Juneau man arrested in connection with stabbing of 17-year-old
Early Sunday morning, staff at Bartlett Regional Hospital called Juneau police to report a 17-year-old with multiple stab wounds. Juneau police have arrested a 26-year-old man after a 17-year-old male...
View ArticleMcGrath man arrested for machete attack
Alaska State Troopers arrested a McGrath man after witnesses say he attacked a visitor outside his home with a machete on New Year’s day. According to charging documents, 29-year-old John Lindeman Jr....
View ArticleBethel police: 3 organizations broken into last weekend
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation and two other buildings in Bethel were broken into over the weekend, police say. Photo courtesy Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation Three Bethel buildings were...
View ArticleAST: Man arrested after setting house door on fire in Kwethluk
A man was arrested Tuesday after troopers say he lit a house door on fire in Kwethluk. At around 10:30 a.m., Alaska State Troopers were called to a residential fire in the village. There, they learned...
View ArticleKlawock City Council member facing felony drug charges
A Klawock City Council member has been indicted on felony drug charges, including an allegation of methamphetamine possession. The Ketchikan Daily News (http://is.gd/HNqoj2) reports 35-year-old Sabrina...
View ArticleBethel police nab suspect after string of robberies
The Bethel Police Department has announced the arrest of a man with possible connections to a string of burglaries in the Bethel area. Robert Gilbert, 33, was arrested by Bethel police Wednesday at his...
View ArticleCouple arrested for Fairbanks hotel murder
A couple has been arrested in connection with an early morning homicide at a Fairbanks hotel. Alaska State Troopers were notified of a disturbance at the Extended Stay America on Old Airport Road...
View ArticleAnchorage police respond to 2 shootings within hours
Police responded to 2 separate shooting incidents between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Both ended with the victim being taken to the hospital. The Anchorage Police Department responded to two...
View ArticleFairbanks man’s death instigated by fake rape accusations, charges say
Courtesy KTVF Courtesy KTVF Courtesy KTVF A Fairbanks man’s death Wednesday morning stemmed from false allegations of rape, charging documents say. The beating death of 37-year-old Wesley Lord was...
View ArticleAnchorage man convicted of attempted murder of officer
A jury convicted a 25-year-old Anchorage man of attempted murder after trying to slash a police officer with a steak knife. The Anchorage district attorney’s office says in a release Frank Sambrano...
View ArticleAlaska Search and Rescue Dog fatally poisoned by antifreeze
Courtesy Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs Anchorage police say a dog has died after it was poisoned by antifreeze. Anchorage Animal Care and Control notified the Anchorage Police Department Thursday that...
View ArticleCoupon prompts Alaska appeals court to toss theft conviction
A coupon for stolen merchandise has prompted the Alaska Court of Appeals to throw out a theft conviction. Donald Lynn Henson was convicted of stealing fishing equipment and motor oil from the Fred...
View ArticlePit bull puppy suffers multiple gunshot wounds, police say
A local veterinary clinic is treating a pit bull puppy police say was shot multiple times. The 7-month-old puppy suffered from multiple gunshot wounds that shattered its front legs. A single bullet...
View ArticleTogiak man arrested for assault, threatening to shoot VPO
A 19-year-old Togiak man was taken into custody after he reportedly assaulted two men and threatened to shoot a village police officer, Alaska State Troopers say. On Sunday, the VPO responded to an...
View ArticleAnchorage man sentenced for drug trafficking, causing woman’s death
A 51-year-old Anchorage man was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison Monday for his part in a drug trafficking conspiracy that resulted in a 33-year-old woman’s death. Dwight Williams had...
View ArticleTruck driver gets deferred sentence in pedestrian death
An Indiana truck driver has been given a six-year deferred sentence for leaving the scene of a Montana accident in which an Alaska man was killed. The Livingston Enterprise reports...
View ArticleIn Anchorage, string of animal cruelty cases sparks community concern
Days after a 7-month-old pit bull was found lying in the cold with gunshot wounds to its legs and chest, dog owners in the area are still shocked and on high alert. The puppy was found Saturday...
View ArticleAnchorage man charged with ‘severe’ assaults of women, toddler
An Anchorage man was arrested Tuesday for assaulting two women and a 2-year-old child, police say, leaving them seriously injured. The Anchorage Police Department responded to the 4000 block of...
View ArticleAnchorage man arraigned after ‘severe’ assault; 2-year-old in critical condition
A 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition after being attacked by his mother’s boyfriend. The Anchorage man arrested Tuesday in connection with the assault appeared in court today. Alexie Kapotak...
View ArticleSouth Anchorage homes struck after shots fired
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