Girdwood man who sold meth to informant will spend 11 years in prison
Jorge Cardenas distributed meth and other drugs for five years before his arrest in March, federal prosecutors say.
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Illness among Nome prison inmates exposed to lettuce is key to solving nationwide E. coli outbreak
The CDC recommends tossing any romaine lettuce in your fridge if you don't know where it was grown.
Israel pulls back fighter jets from Alaska joint exercise
Amid escalating tensions with Syria and Iran, Israel has decided not to send its F-15 fighter jets to Alaska, though Israeli troops will still participate in the exercise.
Bus driver in fatal 2015 Seward Highway crash charged with homicide
One person died in 2015 Seward Highway collision involving a tour bus and six other vehicles.
‘Enough is enough’: Anchorage high school students leave classes as part of nationwide protest over gun violence
The National School Walkout is the latest student-led demonstration in a wave of activism against gun violence since 17 people were killed at a Florida high school on Feb. 14.
Army Corps to publish final Donlin mine environmental review April 27
The project is for a conventional open-pit mine 1.5 miles across and up to 1,200 feet deep about 10 miles north of the village of Crooked Creek in the Upper Kuskokwim River drainage.
Pebble protesters rally in Anchorage as Army Corps gets input on environmental review
It was the biggest protest since Pebble Limited Partnership filed a plan with the Corps in December in hope of one day receiving permission to build the mine.
Anchorage students plan to join national school walkout over gun violence Friday
The walkout was organized to protest gun violence and press for stricter gun control laws on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School.
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.
State warns Alaskans about eating romaine lettuce products after apparent E. coli outbreak in Nome prison
State officials warned that several sick inmates at a Nome correctional facility may be part of a nationwide E. coli outbreak blamed on romaine lettuce from Arizona.
Troopers: Drunken driver on Parks Highway arrested after others force her to stop
A video shows the driver careening down the Parks Highway, nearly hitting other vehicles. Her breath-alcohol content was three times the legal limit, court documents say.
Should Anchorage close schools? Here’s what the school district’s efficiency consultant says.
Anchorage’s population is projected to grow, bringing roughly 9,000 new students to the district by 2040, the consultant says. But the growth won't be spread evenly among schools.
Troopers: Wasilla man charged with sexual abuse of 4 children
Seth Loggins was arrested Wednesday on 11 counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor and may have additional victims, troopers said.
Anchorage’s large private landlords team up to provide apartments for the homeless
Weidner Apartment Homes and Cook Inlet Housing Authority have teamed up on a novel project to provide apartments, job training and case management to 40 homeless households in Anchorage.
Anchorage police seek witness to shooting that endangered man, pregnant wife
Police say Rasean Daniels, 26, shot at an apartment complex manager and his pregnant wife.
Anchorage police search for shotgun-wielding thieves after 2 gas stations robbed hours apart
A stolen vehicle, described by police as “similar to the getaway vehicle” used in both robberies, was found Wednesday morning unoccupied and burning on Baxter Road.
Troopers: Bank employee stole money from account of dead Palmer man
Keith Aumavae, reported missing in October 2017, was found dead the next month. Then an employee at his bank cleaned out his account, troopers say.
Anchorage police seek 4 suspects in Spenard gas station robbery, shooting
Four men robbed the Shell gas station on Tudor Road Tuesday evening, firing off a shot gun multiple times as they left the store, police said.
Woman sentenced for robbing 3 banks in 3 days
Jennifer Trengove, 41, of Anchorage robbed three branches of the Alaska USA Federal Credit Union for cash to buy drugs.
He Googled ‘how to rob banks.’ Then they robbed one.
Over a week in August 2016, according to court filings, two men stormed into Anchorage liquor stores, a gas station and finally a downtown bank with a sawed-off shotgun and a BB gun.