U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to shut down the government later this year if Congress does not approve enough funding for border security, including money to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Last month, Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that keeps the government open until the end of September. Speaking […]
A Chugiak man has been ordered to undergo a mental health assessment with the Federal Bureau of Prisons as part of his sentencing for Transmitting Threatening Communication in Interstate Commerce, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder said on Friday. 33-year-old Brandon McElroy, who worked for the Smithsonian Institute at the Arctic Studies Center, pleaded guilty to the charge on […]
A bicyclist in Anchorage suffered life-threatening injuries after colliding with a car at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Karluk Street today. Police responded to the crash at 10:32 am on Wednesday to open an investigation into the collision. The investigation at the scene revealed that the bicyclist was traveling northbound on Karluk Street and […]
Anchor Point-based troopers and emergency services from Homer responded to the community of Nikolaevsk at approximately 7:45 pm after receiving a call from 44-year-old Derek Jokay-Szilagyi, reporting that his neighbor had shot him and he needed help. When troopers arrived at the scene, they observed Szilagyi walking into his residence apparently uninjured. Szilagyi, who had […]