It was on March 22nd, ten days after the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Alaska, that Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz issued an “Emergency Hunker Down Order,” and it took effect in Alaska’s largest metropolitan area in Southcentral Alaska. While that was the first officially recognized order in the state, rural communities throughout […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Monday, March 16, 2026, Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced Brianna Lapp, 33, of North Pole, to 22 years with 5 years suspended and 7 years of probation for events that culminated in the death of PFC Arturo Gomez. On July 22, 2024, Lapp was driving southbound on the Steese Highway […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Justice Department participated in a court-authorized law enforcement operation Thursday to disrupt Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad Internet of Things (IoT) botnets. The operation was conducted simultaneously to law enforcement actions conducted in Canada and Germany, which targeted individuals who operated […]
(Ketchikan, AK) – Thursday, Attorney General Cox announced the settlement of the State’s consumer-protection lawsuit against Soni Inc., a jewelry retail business which currently does business in Ketchikan under the name “Flawless Fine Jewelry,” and one of its corporate officers, Sunita Lakhwani. In 2023, Soni Inc. sold man-made facsimiles of naturally occurring gold quartz […]