North Pole man faces animal cruelty charges
A North Pole man faces animal cruelty charges after four severely malnourished horses were found on his property. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://is.gd/KBT3pQ) charges were filed Friday...
View ArticleMan, dog ejected in Parks Highway DUI crash
A 38-year-old Juneau woman faces numerous criminal charges following a Parks Highway crash Wednesday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers initially responded to a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately...
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Troopers: $158,000 worth of marijuana seized
Authorities seized thousands of dollars worth of marijuana plants in an Anchorage home earlier this month. On July 10, investigators executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation and...
View ArticleUnsolved Anchorage murder frustrates family
It’s a life of daily heartache for Aylett Hanson’s family. “We cry about it every day,” said sister Melia Strickler. Hanson was 31 years old when his body was discovered on the afternoon of Jan. 23....
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Anchorage psychiatrist indicted for Medicaid fraud
A federal grand jury has indicted an Anchorage doctor on 18 felony counts of Medicaid billing fraud. Dr. Shubhranjan Ghosh, 39, of Anchorage is also charged with committing a scheme to defraud...
View ArticleWasilla man indicted for growing pot
A grand jury has indicted a Wasilla man for growing 50 pot plants in his home. Todd M. Bergeron, 50, was arrested earlier this month when Alaska State Troopers and investigators served a search warrant...
View ArticleCitizen DUI task force helps police make dozens of arrests
The more you drink and drive, the more likely it is that you’re going to run into the citizen DUI task force on Anchorage streets. The problem for drunk drivers is they will never see volunteers...
View ArticleFeds sue former Alaska man over liens
The U.S. attorney’s office in Alaska has filed a civil lawsuit against a Danese, West Virginia, man who has filed liens seeking $950 million from federal employees. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Wilson...
View ArticleCalifornia man sentenced to 16 years for drug distribution in Anchorage
A 35-year-old man from Stockton, California was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroine and methamphetamine. Ernie Benny Juarez admitted to flying to Anchorage from...
View ArticleMan stabbed following downtown fight
A 21-year-old man was stabbed following a fight near 3rd Avenue and Karluk Street early Thursday morning, according to the Anchorage Police Department. In a written release, APD said officers were...
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Police, K-9 apprehend teenage vandals
Courtesy Anchorage Police Department A police officer and his K-9 partner helped prevent five teens from burglarizing an Anchorage smoke shop early Thursday morning, authorities said. While patrolling...
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Former owner of Valley Dairy faces up to 30 years for fraud
An Anchorage jury convicted Wasilla resident Karen Olson of taking steps to cover up fraud committed by the former president of Valley Dairy, Inc. Olson, 68, faces up to 30 years in prison and a...
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Taxi driver ‘Quacker Jack’ injured in hit-and-run
Troopers have labeled a car crash in Seward involving a well-known taxi driver as a hit-and-run. Jack Walganski, also known as “Quacker Jack,” was driving the duck-adorned cab when it was hit by a...
View ArticleTwo injured in gas station robbery
Two people were injured in a South Anchorage gas station robbery Thursday evening, authorities said. Shortly after 8 p.m., Anchorage police were called to a robbery outside the Holiday gas station on...
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Police: Man in custody following Mountain View assault, standoff
A standoff ended with an arrest after a man barricaded himself in his East Anchorage home Friday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., police responded to an assault call at a six-plex on the 3100 block of...
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Police seek man with multiple felony warrants, violent tendencies
Photo courtesy APD The Anchorage Police Department is asking for public help locating a man with multiple felony warrants. Warren Calhoun, 44, currently faces counts of assault, vehicle theft and...
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Tlingit raven silkscreen plaque lifted from Juneau
Photo courtesy the Juneau Empire A piece of Alaska Native art on loan to the Juneau International Airport has been stolen. The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/PUtcdH) the silkscreen painting of a...
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Hearing slated for Tanana men threatened with banishment
A hearing will take place Monday that could shed more light on whether two men are banished from a community at the heart of Interior Alaska. The hearing is in connection with this year’s deadly...
View ArticleNorth Slope police seize over $23,000 worth of marijuana, $5,600 of alcohol
North Slope Borough authorities recently seized two packages with more than 150 grams of marijuana. The first, containing roughly 156 grams of pot, was being shipped to Nuiqsut on Monday when North...
View ArticleDoctor accused of Medicaid fraud loses more than half of his patients
The attorney representing an Anchorage doctor at the center of a million dollar Medicaid fraud case says state prosecutors are going after the wrong man. Ron Offret says a former employee of Dr....
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