After receiving a report of a taxi driver and the theft of his taxi, multiple Anchorage police officers responded to West 18th Avenue and Arctic Boulevard where the incident occurred on Monday evening. Some officers went to the victim and others immediately began looking for the stolen vehicle. The taxi driver told police that he […]
On Nov. 24, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was notified of a lone polar bear cub roaming the Prudhoe Bay area of Alaska. The Service sent a team of polar bear program biologists to the area to assess the situation. The team, in consultation with the Alaska Zoo veterinarian, made the difficult and […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On December 22, 2022, Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth sentenced Douglas Sheldon to 25 years with 9 years suspended, 16 years to serve for the crime of attempted sexual assault in the first degree. Evidence at trial established that Sheldon tried to force his girlfriend to perform fellatio. When his girlfriend tried to […]
Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers responded to the Extended Stay Hotel there in response to the discovery of a body across the street from the hotel on Friday, troopers reported on Tuesday. The caller told AST that he was a guest at the hotel and had gone out to have a cigarette. He said he walked […]