This week the federal government shut down the harvest of all polluck in the Gulf of Alaska after two fishing vessels took over 2,000 chinook from the region as bycatch. The news drew immediate condemnation against the two Kodiak vessels that ended the fisheries for 20 vessels in the region. The incident took place as […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Seward woman, identified as 51-year-old Billie Cubley, was killed by a gunshot wound early Wednesday morning. AST says that they as well as Seward police responded to Balmat Street/Old Nash Road area at approximately 12:28 am on Wednesday after being notified “that a female was unconscious after potentially being […]
(Anchorage, AK) –Monday, Nicole Lewis, 41, pleaded guilty to felony theft for stealing from her former employer, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish in Anchorage, Alaska. Nicole Lewis was hired as the Office Manager of the parish in 2021. From early 2022 through July 2023, Nicole stole more than $65,000 in cash donations to the […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, an Anchorage jury convicted 34-year-old Phillip Maxwel Barger of one count of Second-Degree Murder, one count of Manslaughter, one count of Burglary, and one count of Fourth-Degree Assault for murdering 88-year-old Francisco “Frank” Martin Jr. on July 1, 2023. At trial, the evidence showed that Phillip Barger entered the home of […]