Alaska State Troopers revealed that they had responded to a location on Gaswell Road in Soldotna at 4:14 am after receiving a call reporting a vehicle in a ditch and a man rolling around in the middle of the road. When troopers arrived on the scene minutes later, they found a man, identified as 21-year-old […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Sanh Sunni Thampithak, a/k/a “Allysia” or “Ally”, 54, of Anchorage, was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release for Aiding and Advising False Income Tax Returns, while preparing fraudulent income tax returns on behalf of other […]
Investigators with the Alaska State Troopers divulged additional information in the homicide investigation into the death of Hooper Bay woman Arnoldine Simone Hill and are requesting that witnesses come forward that could provide information into suspicious activity in the area where her body was discovered along the Parks Highway. Hill’s remains were discovered near mile […]
Fairbanks, Alaska — The Gwich’in Steering Committee condemns the Trump administration’s issuance of leases of sacred lands in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a violation of their human rights and Indigenous ways of life. “This administration’s decision to hand sacred lands to exploiters shows its commitment to continuing its cowardly […]
Action prompts resumption of recycling “mountains” of expended small arms brass cartridges (Seattle) January 19, 2021 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, today announced a settlement for violations of federal laws governing the handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes. On October 9, 2019, JBER self-disclosed that approximately […]
The Alaska National Guard departs Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for Washington, D.C. to assist the District of Columbia National Guard and local authorities with the 59th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Dana Rosso) JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen and Soldiers of the Alaska National Guard departed here this morning just before […]
Soldotna-based troopers report that an attempted traffic stop ended in a vehicle chase and eventual apprehension of an Anchorage man in Nikiski who was actively violating his probation out of Anchorage on Sunday afternoon. AST attempted to pull over a white 2013 BMW along the Kenai Spur Highway for speeding at just before 2 pm […]
Anchorage police released additional information in the deadly vehicle vs pedestrian collision that occurred on Friday evening. According to APD, they responded to the collision at 7:26 pm to open an investigation into the incident to find that two pedestrians were crossing eastbound at the northbound intersection Minnesota in front of traffic, forcing drivers to […]
Specialized Trooper Unit Investigated 669 Incidents During 2020 January 19, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska State Troopers assigned to the B Detachment Criminal Suppression Unit (CSU) saw one of their most successful years since the specialized unit’s creation in 2014. The Mat-Su CSU investigates property crimes, including thefts, robberies, burglaries, and other similar crimes across […]