(Fairbanks, AK) –On May 28, 2026, Superior Court Judge Bennett sentenced Endeavor Ryan Riley to 70 years with 30 suspended for the Murder in the Second Degree. In the early morning hours of April 23, 2023, Riley, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Wainwright, beat and strangled his wife, Kayla Kugtsun, killing her at their […]
(Fairbanks, AK) –On May 29, 2026, Superior Court Judge Schwalm sentenced Robert Reichmann to a 50-year sentence for Attempted Murder in the First Degree. In the early morning hours of March 3, 2024, 38-year-old Robert Reichmann brutally struck Fredrick Rychart four times in the head with a baseball bat, causing him severe injuries. On Jan. […]
New study explains what’s behind the toxic shift Scientists have identified the two biggest reasons that once-pristine rivers across the Arctic are growing cloudy with toxic orange iron particles that smother insects and suffocate fish. A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment builds on earlier research documenting widespread contamination in Alaska’s Brooks Range. As the climate warms, a […]
“The president has chosen an official who has demonstrated not just willingness but eagerness to use the authorities of government to pursue political retribution,” said US Sen. Mark Warner. President Donald Trump shocked many observers on Tuesday when he appointed Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to be his acting director of national intelligence, weeks […]