ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Fairbanks man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for coercing two minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct. According to court documents, in September 2022, Leveron Moore, 40, enticed two minors, aged 15 and 16 at the time, for the purpose of coercive sexual exploitation. Moore also used his […]
On Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers reported that they had yet again arrested 35-year-old Fairbanks man, Thomas Charles Watega, this time for Violating Conditions of Release and Unlawful Contact. He had been recently taken into custody for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in an instance involving a 16-year-old who worked at a Fairbanks store where he […]
On Monday evening three sledding juveniles were injured, one fatally while sledding down a driveway directly into the path of a pickup truck according to troopers. Troopers received a 911 call reporting the collision near Deep Freeze Court at 5:15 pm on Monday. The preliminary investigation found that the three juveniles were sledding down a […]
Fairbanks, Alaska — After 15 years of dedicated service, Steve Ginnis, executive director of Fairbanks Native Association, has announced his retirement. Ginnis has been at the helm of FNA, a community non-profit organization, steering it through significant transformations and accomplishments, since 2009. “Steve Ginnis has been a true leader, dedicated to our community and the […]