man his leg begins
Zachary Mohs was found laying near the intersection of Arctic Boulevard and Tudor Road on Sept. 20, 2012, barely responsive with one of his limbs laying nearly 30 feet away form his body, according to...
View ArticleMultiple people stabbed at western Pennsylvania high school
Flailing away with two knives, a 16-year-old boy with a “blank expression” stabbed and slashed 19 students and a police officer in the crowded halls of his suburban Pittsburgh high school Wednesday...
View ArticleFairbanks soldier charged in child’s death
U.S. Army Alaska officials say a Fort Wainwright soldier faces numerous felony charges following the death of his 3-year-old son April 4. According to a statement released Wednesday evening,...
View ArticleAnchorage mother charged with trying to murder her son
A 3-year-old boy is doing better at a local hospital after his mother admitted to stabbing him Tuesday afternoon. Tracia Jordan-Sainte, 40, was arraigned Wednesday and charged with assault and...
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