It was announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday that former Wrangell Doctor, 54-year-old Greg Alan Salard was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 20 years in federal prison for child pornography distribution charges. Salard was convicted in July of 2015 following a six-day trial for trading child pornography on a peer-to-peer network in […]
The Kodiak Police Department released the name of the victim in the Saint Herman harbor homicide in Kodiak, as well as released additional details in the Sunday morning shooting case in that city on Monday. According to the release made by the department, the shooting victim aboard the m/v Katherine on L float at the Saint […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The 168th Air Refueling Wing was redesignated as the 168th Wing in a ceremony at the Operations Group Theater on Eielson Air Force Base, Feb. 3. The redesignation indicates and properly recognizes the 168th Wing’s two missions: the early ballistic missile warning system mission at Clear Air Force Station, and […]
JUNEAU – A bill creating a system to fairly compensate those wrongfully convicted in Alaska will be the subject of public testimony next week in the Alaska Legislature. House Bill 55, sponsored by Representative Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks), has been scheduled for a public hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at […]