(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, 25-year-old Mickee Bobby Marcel Thompson of Anchorage was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren for the murder of Sosia Finau on April 12, 2018. Thompson was convicted of First-Degree Murder by an Anchorage jury in February 2024. At trial, the evidence showed that Thompson and Robert Smith showed up […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Alaskans traveling the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Seward will get a safer highway with the Avalanche Mitigation Alert Detection (AMAD) project that was recently awarded $1.13 million award as part of a SMART grant. The AMAD project being led by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will utilize […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions’ 35th annual Sparktacular celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF’s West Ridge starting at 8 p.m. The event will also be livestreamed on the UAF Facebook page and YouTube channel. Most UAF buildings, including the UA Museum of the North, will be closed […]
YAKUTAT, Alaska — Approximately 50 Alaska National Guard service members, volunteers from the Salvation Army, AKNG Child and Youth Program and others visited the southeastern Alaskan city of Yakutat, Dec. 18, 2024. Operation Santa Claus is an annual community outreach program aimed at delivering holiday cheer to rural Alaskan communities. “This is such an exciting […]