October 16th, 1859
Federal Indictment Handed Down in 2016 Officer Shooting Incident
Fairbanks man, Anthony Jenkins-Alexie, has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Fairbanks in connection with the October 2016 shooting of Fairbanks police officer Sergeant Allen Brandt, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder with the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. Jenkins-Alexie was indicted on charges that include Using a Firearm during a Crime of Violence, […]
Hiland Inmate Charged in October Inmate Overdoses
A female inmate at the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center was charged with one count of Distribution of a Controlled Substance in Federal Court on Tuesday after a rash of overdoses on the powerful narcotic Fentanyl in that facility in October. The first of five overdoses at the facility occurred the very same day that 36-year-old Dorothy […]
Employment Down 1.3 Percent, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s total employment was down by an estimated 1.3 percent in October compared to October 2016, a loss of about 4,100 jobs. While the state continues to shed jobs, over-the-year losses have gradually slowed in 2017. The largest loss during the current downturn was -2.6 percent in fall 2016. Oil and gas employment was […]