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• December 5th, 1905 Dec 5, 2019
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• Chugiak man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender Dec 4, 2019
  Defendant Evaded Registration for Four Years after Moving to Alaska Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Donald Eugene Phillips, 37, of Chugiak, was sentenced today by Sr. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to serve nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for failing to register as a […]
• Trump Accuses Canada’s Trudeau of Being ‘Two-Faced’ Dec 4, 2019
  LONDON – U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being “two-faced” after Trudeau and other NATO leaders appeared to have been gossiping about him. A recording of a reception Tuesday night in London’s Buckingham Palace shows Trudeau huddling with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s Princess Anne, Dutch Prime Minister Mark […]
• Coast Guard Names Two New Coast Guard Cities in Alaska, Washington Dec 4, 2019
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the cities of Cordova, Alaska, and Westport, Washington, as Coast Guard Cities through 2024. A “Coast Guard City” designation highlights an enduring relationship a community has with its local Coast Guard facility and personnel. The Coast Guard values these connections and is proud to highlight the efforts these communities […]
• December 4th, 1919 Dec 4, 2019
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• USDA Invests $18.88 Million in Rural Broadband for Alaskan Families Dec 4, 2019
  CORDOVA – Tuesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Alaska State Director for Rural Development Jerry Ward announced USDA has invested $18.88 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for nearly 270 rural households in Yakutat. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot […]
• Valley Couple Wanted for Mail Theft, Fraud Turn Themselves in to Troopers Dec 4, 2019
  (PALMER) – A Wasilla couple wanted on charges related to a large-scale mail theft investigation turned themselves in Monday evening to Alaska State Troopers in Palmer. Brittany and Jacob Melton, both 34, entered the lobby of the Trooper post in Palmer shortly after 7:00 p.m. and were taken into custody. The Meltons had warrants for […]
• APD Investigates a Fatal Shooting at Black Angus Inn Dec 4, 2019
  A large police force converged on the Black Angus Inn on Gambell Street on Tuesday afternoon to investigate a shooting report that quickly turned into a homicide investigation according to APD. Police responded to the local hotel at 3:15 pm on Tuesday after receiving a report of a shooting there. When they arrived they found […]
• Trump, Macron Air Differences at NATO Summit Dec 3, 2019
  LONDON – Differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron were on full display as NATO leaders gathered for a summit in London. In an almost 40-minute session with journalists the two leaders clashed on a number of issues including burden sharing within NATO, terrorism, Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria, and the […]
• Four Sentenced in Medicaid Fraud Scheme Dec 3, 2019
  (ANCHORAGE, AK) – On Thursday, November 21, 2019, Anchorage State Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter sentenced three defendants to felony jail terms for a years-long fraud scheme against the state Medicaid program. Prosecutors alleged that between 2010 and 2017, Victor Aldeza, 60; Regino Aldeza, 49; and Albert Aldeza, 43, all of Anchorage, defrauded the state Medicaid […]