St. Mary’s man sentenced to 3 years for illegal wildlife guiding scheme

St. Mary’s man sentenced to 3 years for illegal wildlife guiding scheme

  ANCHORAGE – A St. Mary’s man was sentenced last week to three years in prison and is required to pay over $64,000 in restitution for running illegal guiding services and collecting thousands in fraudulent proceeds from the scheme. According to court documents, in October 2021, Michael Beans, 36, began openly advertising guide-outfitter and transporter […]

Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 90 Years for the Murder of His Co-Defendant from Prior Armed Robbery

Fairbanks Man Sentenced To 90 Years for the Murder of His Co-Defendant from Prior Armed Robbery

  (Fairbanks, AK) – Thursday, Superior Court Judge Earl Peterson sentenced 25-year-old Kevin Robinson to 90 years imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Robert Rones in 2022. On May 27, 2022, the Fairbanks Police Department received a report that two vehicles chased and then blocked in a third vehicle in south Fairbanks and that a […]

The McCarthy Road is Now Open for Public Travel

The McCarthy Road is Now Open for Public Travel

  Travelers are encouraged to check road conditions at 511.alaska.gov before traveling (Fairbanks, Alaska) – The McCarthy Road is now open for travel. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will perform regular maintenance now through October 1. Beginning early March, Alaska DOT&PF maintenance and operations crews removed snow and thawed culverts to restore […]

Former Fairbanks teacher indicted, arrested on child exploitation charges

Former Fairbanks teacher indicted, arrested on child exploitation charges

  IRBANKS, Alaska – A former Fairbanks teacher was arrested Thursday after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging him with sexually exploiting a child to produce and possess child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). According to court documents, beginning on an unknown date and continuing until Aug. 25, 2023, Skyler Evans, 34, […]