The Anchorage Police Department announced on Thursday that a cold case involving a 1995 sexual assault was sent to a Grand Jury after an untested sexual assault test kit was analyzed and got a positive match. An Anchorage Grand Jury indicted 51-year-old Ronald Wade Fischer following an investigation into the rape of a 17-year-old teen […]
WASHINGTON — On April 25, the Not Invisible Act Commission will convene a public hearing in Anchorage, Alaska. This is part of the continued work by the members of the Commission, appointed by the Departments of the Interior and Justice, to develop recommendations to guide Congress and federal agencies on how to best combat the crisis […]
Simon Weyiouanna pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the second degree for the 2018 stabbing death of Cheri Ingram. The State entered into a plea agreement with Mr. Weyiouanna for a sentence of 75 years with 25 suspended, and 50 years to serve. Weyiouanna was reported to police when bystanders saw him dragging what appeared […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Former Alaska State Trooper Vance Peronto was convicted Friday of one count of attempted abuse of a minor in the second degree. The trial lasted a little over two weeks, and the jury deliberated for approximately two and a half days before returning a guilty verdict. The jury was unable to reach a […]