This Day in Alaska History-November 18th, 1959
Whale-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Whale — Ar’uq, Arwaq (in Akhiok) Ar’ut amlertut. – There are many whales. Six species of baleen whales feed in the coastal waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Each spring, grey, humpback, minke, fin, right, and blue whales swim by on their way to the Bering Sea, although many remain in the Kodiak area. For […]
Shaktoolik man sentenced to 30 years for cyberstalking, sexually exploiting multiple victims
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A Shaktoolik man was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison followed by 30 years on supervised release for sexually exploiting three children to produce child pornography, and for cyberstalking the children and one adult victim. According to court documents, between December 2021 and July 2023, Matthew Jackson, 23, engaged in […]
Dustin Perry convicted of Murdering His Neighbor
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, an Anchorage jury returned guilty verdicts against Dustin Perry, 34, for Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree for shooting and killing Clayton Martinelli, 47, on April 5, 2021. The evidence produced at trial showed that the two were neighbors and engaged in a noise dispute. Perry […]