Sitka police report that a warrant service at a local hotel room turned into a drug bust on Friday after they made contact and placed 44-year-old William S. Noel under arrest for a warrant issued for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Officers reported that “During the arrest, drug paraphernalia and other signs […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — A U.S. aircraft carrier has neared the coast of South Korea for the first time since 2017, the latest show of U.S. military strength following North Korea’s recent long-range missile test. The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group arrived east of Ulsan, a southeastern South Korean city, and will likely stay there for three […]
WASHINGTON — Experts say North Korea is exploiting the lack of global regulatory controls on cryptocurrency to steal digital currencies to fund its nuclear weapons and missile programs. “Crypto provides Pyongyang with a new form of currency that is significantly less regulated and understood by national governments, financial institutions and international bodies,” Jason Bartlett, a […]
A call reporting shots fired in the Overlook Drive area at just before midnight on Tuesday prompted troopers to respond to the location to investigate. Troopers, upon arrival, would find that 24-year-old Isaac Barnes, who was upset with people in a residence, had discharged rounds through the door. Fortunately, those shots missed any of the […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on July 31, 2020 Ronald Fetuao Maefau, 45, drove a car to an Anchorage apartment […]
A top Russian diplomat has warned that Moscow will respond “militarily” and deploy tactical nuclear weapons, if NATO does not guarantee an end to its eastward expansion. His remarks raise the stakes even higher in the confrontation between Russia and Western powers just days after U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin held a […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the Glenn Highway was shut down from mile 65 to 63 for approximately three hours beginning just before 1am on Wednesday morning after they responded to a shots-fired incident near mile 64 of the highway. At 12:33 am on Wednesday morning a call went in to the troopers reporting a […]
After a month-long investigation and search, AST reports that all five suspects in the shooting of a Russian Mission man on July 28th are all in custody. St Marys and Bethel-based troopers responded to Russian Mission on the afternoon of July 28th after receiving a report of the shooting at 3:15 am that day. Weather […]
After receiving a report of domestic abuse Alaska State Troopers responded to a Willow address at 1:10 pm on Saturday. According to the report, the caller reported that 40-yea-old Jared Bullington had hit his girlfriend multiple times on her leg and arm. When troopers arrived and opened an investigation, they found that in addition to […]