Wasilla mother arrested for infant assault
A Wasilla teenager faces multiple domestic violence assault charges after her 5-week-old baby was hospitalized with leg burns more than a month ago. Alaska State Troopers said 18-year-old Sky D. Stone...
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Accused Houston shooter had long history of domestic violence
Photo Credit: KTRK Melanie Kaye Haskell fled Utah with her four children to get away from her violent ex-husband. Her sister helped her move to Texas, where they hoped the family would be safe....
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Accused Houston shooter with Alaska ties appears in court
Photo courtesy Carolee Coy Beckman The man accused of killing six family members — including four children — execution-style appeared before a judge Friday morning in a Houston-area courthouse. Ronald...
View ArticleWasilla woman convicted for illegally receiving food stamp benefits
A 32-year-old woman has been convicted of swindling more than $12,000 in food stamp benefits. Jazmine Wheaton was convicted and sentenced Wednesday to 18 months incarceration with 15 months suspended...
View ArticleMan charged with felony eluding on ATV
A North Pole man was charged with felony eluding after a chase on an all-terrain vehicle outside the city. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1mBNweq) reports 22-year-old Dylan Longoria was...
View ArticleFormer Anchorage caregiver sentenced for sexual abuse of minors
A former care technician at Providence Alaska Medical Center will spend more than a decade in prison after he sexually abused two young patients in his care. Allen Kelly Miller, 29, pleaded guilty to a...
View ArticleTwo Anchorage men convicted in separate child pornography cases
For the second time in the past week, an Anchorage man was convicted of child pornography-related charges. Anchorage music teacher Stuart Ravn, 26, was convicted on nearly two dozen child...
View ArticleAlaska Regional Hospital guard charged with sexual assault of 17-year-old
An Alaska Regional Hospital security guard, also employed by the state’s crime lab, is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at the hospital early Wednesday morning. John Giacalone, 55, is...
View ArticleTrooper who shot ‘despondent’ driver identified
Authorities have identified the Alaska State Trooper who shot a gun-wielding Anchorage man. Trooper Eric Jeffords, a seven-year veteran with the force, shot 21-year-old Christopher D. Chapman after he...
View ArticlePolice search for other victims of man charged in hospital rape case
Anchorage police Sgt. John McKinnon is turning to the public for help in trying to learn more about John Giacalone. “We haven’t drawn any conclusions from anything we’ve learned from his background,”...
View ArticleSuspect in 20-year-old Yakutat murder sentenced
A man who long had been the suspect in the murder of a woman in Yakutat nearly 20 years ago has been sentenced to prison. The Juneau Empire reports Sunday that Robert D. Kowalski was sentenced to serve...
View ArticlePolice: More than 30 rounds fired in Midtown drive-by
No injuries were reported following a drive-by shooting near Arctic Boulevard and 47th Avenue early Sunday morning, according to the Anchorage Police Department. In a written statement released Monday...
View ArticleTroopers: Wasilla man arrested on murder, arson charges
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on murder and arson charges after he allegedly set fire to his bedroom and stabbed two people. Kenneth Adams was arrested for second-degree murder, first-degree...
View ArticleEagle River man arrested after driving under the influence, threatening trooper
An Eagle River man is facing charges after he appeared to hail an Alaska State trooper for help, fled in a truck while intoxicated and later threatened to shoot the trooper when the officer caught up...
View ArticleBoy reaches plea deal in musk oxen killings
A 12-year-old Brevig Mission boy has reached a plea deal with state prosecutors in the 2012 killings of musk oxen. KNOM (http://is.gd/Yu9Cxc) reports the boy and another boy have been charged in...
View ArticleJury convicts Anchorage man on meth charges
A 55-year-old Anchorage man has been convicted on charges he possessed and trafficked methamphetamine sent to him through the U.S. mail from Anaheim, California. The U.S. attorney’s office says in a...
View ArticleAnchorage man charged in connection with fatal drunk driving crash
A 30-year-old man faces multiple felony charges in connection with a February crash that killed a teenage driver, the Anchorage Police Department announced Wednesday. Robert Lee Green III was arrested...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts 2 in lodge assault case
A grand jury has returned indictments against two workers at a remote Alaska lodge after they allegedly threatened two guests with firearms. The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/OBpSOU) the jury...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing Alaska gold nugget
A 32-year-old Northern California man is accused of stealing a $1,900 gold nugget from an Alaska mine where he was working. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/KP6ja3) reports Shaun Timothy...
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Bethel foster parent sentenced to 66 years in prison
Courtesy Ben Matheson / KYUK Former Bethel foster parent Peter Tony will spend the rest of his life in prison. Tony was sentenced Tuesday to 66 years in jail with no parole for three consolidated...
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