Driver killed in Wasilla stolen vehicle crash identified
Updated: Friday, Sept. 19 – 3:45 p.m. The driver of the stolen vehicle who died in Thursday’s crash has been identified by the State Medical Examiner’s Office as 54-year-old James Bain of Anchorage....
View ArticleAnchorage massage parlor busted for prostitution
The Anchorage Police Department says there’s a growing problem in Anchorage — spas and massage parlors that are really just a front for prostitution. Thursday, APD raided Rainbow Spa in Anchorage and...
View ArticleDenali rangers investigate illegal moose killing
National Park Service officials say charges are pending in connection with two hunters who illegally shot a moose at Denali National Park and Preserve. Rangers investigated the shooting after it was...
View ArticleJuneau police investigate Costco burglary
Juneau police are investigating a burglary in which they say more than $40,000 in jewelry was taken from Costco. Police say they received a report around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday that the store’s burglar...
View Article‘Craigslist killers’ sentenced to life in prison
A woman from Alaska has been sentenced to life in prison after she and her husband say they lured a stranger to his death through a Craigslist ad in Pennsylvania. Miranda Barbour and her husband Elytte...
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Driver apprehended in fatal hit-and-run crash near Merrill Field
Courtesy Google Maps A man is in custody after a fatal hit-and-run collision early Saturday morning. According to the Anchorage Police Department, 54-year-old Guy Merculief man was struck and killed...
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1 injured in Abbott Loop house party shooting
A 17-year-old girl was transported to the hospital after a shooting at a house party early Sunday morning in the Abbott Loop neighborhood of Anchorage. At approximately 12:18 a.m., the Anchorage...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting black bear in closed area
A 42-year-old Douglas man has been charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly shooting a black bear as it rummaged through trash in his yard. James Houck is set to be arraigned Oct. 2 in Juneau District...
View ArticleRussian Roulette bullying blamed for shooting
A 20-year-old Fairbanks man who claimed he shot two men because they were pressuring him to play Russian Roulette will serve 13 years for felony assault. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports...
View ArticleMat-Su center for disabled, owner charged with Medicaid fraud
A center for the disabled in the Mat-Su Valley that allegedly overcharged the Alaska Medicaid Program by hundreds of thousands of dollars is facing fraud charges. The Mat-Su Activity and Respite...
View ArticleTrial set for Kenai man charged with soldier scam
A judge has set a trial date for a Kenai man who is charged with establishing a charity for overseas soldiers and keeping most of the donations for personal use. The Peninsula Clarion...
View ArticlePolice: Woman beheaded at Oklahoma workplace
Police say a woman who was killed by a co-worker at a food distribution center in suburban Oklahoma City was beheaded and that witnesses have said the suspect had been trying to convince co-workers to...
View ArticleKetchikan man faces assault of federal officer charge
A 23-year-old Ketchikan man has been accused of swinging a knife in front of a federal fisheries officer. The U.S. attorney’s office says Dean Wesley Garcia has pleaded not guilty to a single count of...
View ArticleSterling man arrested for shooting at driver
A Sterling man has been arrested for firing a gun at the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene of an accident. On Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers arrested 49-year-old Christopher Allen, who admitted...
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Police call for help finding Spenard stabbing suspect
Photo courtesy the Anchorage Police Department Authorities are asking the public for help in finding a man charged with stabbing another man Saturday evening in Spenard. The Anchorage Police...
View ArticleWoman arrested trying to smuggle heroin, meth to Kodiak
A 42-year-old woman was arrested after a body scan at a hospital revealed she was trying to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine in her body to Kodiak, authorities say. As part of a long-term...
View ArticlePalmer man pleads guilty to child sex abuse
A Palmer man is facing 80-plus years in jail after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts of child sexual abuse, Alaska State Troopers say. On Friday, Robert Cunningham, 47, pleaded guilty to two counts...
View ArticleAnchorage police investigate shooting near Taco Bell
Last updated Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 12:45 p.m. A Monday night shooting has left a man in critical condition, police say. The gunfire broke out just before 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of East Fourth...
View ArticleSuspects enter pleas in Juneau park fires
A Juneau man has pleaded guilty to felony criminal mischief for 2012 fires that caused $26,000 in damage at a city park. The Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/1E08U4D) reports 26-year-old Ryan Martin...
View ArticleTrucker convicted, didn’t stay at scene of crash
A truck driver has been convicted of failing to report a crash on Interstate 90 in south-central Montana where an 81-year-old Alaska man was killed. Officials in Sweet Grass County say 45-year-old...
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