Troopers: Fugitive found hiding in truck being towed
A report of a stolen truck Thanksgiving Day resulted in three people being arrested, including a Kodiak woman wanted on a felony drugs warrant who was discovered hiding in the stolen vehicle as it was...
View ArticleNapaskiak woman charged in uncle’s death
Last Updated Dec. 1, 2014 3:15 PM A 20-year old woman is charged in the death of her 28-year-old uncle in the village of Napaskiak. On Friday, at around 11 p.m., a Napaskiak Village Public Safety...
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2 members of Anchorage medical community plead guilty in Medicaid fraud cases...
Dr. Shubhranjan Ghosh entered a plea of guilty Monday to one count of medical assistance fraud for falsely billing about $1.2 million in Medicaid. Two members of the Anchorage medical community — a...
View ArticleJuneau police investigate fatal stabbing
A 50-year-old Juneau man died of a stab wound over the weekend and police are trying to determine if foul play was involved. Police Lt. David Campbell tells the Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/12kTg4J)...
View ArticleTroopers investigate Mat-Su home invasions, shooting
Alaska State Troopers are investigating two Mat-Su Valley home invasions that turned violent Monday night. Troopers have not yet determined if the two incidents are linked, said AST spokeswoman Beth...
View Article2 men arrested after Chistochina hunting trip turns into drunken brawl
A moose hunting trip turned into a drunken brawl Sunday night, resulting in two men arrested on assault charges. At around 9:30 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a call from 35-year-old Jeremy...
View ArticleSchool district settles sexual assault lawsuit
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has agreed to pay $920,000 to the family of a student who said he was sexually assaulted by a high school tutor. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
View ArticleMen detain theft suspect with bed frame, plow
A Fairbanks man and his father and used a metal bed frame and a snow plow to detain a suspected truck thief. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1FNDLzi) reports the truck owner was working...
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Local cathedral vandalized; Anchorage police seek information
Anchorage police have turned to the public for help regarding a local cathedral that was vandalized and burglarized late Tuesday afternoon. Just before 5 p.m., staff at the Holy Family Cathedral...
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Mountain View standoff suspect charged with federal firearms crime
The suspect taken into custody following an October standoff in Mountain View was arraigned Tuesday in federal court on firearms charges. The Anchorage Police Department identified 26-year-old Eric...
View ArticleAST: Buckland man threatens to gun down schoolchildren
The Buckland School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after the father of a student threatened to shoot kids he said were bullying his daughter, Alaska State Troopers say. Around 9:15 a.m., Northwest...
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Anchorage DJ faces child pornography charges
A well-known Anchorage DJ is accused of possessing and distributing child pornography to dozens of people and for soliciting pornographic images from children directly, authorities say. James Laplante...
View ArticleEmmonak woman hospitalized after ATV hit-and-run on Yukon River
A woman suffered serious injuries after she was struck by a man operating an ATV on the Yukon River Saturday. At about 6 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report that Jana Duny, 23, was struck...
View ArticleNoble Drilling admits to 8 felonies, faces $12.2M in fines
A company that operated a drill ship in the Arctic, under contract with Shell, has struck a deal with prosecutors and says it will plead guilty to environmental and maritime crimes. As part of the...
View ArticleNome woman charged with arson in apartment complex fire
After two months of investigation, a Nome woman has been charged with arson and assault after allegedly setting fire to her apartment complex. Kandie Allen, 34, faces seven felony charges....
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Assistant district attorney shot to death in Barrow; suspect in custody
Last updated 11:50 p.m. A suspect is in custody after a 48-year-old assistant district attorney — a former Washington state representative — was shot and killed in Barrow Monday, officials say. Brian...
View ArticleTrio arrested in Nome heroin bust
Three people have been arrested in a multi-agency effort to crack down on the illegal sale and distribution of heroin in Nome. The arrests were made after a year long undercover operation conducted by...
View ArticleFormer police officer indicted on identity theft counts
A Fairbanks grand jury has indicted a former North Pole police officer on identity theft charges. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1wgNyM2) reports 33-year-old Ryan D. Webb is charged with...
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Charging docs reveal jealousy as possible motive in fatal shooting of Barrow...
Ronald "Bun Bun" Fischer in the Barrow courthouse during his arraignment on Wednesday morning. Photo: Mary Virginia Stroud Ronald "Bun Bun" Fischer is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting...
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Trial set for man charged in deaths of troopers
Trial has been set for a Tanana man accused of killing two Alaska State Troopers last spring. Nathanial Kangas has been charged in the deaths of Fairbanks-based Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe...
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