[dropcap]A[/dropcap] multi-pronged crackdown on the press continued throughout 2018, the Committee to Protect Journalists concludes in a report published Thursday. Imprisonment, intimidation and allegations that journalists produce “fake news” surged in 2016, when U.S. President Donald Trump won the election, CPJ found. Trump has been a vocal critic of the press, often chastising journalists as “very dishonest people.” […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]laska State Troopers report that K9 “Misty” detected drugs in a package and that detection led to a much larger haul of drugs on December 4th. When troopers contacted 35-year-old Jason Simpson and 34-year-old Angelina McDonald. Simpson was found to be in possession of approximately one gram of heroin, troopers reported. An investigation was […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n Anchorage woman was arrested after an accident with a child on board on the Glenn Highway between Wasilla and Anchorage and charged with DUI, Reckless Endangerment, False Information, and an outstanding warrant on Tuesday afternoon, Anchorage police reported. Calls began going into APD at 4:41 pm on Tuesday afternoon reporting a silver Ford Focus inbound […]
Alaska State Troopers solved a second, months-long stolen vehicle case while investigating a new stolen vehicle case on Friday, troopers report. Troopers received a report of a stolen red 2000 Chevy 1500 in Sutton on Friday and opened an investigation. As the case unfolded, AST developed a Wasilla man, 29-year-old Rory Vail, as a suspect. […]