Changes to the alert level system used to inform communities about what COVID-19 looks like in their area are now live. These changes to Alaska’s alert system will better align with CDC’s levels of transmission, make it more sensitive to recent changes in the number of reported COVID-19 cases, and provide more locally relevant information. […]
FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to more than eight years (97 months) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for the possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent distribute those drugs. According to court documents, Michael Miller, 35, aka “Smiles,” and […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to six months home confinement and more than $400,000 in fines and restitution for illegally trafficking in walrus ivory and failing to report business income to the IRS. According to court documents, Walter Earl, 76, owner of The Antique Gallery, regularly trafficked in illegal walrus ivory for […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they are continuing the investigation into the death of an Anchorage man whose remains were found in a partially buried freezer on April 26th of this year. Fairbanks GIU, Helo 2, Glennallen AST, and Tok DOT had initially responded to the scene. Troopers report that the State Medical examiner’s office […]