On Monday, Anchorage Police Department investigators released the identification of the victim that was fatally struck by a motorist as that of 36-year-old Sylvia R. Heckman, who died during the early morning hours on Saturday. APD responded to the accident scene at the intersection of Minnesota and Benson at 2:19 am on Saturday to investigate […]
Melinda Webster splashed daily through the clear water of Arctic melt ponds to measure the depth of the water cradled in pockets dotting the polar sea ice. She was a common sight in the white and blue icescape in which the research vessel Polarstern, her home for 126 days last year, had been deliberately left to […]
At 8:27 pm on Saturday night, officers with the Anchorage police department responded to the Backpackers Annex at 421 Eagle Street after receiving a report of a shooting there. When officers arrived, they discovered an adult male victim suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. That victim would soon succumb to his injuries at the scene. The […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to a Palmer residence following a report of a stabbing at that location on Friday afternoon. When they arrived at the scene, they found a 62-year-old victim unconscious and suffering from multiple stab wounds. The incident was reported by the victim, Brian Bohman’s, family member. Bohman would ultimately succumb to his […]