APD hunts for driver of SUV who rammed patrol car in getaway
Police said they are looking for 28-year-old Dajon Michael Hale, who is wanted on felony arrest warrants for assault on a police officer, vehicle theft and other charges.
A broken system of oversight for Alaska’s village police officers
The names of village police officers across Alaska — even the number of officers — is a mystery. Here's why.
From criminal to cop, and back again, in Alaska’s most vulnerable villages
The rape and death of a 16-year-old girl reveal how criminals can sometimes become cops in remote Alaska communities. The Daily News has found that villages have hired a registered sex offender, felons and other convicted criminals for police jobs in violation of state hiring requirements.
Body found along Kuskokwim River identified as man who fell through ice 2 years ago
Dillon Lamont went missing at a fishing camp near Tuluksak, troopers say.
Man charged in pepper spray attack attempted to recruit others to ‘storm’ Anchorage gay pride parades
Known as a heavy metal singer -- and for beating a 1997 murder charge -- Bret F. Maness called for supporters to appear at future Anchorage events even as he was on the run from police.
Fishing captain, deckhand accused of killing Steller sea lions with shotgun
The charges say the captain sometimes drove the 32-foot fishing vessel in the direction of sea lions in order for a deckhand to get a better shot.
How to tow an airplane: Watch as this helicopter flies away with a wrecked Cessna
How do you haul away the wreckage of an airplane crash when there are no roads to the crash site? It's a common problem in Alaska, where helicopter crews routinely perform a bit of tricky salvage work.
‘I guess I blew that operation’: Police intercept heroin shipment hidden in SUV
The DEA says the shipment from Southern California to Anchorage represented thousands of user “doses” and was likely intended for statewide distribution.
Driver shot in Willow after ‘road rage’ incident, troopers say
A Wasilla man suffered potentially life-threatening injuries early Tuesday in an encounter along the Parks Highway.
ACLU sues Palmer police, calling arrest of immigrant ‘false imprisonment’
Arguing that local police have no right to arrest someone for living in the U.S. illegally, the ACLU of Alaska has sued the Palmer Police Department over the arrest of a man beaten in a bar fight last summer.
Yukon Quest winner Allen Moore drops out of Iditarod; Wade Marrs, Tom Schonberger also scratch
Allen Moore is the third musher to drop out, or "scratch," so far Tuesday. Wade Marrs, who has finished in the top 10 of the last three Iditarods, and rookie Tom Schonberger are also headed home.
‘I started bawling’: As Leifseth Ulsom prepares for finish, Petit recalls the moment he lost the Iditarod lead
After years of running at the front of the pack, 31-year-old Joar Leifseth Ulsom suddenly found himself alone in the Iditarod lead. Second-place Nicolas Petit arrived 3.5 hours later after losing the trail -- and the lead -- on the Bering Sea coast. "This race can be an emotional roller coaster," he said.