Known as America’s “Last Frontier,” Alaska conjures up thoughts of polar bears, subzero temperatures and expansive areas of little-explored terrain around the Arctic Circle. Alaska’s often harsh environment makes year-round living difficult at best, with some areas accessible only by boat or aircraft. The state is more than double the size of Texas with a […]
Reporting data for June 22-28, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,660 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 87 hospitalizations | 29.1% of Alaskans 5+ boosted WEEKLY UPDATE – DHSS updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DHSS weekly update and DHSS data summaries: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/communications.aspx Notes: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, […]
FAIRBANKS – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned a 31-count indictment charging two Fairbanks men with conspiracy, bank and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. According to court documents, Jared Post, 25, and Levi Skulstad, 26, defrauded multiple banks and individuals they viewed as vulnerable to scams between 2017 and 2021, obtaining […]
(Juneau, AK) – A Juneau jury found 43-year-old Fenton L. Jacobs guilty of murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the third degree, and harassment in the first degree. The jury found the defendant not guilty of murder in the first degree. At trial, the evidence showed that at approximately 10 p.m. on […]