(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, 32-year-old Alex Bender was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston for attempting to kill another inmate at Anchorage Correctional Complex. Bender was convicted by a jury in May 2022. Evidence at trial showed that on January 12, 2018, Bender attacked another inmate and repeatedly stomped on his head following a […]
Troopers responded to mile 77.5 of the Parks Highway in Willow after receiving a report of a severe accident at that location between and 1:30 pm on Wednesday. Upon arrival, they found one driver had died of his injuries, subsequently, he was declared deceased at the scene. An investigation was opened that found that 36-year-old […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing raced against time and overcame high winds to medevac a pregnant woman in distress Dec 24 at Shaktoolik approximately 32 miles northwest of Unalakleet. Late Christmas Eve, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center received a call for assistance from Alaska Native Medical Center […]
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have announced that, because of the surge in coronavirus cases in China, nearly all airline passengers from the country will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the United States starting January 5. The only exceptions will be those younger than age 2. The U.S. move follows […]