Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that James Michael Wells, 68, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason to serve life in federal prison for the April 2012 murders of two U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) employees, Electrician’s Mate First Class James Hopkins and retired Chief Boatswain’s Mate Richard Belisle. […]
High-visibility patrols begin January 1, aim to decrease collisions and save lives. January 7, 2020 (WASILLA) – Focused holiday traffic enforcement efforts in effect statewide since December 11 are scheduled to end after New Year’s Day. But for Matanuska-Susitna Valley motorists – specifically those commuting via Knik-Goose Bay Road – an ongoing high-visibility traffic […]
On 12/31/2019 at 1551 hours, Alaska State Troopers in Kodiak received a report that a man had been assaulted by two masked individuals at his home on Spruce Cape Road in Kodiak. Investigation revealed that the victim and another person arrived at the residence to find the door had been pried open. As he […]
SEWARD, Alaska—AVTEC, the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, recently ranked in the top 10 percent of 4,500 colleges nationwide for student return on investment 10 years after enrollment. Lead author Anthony Carnevale addressed the question “Is college worth it?” in a new report called “A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges,” from the Georgetown […]