Charges of Driving Under the Influence have been leveled against the driver of the skiff that collided with a charted rock in the vicinity of Kanga Bay last month on Saturday, December 27th. 20-year-old Chatham Conner was issued a summons to appear in Sitka Court for “charges of DUI, Misconduct Involving Weapons IV, Assault IV, and […]
Monday saw 59-year-old Arvin Kangas in Fairbanks court to answer to the charge of Assault IV in the incident that lead up to the deaths of two Fairbanks -based Alaska State Troopers in Tanana earlier this year on May 1st. In court, Kangas pleaded “Guilty” to a consolidated charge of Assault IV, and in exchange, […]
An Egyptian court has sentenced four members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death for the killings of protesters at their headquarters last year. At least 12 people were killed and more than 90 wounded when a mob stormed the building in Cairo during the anti-government uprising. Egypt’s top religious official must uphold Sunday’s court […]
A father and son teamed up to apprehend a man suspected of stealing the son’s truck on Holt Road in Fairbanks on Monday afternoon. According to statements, the son, who was woring in his dad’s shop Monday afternoon, was alerted when he heard his vehicle start up and begin driving away. The car theft victim gave […]
The trial of 47-year-old Teddy K. Smith of Kiana came to a conclusion on Tuesday with the jury finding Smith “guilty” of two counts of Attempted Murder, two counts of Robbery I, two counts of of Theft II and two counts of Assault I after fours of deliberation. The trail that led to the courtroom […]
It was early on Sunday morning that Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a 1998 Chevy Pickup near the intersection of the Palmer-Wasilla Highway and the Parks Highway for equipment violations and came into contact with 30-year-old Richard Campos. When troopers stopped the vehicle, Campos fled the vehicle on foot, eluding the trooper. […]
A bait supplier in Oregon has pled guilty and paid a $2,000 settlement for shipping uncertified Pacific herring bait into Michigan. The uncertified bait poses a disease risk to Michigan waters as it is a known carrier of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSv). In May, the Department of Natural Resources’ Great Lakes Enforcement Unit began investigating […]
Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan reported via a trooper dispatch on Saturday that an inmate with the Ketchikan Correctional Center attempted to escape from custody at the Ketchikan Courthouse on Friday. Troopers reported that 26-year-old Tiffany Martinez, who has open cases for indecent exposure and vehicle theft, attempted to escape after her hearing. It was reported […]
On Sunday, October 12, a ruling in US District Court by US District Judge Timothy Burgess’s was issued overturning the 16 year ban on same-sex marriage in the state of Alaska. It was in 1998, the state of Alaska, along with Hawaii, passed an amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and woman. […]