This Day in Alaska History-November 26th, 1867
‘The Main Course Is Inflation’: Thanksgiving Costs Surge Under Trump
Prices for staples like turkey, cranberry sauce, and mac and cheese have gone through the roof as Trump’s tariffs contribute to a spike in grocery prices. As President Donald Trump attempts to claim the mantle of “affordability” and boasts that grocery prices are “way down,” a new report tracking the price of several Thanksgiving staples showed they have […]
Ronald Fischer Sentenced to Serve 15 Years for 1995 Sexual Assault of 17 Year Old
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 53-year-old Ronald Fischer to serve 25 years with 10 years suspended for the Sexual Assault in the First-Degree conviction for the 1995 sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Anchorage. Fischer was found guilty by an Anchorage jury in May 2025. In the early morning hours […]
Oktollik Sentenced to 65 Years for 2023 Murder of Lawrence McMullen Jr. in South Fairbanks
(Fairbanks, AK) – Friday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced 29-year-old Christopher Oktollik to 65 years of imprisonment for the murder of 35-year-old Lawrence McMullen Jr. in 2023. On the evening of April 9, 2023, the Fairbanks Police Department received a report of a shooting in the parking lot of the Alaska Motel located […]