(Anchorage, AK) A man wanted in connection with the 1995 death of David Burdette of Anchorage has been arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited to Anchorage to face trial. Ruben Fernandez, 47, was arrested by agents of the U.S. Marshals Service on Feb. 24. He was arraigned last week in Anchorage Superior Court. He is […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nchorage police announced that with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the fourth of four suspects in the May 21st drive-by shooting that injured a 2-year-old child in midtown Anchorage is now in custody. APD says that the USMS sent a team, one of which was an APD officer who is also a USMS […]
The acting U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice, Kevin Feldis announced on Thursday that a Palmer man who sold heroin to 22-year-old Michael Chalender of Houston, that later caused his death, was named in a three-count Grand Jury indictment on Thursday. 26-year-old Hiram Luis Ducasse, Jr, originally from the Dominican Republic, was indicted on charges […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists are searching through a massive collection of 20-million-year-old amber found in the Dominican Republic more than 50 years ago, and the effort is yielding fresh insights into ancient tropical insects and the world they inhabited. When the collection is fully curated, a task that will take many years, it will be […]