This Day in Alaskan History-April 27th, 1920
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Ketchikan Jury Convicts Justin Carpenter on Multiple Counts of Felony Assault
(Ketchikan, AK) – On April 17, 2026, a Ketchikan jury convicted Justin Carpenter of multiple counts of Felony Assault, following a three-day trial. The charges stemmed from an incident from the evening of Oct. 18, 2025. Justin Carpenter was intoxicated and trying to do laundry when an altercation ensued with his roommate. Carpenter claimed that […]
Alaskans Report Record-Breaking Financial Losses from Cyber-Enabled Crimes
FBI releases 2025 Internet Crime Report The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its 2025 Internet Crime Report and accompanying state reports. The latest report includes information from more than 1 million complaints of cyber-enabled crimes that cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025 – a 26% increase in losses from 2024. Complaints […]
Delegation Secures Federal Funding for Ports Across Alaska
Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today touted more than $115.4 million in federal funding they helped secure for ports across Alaska. Seven projects that the delegation advocated for were selected through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), which Congress created in […]