It was 111 years ago today that Anchorage began as the largest Alaskan city it is at present. It was April 9th, 1915 that President Woodrow Wilson made his final decision as to the route of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks. The route led to the move of the headquarters from Seward […]
(Ketchikan, AK) – Tuesday, Attorney General Cox announced the settlement of the State’s consumer protection lawsuit against Swickard Anchorage, LLC, Swickard Anchorage II, LLC, Swickard PAV, LLC, Swickard Palmer, LLC, and Swickard Management Company (collectively “Swickard”) for violating consumer protection laws. Swickard operates car dealerships in Anchorage and Palmer. The complaint, which was filed […]
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 […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska; U.S. vs Tan et al, Case #: 3:24-cr-00072 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage doctor was sentenced Tuesday to six and a half years in prison for executing a $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the profits of their 15-year scheme. […]