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• January 25th, 1918 Jan 25, 2020
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• Palmer man Dies in Officer-Involved-Shooting following Disturbance/Car Chase Jan 24, 2020
    A Palmer man suffered fatal injuries after an officer-involved shooting that occurred following a call-out and a short vehicle chase that ended in a residential area near the Palmer-Wasilla Highway troopers report. Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene at Equestrian Acres after receiving a call reporting a domestic disturbance with weapons present at […]
• DOC Reverses Course, Cancels Plan to Send Prisoners Out-of-state Jan 24, 2020
    Rep. Fields: ‘This outcome saves money and will help make Alaska safe’ JUNEAU – Thursday, Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom informed the House State Affairs Committee that the state is canceling a plan to spend millions of dollars to send nearly 500 prisoners to Outside, private facilities. The department also announced a plan […]
• Jobs Up 0.6 Percent in December From Prior Year; Unemployment Rate Remains at 6.1 Percent Jan 24, 2020
    JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s employment was up an estimated 0.6 percent in December, or 1,900 jobs, from December 2018. December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for Alaska and the U.S. remained the same as the month before, at 6.1 percent and 3.5 percent. Leisure and hospitality gained the most jobs over the year (600), followed […]
• Escort Robber Christian Young Found Guilty on Wednesday Jan 24, 2020
    After deliberating for four hours on Wednesday, an Anchorage jury found 29-year-old Christian Andre Young guilty of the charges of Robbery I, Impersonating a Public servant and Interfering with Official Proceedings that were leveled against him, prosecutors reported. The current case had its beginnings when an escort reported to police that she had been […]
• Cloyd Lacap Indicted for Using Craigslist to Set up Armed Robberies Jan 24, 2020
    Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Thursday that an Anchorage man has been indicted for allegedly using Craigslist, Inc.’s internet marketplace to lure sellers to a meeting location and rob them at gunpoint.    Cloyd Lacap, Jr., 21, was named in the federal indictment charging him with interference with commerce by robbery, […]
• January 24th, 1963 Jan 24, 2020
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• January 23rd, 1969 Jan 23, 2020
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• UPDATE: ISU Takes Alaska USA Federal Credit Union Robbery Suspect into Custody Jan 23, 2020
    The public was alerted that the FBI and Anchorage police are seeking a bank robbery suspect in a robbery incident that occurred at approximately 3:25 pm on Wednesday afternoon. Anchorage police were notified and responded to the Alaska USA Federal Credit Union at 310 East Northern Lights Boulevard for a robbery at that location […]
• Salmon Beyond Borders, Alaskans: We’re Watching, Governor Dunleavy Jan 22, 2020
    JUNEAU—It was with interest that Salmon Beyond Borders learned Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is in Vancouver for the Association for Mineral Exploration conference this week to tout Alaska mining, and that British Columbia’s transboundary mining will be a topic of discussion for Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang. Lest the administration forget, […]