U.S. Attorney, with the Department of Justice, Bryan Schroder announced on Wednesday, that 38-year-old J Cobb Whitmore, a three-time felon, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline sentenced Whitmore on Tuesday to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and 80 […]
Fairbanks-based troopers were involved in a officer-involved shooting on Christmas Eve following the report of an armed “distraught male” on Marshal Drive, the trooper dispatch reported Sunday. After receiving the report, troopers, along with Fairbanks police, responded at 6:21 pm, and made contact with the man near the intersection of the Steese Highway and the […]
Troopers arrested a 22-year-old Fairbanks man for robbery, theft and assault after a call from Beaver Sports on Tuesday afternoon, troopers reported on the trooper dispatch. A call went in to Fairbanks troopers at 12:56 pm from a Beaver Sports employee reporting “an apparent armed robbery and theft,” that had occurred minutes earlier. According to […]
Fairbanks, Alaska – Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) Alaska hosts its first Service Dog Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, December 16. PPH provides Warrior Canine Therapy (WCT) to Veterans and Service Members by involving those with PTSD or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the training of service dogs for their comrades with disabilities. Once trained, the service dogs are […]