Juneau police are seeking five felony counts against a Juneau man who threw his mother from a vehicle just prior to taking police on a wild chase back and forth through the capital city on Saturday. 23-year-old Cecil Trent Yeisley dumped his mother from the vehicle on Hospital Drive, after she was seen hanging out of […]
November 14, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska State flags be lowered in honor of former Alaska State Representative Joe Ryan, who passed away in Fairbanks on November 7th at the age of 80. Representative Ryan served in the 20th Alaska State Legislature, from 1997-1998. “Representative Ryan was a passionate advocate […]
The body of a 72-year-old Homer man and long-time commercial fisherman, Ken Jones, was discovered floating in the waters of Cook Inlet near the Anchor Point Bluffs early Monday morning. Jones had gone out kayaking in Kachemak Bay on Sunday afternoon, as he had done many times before. Jones would often kayak through the Beluga Slough […]
ANCHORAGE– Today, the Anchorage Police Department announced the start of a downtown foot patrol. Officers will start assignment downtown at the end of November. “Because of the community investment in APD and our progress rebuilding the department, we now have the ability to staff a dedicated downtown foot patrol,” said Chief Chris Tolley. “As we […]