This Day in Alaska History-February 22nd, 1919
NORAD detects and tracks Russian aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Tu-95s, two Su-35s, and one A-50 operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Feb.19, 2026. NORAD launched two F-16s, two F-35s, one E-3, and four KC-135s to intercept, positively identify, and escort the aircraft until […]
Anthony Gray, of Fairbanks, Sentenced to 35 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
(Fairbanks, AK) –Thursday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Patricia Haines sentenced Anthony Gray, 41, to 35 years of incarceration for one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree and two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The case involved allegations of sexual abuse of multiple young boys as well as the […]
Jury Convicts Brian Delong of Sexual Assault
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, an Anchorage jury found 47-year-old Brian Delong guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree after a two-week trial. The conviction relates to the 2019 sexual assault of a woman on Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island. Superior Court Judge William Taylor presided over the trial. After the verdict, DeLong was […]