William Egan was born in Valdez to a mining family on October 8th, 1914. From his meager beginnings in Valdez, he would become one of Alaska’s most famous people. By age 10, Bill worked in a local cannery following his father’s death in an avalanche to help his mother care for the family. His interest […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On Oct. 2, Anchorage Superior Court Judge McKenna sentenced Mario Jackson, 37, to a maximum composite sentence of 198 years to serve. This sentence follows Jackson’s convictions at trial for two counts of Murder in the First Degree convictions. Jackson’s convictions stemmed from the Oct. 17, 2025 murders of Shelia Aguchak and […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Oct. 2, a Fairbanks jury found Donald Dittman, 58, guilty of two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree for the sexual abuse of a family member. The conduct occurred on June 20, 2024, and was reported four days later. An investigation ensued. Last week, the case […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – After traveling hundreds of miles Aug. 8, 2025, on an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130J Combat King II to the Pacific Ocean south of the Aleutian Islands, five Guardian Angel rescue Airmen jumped out of the perfectly serviceable aircraft. Then the day got tricky. Their mission was to provide life-saving care to […]