Commercial catches of Alaska’s wild salmon fishery reached 192.7 million fish this past week. Some much-needed rain and cooling temperatures helped to boost the pink salmon overall harvest to nearly 120 million fish, still well below the 137.8 million forecast. Meanwhile, the sockeye catch, holding at nearly 55 million fish, exceeded the 41.7 million fish […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby handed down a maximum 40-year sentence to 55-year-old Anchorage man Edward Thompson, convicted of stabbing and attempting to stab three Anchorage police officers in a Spenard parking lot. Thompson, whose adult criminal history began in 1982 at age 18, has been convicted of 16 felonies and […]
A local Anchorage hospital contacted the Anchorage Police Department on Tuesday night to report that a gunshot victim had been dropped off and admitted at 8:42 pm, APD reported on Wednesday. Officers responded to investigate the incident and the initial investigation revealed that the victim had driven home to his Rovenna Street address to find […]
At 1:16 PM on July 30, 2019, a 2009 blue Chevy Malibu was reported as stolen to police. The vehicle was parked on the 5000-block of Taku Drive, where it was waiting to be towed, when it was taken. The owner had left a key inside the vehicle for the tow truck driver. At […]