This Day in Alaska History-February 16th, 1851
Michael Drost Sentenced for Murdering Dwayne English in December 2018
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna sentenced 37-year-old Michael Drost to 40 years with 15 years suspended, for a total 25 years of active jail time to serve with 10 years of probation to follow, for the murder of Dwayne English on December 18, 2018. Drost was found guilty by a jury on […]
Anchorage Jury Convicts Michael Drost for Murdering Dwayne English in December 2018
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, an Anchorage jury convicted 37-year-old Michael Drost of murder in the second degree, manslaughter, and criminal trespass in the first degree for the murder of 61-year-old Dwayne English on Dec. 18, 2018. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna presided over the trial. At trial, the evidence showed that Michael Drost was looking […]
Way Back When, Artist Believed Alaska was a Good Deal
About 160 years ago, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward was taking some heat for his significant role in the purchase of Alaska. On the day the Russians received the $7.2 million check, a group of white travelers were at Nulato, getting ready for an upriver trip to Fort Yukon to explore this strange land. […]