FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on July 20 charging two Fairbanks men with eight federal charges linked to an illegal big-game guide-outfitter operation. According to court documents, Jun “Harry” Liang, 59, and Brian Phelan, 51, of Fairbanks, conspired to provide guide-outfitter services for caribou and brown bear hunts […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for two acts of hate-motivated property damage and a drug trafficking offense. According to court documents, in May 2021, Luke Foster, 28, placed stickers with a swastika and the text “WE ARE EVERYWHERE” at eight locations around Anchorage, including the Alaska […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing rescued two individuals reported overdue from a river inner tubing trip near Trapper Creek July 24. A father of one of the teens contacted the Alaska State Troopers who requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at JBER. The AKRCC then requested […]
“Seniors and families already struggling to afford lifesaving medicines are told to brace for further price hikes by the same industry that saw its profits and shareholder rewards skyrocket by billions in a year.” An analysis published Tuesday shows that the five largest pharmaceutical companies in the United States raked in combined earnings of $82 […]