Canadian police investigating double homicide of young couple found dead on Alaska Highway
The two were believed to have been sightseeing throughout British Columbia when they were killed, a police spokeswoman said.
Crime & Courts
Man charged with murder in Togiak shooting claims self-defense
The charges against Richard Sears, 34, claim he shot and killed 61-year-old Samuel Brito over a fight he’d had earlier with Brito’s son.
Anchorage man accused of shooting teen after fight charged with attempted murder
The 22-year-old man is accused of shooting a teenager who stabbed him in a fight that broke out on the grounds of a local elementary school.
Suspect in fatal Togiak shooting charged with murder
A 34-year-old Togiak man has been charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting in the village last week.
Bullet from accidental Anchorage shooting hits man’s head, bounces off
An Anchorage man escaped serious injury when a bullet fired from an apartment above him penetrated his ceiling and hit him in the head.
‘I made a change in my life’: Village police say they make a difference despite criminal records
The seven officers in Stebbins explain their criminal records and what it’s like to serve as a police officer there.
Emmonak man defends himself in assault case, gets 17 years in prison
The man acted as his own attorney in a felony domestic violence case, and cross-examined his ex-girlfriend on the stand for more than eight hours.
Anchorage man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 74-year-old woman
Rigoberto Walker was convicted of arson last year in a bathroom fire at the downtown transit station.
Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in rural Alaska. Sometimes, they’re the only applicants.
In one village, every cop has been convicted of domestic violence within the past decade, including the chief. Only one has received formal law enforcement training of any kind.
Trooper involved in Togiak shooting is 18-year veteran of force
Daniel Sadloske wounded a suspect in a fatal shooting in the Southwest Alaska village, troopers said.
Trooper shoots, wounds armed homicide suspect in Togiak, troopers say
The man did not drop his gun when commanded to, the Alaska State Troopers said, and the trooper fired “at least one” round at him.
Kaktovik man accused of killing polar bear after it tried to eat whale meat he left in his yard
Federal prosecutors say Christopher L. Gordon left the dead bear in his yard for months before it was burned at the village dump months later.
Man in tent at Denali National Park kills himself as authorities approach
An Alaska Railroad train and tourist buses were delayed for hours during the incident.
Coast Guard suspends search for man missing after propane blast at Whittier dock
A propane tank exploded on a fixed barge at the Delong Dock around midnight, and the fire spread to the pier and a fishing vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday
Man charged with starting new wildfire in East Anchorage
The new fire, in the vicinity of Tuesday’s big wildfire, was quickly extinguished, police said.
Eagle River man tries to run cars off road, shoots at one with flare gun, troopers say
Joshua Haggerty, 36, was arrested on Hyer Road near the Parks Highway on three counts of third-degree assault.
Teen shot after fight breaks out at Anchorage elementary school basketball court
He suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting at Williwaw Elementary School, police say.
Former postal carrier sentenced in Alaska’s largest ‘mail dumping’ case
Prosecutors say he abandoned mail along his route in unused mail receptacles, kept some and burned some.
Man arrested in Monday night shooting in South Anchorage, police say
Police believe that Mykel R. Straight, 27, and the victim were arguing before Straight pulled out a gun, fired multiple times and left on foot.
Man killed girlfriend, then himself in South Anchorage home, police say
Police said Joshua J. Pettis shot and killed Tammy S. Vasofski before turning the gun on himself in the early June incident.