Alaska school employees find package of meth hidden in village food shipment
Employees at the Wainwright village school were beginning to prepare a meal for students when they discovered a container of food looked suspicious.
Crime & Courts
Police charge man with stabbing Alaska Zoo head gardener to death in parking lot
The man, Clayton Charlie, had stolen a car earlier in the day, police said.
Former detention center officer convicted of sexually abusing 16-year-old inmate
Phillip Bigham was also accused of helping the girl plan her escape from McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage.
Heroin disguised as Christmas package seized in Anchorage
A narcotics-detecting dog indicated the presence of drugs in a Priority Mail package.
Victim in ‘one free pass’ case files civil lawsuit against Justin Schneider
The lawsuit asks for damages for “intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.”
Woman killed in Anchorage hit-and-run was mother from St. Lawrence Island
The driver accused of hitting Michele Kulukhon near Orca Street and East Third Avenue on Saturday evening remains at the Anchorage jail.
Family accused of Ohio massacre spent months living quietly in an Alaska mobile home
Four members of the Wagner family moved north of Kenai last summer. On Tuesday, they were charged with killing eight people in Ohio.
Man dies after Spenard shooting that appears drug-related, police say
The gunfire was reported at 4:27 p.m. Monday in a parking area of the Spenard Holiday Inn Express.
Man accused in Anchorage hit-and-run told police he stopped to help victim
Charges say the victim was found dead in the street.
Limited hall passes, access to upstairs bathrooms at Dimond High Tuesday after last week’s threats
There will also be an increased presence of school resource officers, according to an email from the principal to parents.
Suspect driver arrested after woman killed in Anchorage hit-and-run
Anchorage police say they have arrested Ruti Malietufa, 71, on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident with failure to render aid.
Alaska psychologist sentenced in child porn case
Federal prosecutors say a 51-year-old Anchorage child psychologist has been sentenced to four years in federal prison in a child pornography case.
Father of murdered Palmer teen files civil suit against criminal defendants
One teen has already been convicted in David Grunwald's 2016 murder. Now Grunwald's father is suing four others even though several still face criminal trials.
Man who died at motel was assault victim, police say
James Page Jr. was found in a second-story room at the Black Angus Inn in Fairview.
APD: Police name victim who died after fight in East Anchorage
The man was found lying in 8th Avenue at almost midnight Thursday. He later died from his injuries.
Port Graham man sentenced for faking death to avoid prison term
A commercial fisherman who faked his death to avoid incarceration for a sexual assault has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Car thief turned pizza-delivery robber gets 6-year prison sentence
Steven M. McComas was on probation when he and three others pulled a Domino's Pizza driver out of his car at gunpoint in February, court documents say.
Police investigate ‘suspicious’ death of man found in Fairview motel
The man was identified as 59-year-old James Page Jr.
‘Frequent customer’ convicted of September bank robbery
Eyob Eric Stewart Imlach, 23, was recognized by witnesses during the robbery of a Midtown credit union.
Alaska fishermen get hefty fines and probation for killing sea lions
A federal investigation began after 15 dead sea lions were found at the mouth of the Copper River during the opening of the 2015 salmon fishing season.