The Klawock husband and wife who the U.S. Justice Department said prioritized traveling and gambling instead of paying their income for over 20 years were sentenced in federal court on Friday. “Archie W. Demmert III, 58, and Roseann L. Demmert, 61, both of Klawock, Alaska, were sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess […]
JUNEAU – Because of dramatic declines in salmon returns this year, Governor Walker declared an economic disaster for the Chignik fisheries region today. Current harvest rates are low enough to threaten the communities of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay, which depend on the subsistence and commercial availability of salmon. With a […]
A call from the Wells Fargo bank on East Fifth Avenue on Tuesday resulted in several charges for a suspect after he attempted to cash a check police said on Nixle Thursday night. According to the report, APD was notified of a possible check fraud at the bank’s location at 630 East Fifth and police […]
Alaska State Troopers arrested a Chugiak man on several charges and a federal warrant after a high-speed vehicle and foot chase early Saturday morning AST reported on the trooper dispatch. When troopers attempted to perform a traffic stop on a silver 2004 Ford pickup for an equipment violation near mile 55 of the Parks Highway at 3:37 […]