In a massive victory for wildlife in Alaska, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife announced last week that it was withdrawing its 2020 proposed rule that would have allowed trophy hunters on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to lure brown bears to their deaths with rotting piles of pastries and donuts. Today, in their blog, Kitty […]
ANCHORAGE – Cristina Lynn Rifredi was sentenced on March 9, 2023, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. According to court documents, Cristina Lynn Rifredi, 42, of Kenai, Alaska, sold over 60 grams of methamphetamine, 1 gram of heroin, and a 12-gauge shotgun to another person between November […]
ANCHORAGE – Robert Marley Chapas was sentenced on March 8, 2023, to 60 months in prison for bank robbery. According to court documents, on April 27, 2022, Chapas entered an Anchorage Wells Fargo branch. Chapas approached a teller window and passed a note to the teller that stated: “This is a robbery, I have a […]
Alaska State troopers report that they were notified at 11:41 AM on Tuesday that a blue Ford Focus sedan was driving recklessly at high speeds traveling northbound on the Glenn Highway. It was additionally reported that the suspect vehicle had struck multiple vehicles. Troopers and officers with the Wasilla Police Department responded to the area but could not […]