An Anchorage man, actively engaged in drug trafficking, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by Senior District Judge Ralph R. Beistline on Monday, acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Tuesday. 36-year-old Bernard Yamura White waws sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses. He was additionally sentenced to three […]
The salmon-fishing vessel Grayling was reported rolled-over on Monday in Kodiak Island’s Kupreanof Straits, the body of water that separates Kodiak Island from Afognak Island. According to the report, three of the four crew managed to escape the roll-over, but, a fourth crewmember was trapped inside the cabin for a time. The USCG reports that […]
A Homer woman was jailed without bail after an accident while under the influence on the Sterling Highway on Sunday night, troopers in Anchor Point reported on Monday. Anchor Point-based troopers responded to an rollover accident at mile 129 on the Sterling at 8:15 pm on Sunday night. When they arrived at the scene to […]
A Kenai man, paddle-boating and swimming in Johnson Lake near Kasilof died as a result of drowning early afternoon on Sunday, troopers reported. At 12:54 pm on Sunday, Troopers, as well as Alaska State Parks and Central Emergency Services, were called out on a drowning case at the Johnson Lake Recreational area 15 miles south […]