North Pole Woman Sentenced to 17 Years for Events Involving DUI Fatality of Ft. Wainwright Soldier

North Pole Woman Sentenced to 17 Years for Events Involving DUI Fatality of Ft. Wainwright Soldier

  (Fairbanks, AK) – On Monday, March 16, 2026, Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced Brianna Lapp, 33, of North Pole, to 22 years with 5 years suspended and 7 years of probation for events that culminated in the death of PFC Arturo Gomez. On July 22, 2024, Lapp was driving southbound on the Steese Highway […]

Authorities disrupt world’s largest IoT DDoS botnets for attacks targeting victims worldwide

Authorities disrupt world’s largest IoT DDoS botnets for attacks targeting victims worldwide

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Justice Department participated in a court-authorized law enforcement operation Thursday to disrupt Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad Internet of Things (IoT) botnets. The operation was conducted simultaneously to law enforcement actions conducted in Canada and Germany, which targeted individuals who operated […]

Attorney General Cox settles with Southeast Jewelry Store over Fake Gold Quartz and Gold Nuggets

Attorney General Cox settles with Southeast Jewelry Store over Fake Gold Quartz and Gold Nuggets

  (Ketchikan, AK) – Thursday, Attorney General Cox announced the settlement of the State’s consumer-protection lawsuit against Soni Inc., a jewelry retail business which currently does business in Ketchikan under the name “Flawless Fine Jewelry,” and one of its corporate officers, Sunita Lakhwani. In 2023, Soni Inc. sold man-made facsimiles of naturally occurring gold quartz […]

Nearly Every House Republican Votes for Amendment That Would Slash Medicare, Social Security

Nearly Every House Republican Votes for Amendment That Would Slash Medicare, Social Security

  “The so-called ‘balanced budget amendment’ is the Republicans’ latest backdoor attempt at gutting Americans’ hard-earned benefits,” said one Democratic lawmaker. Nearly every member of the House Republican caucus voted Wednesday in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment that experts say would result in massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, nutrition assistance, and other key federal programs. […]