Alaska Leads the Nation with Gun Deaths Per Capita

Alaska Leads the Nation with Gun Deaths Per Capita

In a report released by the Violence Policy Center, statistics showing the death rate per capita of gun related deaths versus motor vehicle deaths, Alaska gained the dubious distinction  as the state with the highest gun death rate vs motor vehicle death in the country. The report, the fourth annual report to be released by VPC, showed […]

Eluding Fairbanks Man Arrested after Standoff

Eluding Fairbanks Man Arrested after Standoff

A Fairbanks man was arrested and transported to the Fairbanks Correctional Center after a one hour armed standoff that involved the Northern Special Response Team near the Richardson Highway and Badger Road on Sunday. The lead-up to the standoff on the Richardson Highway and Badger Road on Sunday afternoon began the day before within Fairbanks. […]

$50,000 Burglary Takes Place in Wasilla

$50,000 Burglary Takes Place in Wasilla

A caller phoned in a burglary to the Alaska State Troopers just shortly after noon on Wednesday to report the theft of approximately $50,000 worth of items from their home in Wasilla. According to the trooper dispatch, troopers received a call at 12:33 pm on Wednesday from a Wasilla resident reporting that their home had been […]