Fort Yukon man charged with felony assault
A Fort Yukon man has been charged with felony assault in an attack that left a man with a seriously injured eye. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1y6CBPT) reports 31-year-old Lloyd James...
View ArticleMan sentenced for shooting woman in face
A Fairbanks man who shot a woman in the face with what he said he thought was a replica lighter was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison with two suspended. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
View ArticleWasilla man charged with murder after allegedly shooting daughter
A 69-year-old Wasilla man is facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed his daughter late Tuesday night. Michael Wolverton has been charged with first-and second-degree murder and...
View ArticleTroopers seek Fairbanks halfway house escapees
Alaska State Troopers are searching for two men who reportedly escaped from the Northstar Center in Fairbanks and stole a car. Tuesday around 11:40 p.m., troopers received a report that 20-year-old...
View ArticleFoster son arraigned on murder, coercion charges in death of Alaska radio host
Updated Oct. 8, 10:30 p.m. A foster child was arraigned in court today on first-degree murder, among other charges, in the death of his foster father. Peter John Henry is 16 years old, but “due given...
View ArticleMountain View standoff ends with suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody following an hours-long standoff in Mountain View Thursday, police say. The man, identified as 26-year-old Eric Nebreja, locked himself in a residence on the 200 block of North...
View ArticleMan charged in Juneau Costco burglary
A 31-year-old Juneau man has been arrested after he allegedly stole $41,000 worth of jewelry from a Costco last month. Authorities in Juneau arrested Joseph John Finn Wednesday afternoon for the Sept....
View ArticlePolice seek woman with felony warrant
Courtesy the Anchorage Police Department Anchorage police are asking for help finding a woman with a felony warrant who is also wanted for questioning regarding a Thursday standoff in Mountain View....
View ArticleShageluk man charged in fatal hatchet attack
A 21-year-old man faces two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing his parents with a hatchet in the western Alaska community of Shageluk. Everett Semone told his sister that “something...
View ArticleTroopers investigate suspected arson in Wasilla
A Wednesday fire in an unoccupied Wasilla home is being investigated as a suspected arson, Alaska State Troopers said. A neighbor saw smoke coming from the residence on North Rainbow Park Drive and...
View ArticleMan charged in Subway arson
A 25-year-old man has been charged with arson after he allegedly broke into a Subway in West Anchorage Wednesday night and started a fire. Christopher Kenneth James Homa was arrested and charged with...
View ArticleMan with stolen items arrested at burglary scene
Alaska State Troopers investigating a home burglary in Two Rivers were on hand to make an arrest when a man showed up with gloves and a handgun stolen from the home. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
View ArticleWasilla school placed on lockdown following report of armed teen
A welfare check turned into a lockdown Monday afternoon after a 19-year-old showed up near a school with a gun, Alaska State Troopers say. The Wasilla man was charged with second-degree misconduct...
View ArticleAnchorage police seek public’s help in locating felon
UPDATE: William Virgil Gulliford, 26, was arrested Thursday after a citizen spotted him in Spenard, police said. The Anchorage Police Department is asking for your help in locating 26-year-old William...
View ArticleMan charged with vandalizing Kenai wildflower meadow
A 19-year-old Kasilof man suspected of damaging city of Kenai land planted with colorful wildflowers has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Peninsula Clarion...
View ArticleAnchorage police investigate death of missing woman
The death of a woman who went missing nearly a month ago is under investigation as a homicide, according to the Anchorage Police Department. In a brief statement released Thursday evening, APD said...
View ArticleTroopers seek Fairbanks halfway house escapee
Alaska State Troopers are looking for another escapee from the Northstar Center in Fairbanks. Cody Ladig, 35, of Fairbanks ran from the center Thursday around 9:30 p.m., according to an online dispatch...
View ArticleMan charged with making airport threat
A 52-year-old Alaskan faces a felony charge of second-degree terroristic threatening after allegedly telling police that the next plane to take off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport...
View ArticleMan fleeing police arrested outside Juneau school after hit-and-run
A driver trying to dodge police was arrested after a crash near a Juneau high school Monday. Jose Angel Munoz, 42, was arrested after a collision with an 82-year-old driver, according to a press...
View ArticlePolice seek armed robbery suspect, stolen truck
Police say they are looking for a suspect and a stolen truck after an early morning robbery in South Anchorage. The victim told police she was trying to find a parking spot at an apartment complex on...
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