2021 ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is notifying the public of a security breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Alaska Personal Information Protection Act (APIPA). This breach was caused by a highly sophisticated cyberattack on DHSS that was first detected in May 2021. […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On April 15, 2021, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 53-year-old Leonard Charles Pletnikoff on one count of sexual assault in the second degree and one count of sexual assault in the third degree. Both charges are designated as domestic violence. This case was investigated by the Anchorage Police Department Special Victims Unit. The charges […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Thursday directed the Alaska Department of Law to investigate a potential violation of law after a group of Alaskans were contacted by individuals working on behalf of the Municipality of Anchorage about COVID-19 vaccine information. The Municipality received the names and contact information of those individuals through an unauthorized […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is seeking information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light at the cabin of a Station Ketchikan boat crew conducting underway operations Saturday night. The laser strike occurred around 8:45 p.m., while the boat crew transited north in the Tongass Narrows. […]