Merchants criticize proposed law regulating resale of metals
Anchorage antique dealers and brokers say they can’t afford a proposed law that requires people who buy metal to hold it for a month to give theft victims time to reclaim property.
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Investigation finds former moonlighting Fairbanks chief had a conflict of interest
Randall Aragon, who was found to have profited from information he gleaned from his position, resigned as chief of police in October amid the investigation.
As his life unraveled, Esteban Santiago slipped through all the cracks
People in Alaska and beyond are trying to figure out how the accused Florida airport shooter could have been stopped.
Esteban Santiago checked in more than 4 hours early for his flight, carrying only a gun case
The chief of the Anchorage airport police and fire department said the fact that Esteban Santiago was carrying only a gun case and no other luggage did not create concern at the airport.
In Alaska, a high bar for taking guns from the mentally ill
Accused Florida airport shooter Esteban Santiago's delusions and brief hospitalization were not enough to let authorities disarm him.
Murder victims’ family mourns; killers wanted drugs and money, police say
The Christmas Eve shooting that left Christopher and Danielle Brooks dead were Anchorage’s 33rd and 34th homicides of the year — the most in at least two decades.
Police arrest one man in Anchorage double homicide. Another, at large, is considered 'dangerous.'
In the Christmas Eve shooting in Mountain View in which a 5-year-old described the attackers as “ninjas,” Anchorage police have arrested one man while a second, still at large, is considered “armed and dangerous.”
Standoff over Seward Highway policing could lead to long road shutdowns
The impasse could leave the road without patrols for long periods and extend for hours the closures that follow an accident.
8 grams of marijuana surrendered at Fairbanks airport clarifies rules on flying with pot in Alaska
In Anchorage, police have been letting small amounts of cannabis through airport security. Now the Fairbanks airport will likely follow suit.