Woman shoots ex-boyfriend in fight over child custody

A 31-year-old Anchorage man is recovering at a local hospital after being shot twice by his ex-girlfriend during a child-custody dispute early this morning, police say. A restraining order against the man expired 10 days ago.

Trooper makes 2 DUI arrests in a single Fairbanks traffic stop

Troopers needed just one traffic stop to make two arrests for drunken driving in Fairbanks on Sunday. The man who showed up to drive home the first suspect's car also was arrested.

Suspect in shooting of two is arrested

A man wanted in connection with a home-invasion robbery last year that left two wounded by gunshots has been arrested at a home in Wasilla, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Police officer involved in shooting identified

Fairbanks police have identified the officer involved in a fatal shooting last week as 15-year veteran Alex Wells.

Man convicted of 9 burglaries ordered to serve 35-year term

A longtime burglar received a 35-year prison sentence Friday.

Driver in fatal crash faces murder, manslaughter charges

An alleged drunken driver involved in a fatal car crash in January has been indicted on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter, according to the district attorney.

2 dead, 1 wounded in south-side shooting

Two men are dead and a woman hospitalized after gunfire broke as the three sat in a vehicle parked in South Anchorage late Thursday night, according to police.

5 charged in connection with Mat-Su meth lab

A state, federal and Palmer police investigation has turned up a methamphetamine lab in the Caswell Lakes area of Mat-Su, Alaska State Troopers reported today. Five people have been arrested.

Trio charged in home invasion

Three men have been charged in connection with a home-invasion robbery last spring that left two wounded by gunshots, according to police.

Police say man fired gun before being shot

A suspect shot and killed by a Fairbanks police officer had fired his own handgun, according to investigators.

Palin hacking suspect fights search warrants

The attorney for a University of Tennessee student accused of hacking the personal e-mail of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is challenging search warrants in the case.

Officer shoots armed suspect

A Fairbanks police officer has shot and killed a man who pointed a handgun at him.

Driver faces homicide charge

A Valdez man has been indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a motorcyclist last summer, according to court records.

Fairbanks officer kills suspect who pointed gun at him

A Fairbanks police officer early this morning shot and killed a man who pointed a handgun at him. The dead man was a passenger in a car reported as stolen, and the driver is still at large.

ACLU rates Alaska prisons as better than most in U.S.

Alaska's prisons are overcrowded but generally provide better living conditions than those found in Lower 48 facilities, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said in a report released Monday.

PDF: Alaska prison report

Police seek two in connection with shooting

Police are seeking two associates of the "person of interest" in the Dimond Center shooting Feb. 27 that left one man dead.

Troopers identify officer in Golovin shooting

Alaska State Troopers have identified the officer involved in a fatal shooting in Golovin last week as Trooper Jonnathon Stroebele, who works out of the Nome post.

Woman arrested in TV theft for second time

Fairbanks police say a North Pole woman accused in December of stealing televisions and hiring a cabbie as her getaway driver is now accused of trying it again.

Prison opens program for sex offenders

A sex offender treatment program has started at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center, the first such program in an Alaska prison in seven years.

Police find vehicle linked to Dimond Center shooting

Police say they have recovered the getaway vehicle in the fatal Dimond Center shooting last weekend, though the wigged shooter remains at large.

Police seek Anchorage man in connection with mall killing

Police seek more info on odd shooting case

Police said Friday they have been unable to verify the facts related by a shooting victim who claimed to have been shot in the leg on an East Anchorage bike trail Thursday afternoon.