This Day in Alaska History-January 1st, 1921
Palmer man sentenced to 25 years for attempted production of child pornography
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Palmer man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison followed by a life term of supervised release for attempting to create child sexual abuse materials by hiding a cell phone in a bathroom at a local supermarket. According to court documents, Jesse Damon, 35, hid a cell phone and an […]
47-Foot Fin Whale Found Washed Ashore Near Anchorage
The Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network and the Anchorage Community faced frigid temperatures to observe the deceased whale. On the evening of November 16, the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Statewide 24-hour Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline received a report of a dead whale. It had been found on the beach near the Coastal Trail in Anchorage. The […]
Patrick Tauanuu Convicted of Murder in the First Degree & Murder in the Second Degree
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, an Anchorage jury found 49-year-old Patrick Leu Tauanuu guilty on one-count each of Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree for a shooting death that occurred on Nov. 19, 2020. This case was investigated by the Anchorage Police Department’s Homicide Unit. On Nov. 19, 2020, Patrick Leu Tauanuu […]