Anchorage police officer charged with federal civil rights violation in alleged 2019 assault
The officer remains on unpaid administrative leave from the Anchorage Police Department, according to a police spokeswoman.
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Anchorage SWAT officers fatally shoot man in standoff at Eagle River home
The five officers who shot at the man — who police say was armed with a shotgun — have been placed on administrative leave.
Anchorage police investigate shooting that left Spenard Road hotel employee dead
A man was found dead at the Chelsea Inn after reports of shots fired, police said. The hotel owner said one of the employees was killed.
Anchorage man learned about Holocaust as part of plea agreement for federal weapons violations
Investigators and prosecutors had expressed concern that he could’ve used his weapons to commit a mass shooting, given posts he made featuring extremist viewpoints targeting minorities.
Most of the money funding a campaign to unseat an Alaska Supreme Court justice comes from Outside
The lobbying wing of the Family Research Council is the campaign’s biggest donor.
2 people injured in shooting outside Fairview home
A man and woman were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Saturday, Anchorage police said.
Man accused of shooting at trooper is arrested after search closed part of Richardson Highway overnight
Alaska State Troopers say suspect fired at officer during a vehicle chase before fleeing on foot.
Man pleads guilty to federal charge that arose from investigation into Wasilla triple homicide
Juan Camarena’s attorney said he is no longer a person of interest in the November triple homicide that led to his federal charge.
Palmer man charged with murder in Mat-Su road-rage shooting
Gavin Christiansen, 38, was on the phone with dispatchers as he pursued 35-year-old Devin Moorhouse for miles and killed him, troopers said.
Man started shooting during argument in room at Hotel Captain Cook, police say
No one was injured, but there were bullet holes in the floor, ceiling and walls on the ninth floor of the downtown Anchorage hotel.
Charges: Teens fought over girl at Anchorage party before gunfire broke out, killing 1 and injuring 4
Two teen boys, who will be tried as adults, and a 19-year-old are facing murder charges after the shooting outside an apartment this week.
Eight charged in California-to-Alaska drug distribution network
Using women as couriers, the ring sent cocaine and other narcotics to Alaska and Oregon on commercial flights, an indictment says.
2 teens charged after shooting in East Anchorage leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded
Police said the shooting was the result of a fight that broke out during a large party in an apartment.
Trial in killing of 10-year-old Kotzebue girl transferred to Nome due to community impact
Peter Wilson is charged with the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of Ashley Johnson-Barr in September 2018.
The pandemic halted jury trials. Now the Alaska Court System faces big challenges in getting running again.
Misdemeanor trials are — as of now — scheduled to resume Nov. 2.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Anchorage man’s appeal of South Dakota death sentence in torture killing
The court did not comment in leaving in place the death sentence for Briley Piper, one of three people convicted in the killing of Chester Allen Poage of Spearfish.
Troopers: Victim in Kenai Peninsula homicide had just picked up his accused killer from jail
Keith Huss, a 57-year-old Soldotna resident, was found shot in a Seward Highway pullout. Sarah Dayan, 35, was arrested Thursday after stealing a car in Seward, troopers say.
Anchorage police looking for woman in connection to Russian Jack Park homicide
Police released a photo of a woman who they believed might have information about the death of 56-year-old Chantha Vannarath.
APD: Area 'clear’ after armed man barricaded himself inside Fairview apartment
There was a “large police presence” in the area on 14th Avenue between Medfra and Nelchina streets.
Troopers locate woman sought in connection with killing of man found in Turnagain Pass
Investigators will interview the woman once she’s released from the hospital, according to troopers.