Police investigate shooting at Mountain View apartment parking lot
A man was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after he was shot in the arm at a Mountain View apartment complex, according to the Anchorage Police Department. Police say the shooting...
View ArticleAnchorage smoke shop owner pleads guilty to fraud
Sun Sims, an Anchorage business owner, pleaded guilty Friday for her part in a three-year fraud scheme. Sims, 52, and her business partner owned and managed one smoke shop located in the municipality...
View Article2 charged in fatal Reka Drive shooting
Two individuals have been charged in connection with a shooting Thursday at the Russian Jack apartment complex located on Reka Drive that resulted in the death of 22-year-old Christopher Fulton, Jr....
View ArticleNew details emerge in Reka Drive shooting case
Court documents are shedding more light on a shooting at Russian Jack Apartments in East Anchorage. Jerel Williams, 26, was charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection with 22-year-old...
View ArticleFlorida fugitive changes plea in identity theft charges
A Florida man who fled to Alaska over 20 years ago and used his deceased stepbrother’s identity has changed his plea. Joseph Keenan May pleaded guilty to charges of identity theft in federal court on...
View ArticlePolice arrest Florida man accused of stalking Bristol Palin
Courtesy Gage Skidmore A Florida man has been accused of stalking Bristol Palin after officers arrested him outside of Palin’s Wasilla residence on Sunday. According to a complaint filed by Wasilla...
View ArticleMan arrested after Fairbanks standoff
A man is in custody after a 10-hour standoff with police in Fairbanks. The Fairbanks Police Department arrested 38-year old Michael William Bracht after a vehicle chase and a standoff at the...
View ArticleMan charged with murder after allegedly strangling girlfriend
A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 19-year-old woman was found in the backseat of his car in an Eagle River parking lot. Suspect David Joseph Thomas, 28, has been charged with...
View ArticleMan in standoff charged with felony counts
Courtesy Fairbanks Police Department Facebook page A man taken into custody after a high-speed chase and a 10-hour standoff with Fairbanks police has been charged with a handful of felonies. The...
View ArticleAnchorage personal trainer indicted for sex abuse
A 36-year-old man was indicted Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a teenage client this summer. Marvin Colbert of Anchorage was indicted for second-degree sexual abuse, the Alaska Department of Law...
View ArticleTwin brothers injured in bike trail stabbing
A man is in critical condition after a stabbing on a bike trail near Dimond Center Friday night. Police say the stabbing took place near 88th Avenue and Old Seward Highway at about 10:15 p.m. Twin...
View Article6 injured in downtown shooting outside Kodiak bar
Two suspects remain at large after a shooting outside of a downtown bar left six people injured. The shooting occurred early Sunday morning outside the Kodiak Bar and Grill, located at 225 E. Fifth...
View ArticleIn Anchorage, 2 stabbings both incidents of domestic violence
Police responded to two separate stabbing incidents in Anchorage on Sunday. Both were domestic violence-related, police say. The first occurred just after midnight at Taku Lake Park in South Anchorage....
View Article2 arrested for DUI, child endangerment
Two people were arrested for driving under the influence while they had children with them, Alaska State Troopers say. On the first incident, reported Saturday evening, troopers were patrolling the...
View ArticleMan killed in Wasilla officer-involved shooting
An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a Wasilla officer-involved shooting early Monday morning. Shortly after midnight, the Wasilla Police Department responded to a “domestic dispute”...
View ArticleFormer Alaskans indicted for PFD fraud
Two former Anchorage residents have been indicted for receiving Permanent Fund Dividends when they were allegedly living out of state. On Sept. 3, a grand jury indicted 38-year-old Nichelle Smith on 18...
View ArticleMan arrested after high-speed highway chase
North Pole police say they pursued a man whose speed reached 120 mph before he drove into a ditch and was arrested. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/XcB36V) reports 44-year-old Noel Alan...
View ArticleCalifornia couple caught smuggling meth into Ketchikan
A California man and his fiancee have been charged with trying to smuggle methamphetamine into Ketchikan. The Ketchikan Daily News (http://bit.ly/1ARnUgG) reports 52-year-old William Riggs and...
View ArticleElderly woman severely injured in Northeast Anchorage home invasion robbery
Three suspects are wanted in a home invasion robbery in which the 63-year-old homeowner was severely beaten. The Anchorage Police Department responded to the robbery at about 1:30 p.m. Monday. A...
View ArticleTeen charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old
A grand jury has indicted a Juneau teenager suspected of having sex with a girl more than four years younger than he is. The Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/1o3o0fj) reports the grand jury last week...
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