This Day in Alaskan History-May 9th, 1907
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Georgeson Botanical Garden awarded official peony designation
For more than 25 years, people from around the world have visited Georgeson Botanical Garden to admire and learn more about the peonies that bloom there,120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In April, the American Peony Society designated the Georgeson as an official peony reference garden, one of nine nationally. Pat Holloway, a University […]
Matthew Reavis and Jeremy Whitlow Found Guilty of Murder in the Second Degree
(Kenai, Alaska) – Following a 21-day trial and testimony from 29 witnesses, a Kenai jury returned guilty verdicts on April 1 against Matthew Reavis, age 41, and Jeremy Whitlow, age 41, for the 2017 murder of Daniel Galloway. In January 2017, Reavis and Whitlow murdered 49-year-old Galloway during an armed robbery inside his Soldotna residence. The […]
Sarah Dayan, of Homer, Sentenced to 68 Years for Murdering Third-Party Custodian
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton sentenced 39-year-old Sarah Jane Dayan to 68 years and six months in prison for the September 2020 murder of Soldotna resident Keith Huss at Turnagain Pass and a series of related crimes in Anchorage and Seward. Following a seven-week jury trial, Dayan was convicted of Murder in […]