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UAA pharmacy program coordinator shot, killed in Wasilla home

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Paul Choate
A University of Alaska Anchorage pharmacy program staff member was killed in a shooting in Wasilla on Monday morning.

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Palmer man sentenced to 99 years for 2016 murder of schoolmate

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Joey Klecka
Retired state Superior Court Judge Gregory Heath “found Almandinger’s crimes were truly horrific and committed for no apparent reason,” according to a release.

Crime

Another Palmer Hayflats recreation site hit by vandals

Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:16 PM AKDT
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By Carly Schreck
The popular walking trail sits just off the Glenn Highway between the Knik and Matanuska Rivers. It’s easy to see how the lake got it’s name, but the million-dollar views along the gravel and boardwalk path has been cheapened by spray paint, that Hill now has to clean up.

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Woman charged in 2 separate Sand Lake homicides indicted

Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 11:45 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
If convicted, Brianna Wassillie could get up to 99 years in prison, according to a release by the Alaska Department of Law.

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4 children dead in Fairbanks after 15-year-old shot 3 siblings, self, troopers say

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 10:14 PM AKDT
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By Paul Choate
Four children are dead after a 15-year-old turned a gun on three siblings and then took his own life, according to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch.

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Anchorage police arrest man after Sunday shooting in Spenard

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 12:28 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Anchorage police report that one man was hospitalized and another was arrested following a shooting on Sunday in the Spenard neighborhood.

Crime

Anchorage police investigate report of attempted kidnapping

Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 9:08 PM AKDT
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By Arielle Ingram-David
Anchorage police responded to a reported attempted kidnapping on Thursday.

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Man charged in Centennial Park shooting brought long criminal history with him

Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:22 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Iese Gali Jr. had four prior felony convictions on his record, according to documents that charge Gali with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, third-degree assault and third-degree misconduct involving weapons.

Crime

Anchorage man sentenced for illegally guided hunts

Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 5:10 PM AKDT
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By Jeremy Rolston
An Anchorage man has been sentenced to six months in prison after illegally selling big game guiding services in 2018.

Crime

Anchorage woman arrested for 2 separate homicides

Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 10:17 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
A woman who Anchorage police say is responsible for the homicide deaths of two men was jailed Sunday.
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Man charged with murder in Aniak homicide case

Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:31 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Investigators determined that John Parka spent a night at Maria White’s house drinking, even while he had a court order against him to stay away from White.

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Anchorage police investigating homicide in Russian Jack Park neighborhood

Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 1:08 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Anchorage police said 20-year-old Justin R. Austin was jailed for his role in the event, and later named 19-year-old Joshua Austin as the man who died.

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Anchorage police investigating Sand Lake homicide

Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 1:35 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Police said they responded to the area around West 88th Avenue and Molanary Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday on a report of a man who “appeared to be injured.”

Crime

Anchorage police arrest 2 in connection to weekend homicide

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 12:35 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
The Anchorage Police Department told Alaska’s News Source that Duarte-Borden is not the man caught on security camera footage released by police showing a suspect they believe to be armed.

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Teen charged in deadly shooting at Taku Lake Park

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 9:28 AM AKDT
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By Kristen Durand and Paul Choate
The Anchorage Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened at Taku Lake Park.

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Mountain View shooting leaves man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 7:55 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Anchorage Police said officers responded to the area near Mountain View Drive and Klevin Street just after 11 p.m. Thursday to find a man who had been shot. No arrests have been made.

Crime

Anchorage police investigating homicide after body found in woods in Midtown

Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 2:45 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka and Paul Choate
Police say officers responded to reports of the body of a man in the woods and “made observations which are prompting a closer look” into the circumstances. Police called it suspicious.

Crime

Officers kill man in Fairbanks after he pointed gun at woman

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:19 AM AKDT
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By The Associated Press
The incident occurred after the man twice tried to flee from officers. Troopers and Fairbanks police blocked the car, preventing it from leaving.

Crime

Anchorage stabbing leaves man with life-threatening wounds; suspect arrested

Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:07 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Anchorage police say officers were flagged down near A Street and 32nd Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Friday by a man who told them he had been stabbed.

Crime

Woman has life-threatening injuries after Anchorage stabbing; suspect in custody

Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 9:27 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Anchorage police say a man stabbed a woman while riding in a car with others early Sunday morning.

Crime

Anchorage police investigating Spenard homicide

Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 11:11 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka and Paul Choate
One man is dead and a second is in jail after a stabbing in the Spenard neighborhood, according to Anchorage police.

Crime

Quinhagak man sentenced to 99 years for murder

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 9:09 AM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Fairbanks Superior Court judge Michael McDonald sentenced 20-year-old Jordan Mark of Quinhagak to 99 years for first-degree murder.

Crime

Fox man accused of killing wife, troopers say

Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 12:11 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey and Joey Klecka
A man from Fox has been charged with first-degree murder stemming from an incident last October, Alaska State Troopers report.

Crime

Two Fairbanks men charged with murder

Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:22 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Two men were arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday after 21-year-old Robert Rones of Fairbanks was found slain in his car in the early morning of May 27.

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Anchorage man turns himself in following Tuesday night disturbance

Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 4:14 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Anchorage police have obtained a felony arrest warrant for 30-year-old Christopher Homan, who they say fled after discharging a weapon inside a home near the intersection of East 20th Avenue and Karluk Street.

Crime

Over $100,000 worth of narcotics seized at Juneau airport for 2nd time in 3 days

Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 2:53 PM AKDT
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By Paul Choate
Juneau police made another large drug bust at Juneau International Airport on Tuesday.

Crime

Over $100,000 worth of narcotics seized at Juneau airport

Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 3:15 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Illegal narcotics valued at over $100,000 were seized at the Juneau International Airport on Saturday, according to Juneau police.

Crime

17-year-old charged with murder in Anchorage shooting

Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 8:57 AM AKDT
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By Paul Choate
A teen has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting on Saturday.

Crime

Homicide investigation underway after man dies from injuries in downtown Anchorage stabbing

Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 1:18 PM AKDT
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By Ariane Aramburo and Paul Choate
A homicide investigation is underway after a stabbing in downtown Anchorage early Friday morning.

Crime

Fairbanks police investigating early morning shooting death

Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 11:46 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
A 21-year-old man is dead following an early morning shooting in Fairbanks, which police are investigating as a homicide.

Crime

Anchorage man indicted on murder charges in January homicide case

Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 10:39 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
The man, Johnny Johnson, could face up to 99 years in jail for the murder charges and up to five years for the evidence charge.

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Man charged with killing roommate in Alaska in 2020 already facing trial in Oregon homicide

Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 3:10 PM AKDT
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By Kortnie Horazdovsky
A former Alaskan has recently been indicted on charges of killing his roommate in 2020, but he's already in jail awaiting trial for a murder in Oregon.

Crime

California man who trafficked drugs through Alaska sentenced to 25 years

Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 11:18 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 49-year-old Antoine Lapoleon Davis, also known as “Shorty”, trafficked drugs into the state through the U.S. mail system, distributing large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine.

News

3 men jailed, fined for taking selfies in front of feeding brown bears in 2018

Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 2:55 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
All three men pleaded guilty to leaving the viewing platform at Brooks Falls, a notorious hot spot for brown bears feeding on salmon swimming upstream, and wading into the Brooks River, located in Katmai National Park, in August 2018.

Crime

South Anchorage SWAT response leads to arrest of man

Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:16 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Police responded around 5:45 p.m. to a report of bullet holes in a duplex wall shared with a neighbor.

Crime

Utah man arrested, charged with murder in case of Homer woman missing since 2019

Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 7:58 PM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka and Tim Rockey
Anesha "Duffy" Murnane, 38 at the time of her disappearance, went missing Oct. 17, 2019, triggering a massive search effort that lasted months.

Crime

Anchorage man indicted on double murder, sexual abuse charges

Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 10:31 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
The indictment stems from a double homicide case that began when Anchorage police found Raechyl and Jayla Blackshear dead with “shotgun wounds” on April 15 in a Northeast Anchorage residence.

Crime

Homicide investigation underway for man who went missing in 2016, police say

Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 1:03 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
Anchorage police say that human remains discovered in last summer in Turnagain Pass are those of a man who was reported missing in 2016, and police are now investigating the case as a homicide.

Crime

Woman charged with murder, DUI in deadly crash near Yakutat

Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM AKDT
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By Paul Choate
A woman faces multiple charges, including murder, after a deadly crash near Yakutat on Saturday night.

Crime

Man hospitalized, another detained after Karluk Street shooting

Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 8:23 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Anchorage police said officers responded to the shooting at 6:40 a.m. to 1500 Karluk Street, near East 15th Avenue. They said the man that was sent to the hospital has injuries to the “upper body” and his condition is still unknown.

News

Alaska’s cold case investigator retires after using mix of new science, old-school tactics to solve long-dormant cases

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 4:59 PM AKDT
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By Kortnie Horazdovsky
Alaska State Troopers Investigator Randy McPherron retired from the Department of Public Safety at the end of April, after spending the last five years, and seven of his career in total, solving some of Alaska's longest outstanding homicides, missing persons and unidentified remains.

Crime

Palmer man faces murder charges in shooting death of Wasilla man last month

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 3:03 PM AKDT
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By Megan Pacer
A 25-year-old Palmer man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Wasilla man, who was found dead in his vehicle last month.

Crime

Wasilla man charged with murder in death of woman found in her vehicle

Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 2:06 PM AKDT
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By Megan Pacer
A 26-year-old Wasilla man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman who was found in her vehicle last month after being reported missing in late March.

Crime

White supremacist gang members convicted of murder, kidnapping in Alaska

Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 2:24 PM AKDT
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By Tim Rockey
The U.S. Department of Justice reported that a federal jury has convicted four members and an associate of the violent white supremacist gang the 1488s for the 2017 murder of Michael Staton in Alaska, and several other charges.

Crime

2 drug busts ‘among the largest fentanyl seizures in Alaska history’ with more than $356,000 worth of drugs seized

Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 12:22 PM AKDT
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By Paul Choate
Law enforcement made two drug busts this week that were “among the largest fentanyl seizures in Alaska history,” according to a news release from the Department of Public Safety.

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Man taken to hospital after Sunday morning shooting in Anchorage, police say

Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 10:36 PM AKDT
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By Connor Matteson
A man was taken to the hospital early Sunday after at least one shot was fire inside The Gaslight.

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Muldoon community gathers in memorial for Jayla Blackshear

Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 1:01 PM AKDT
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By Steve Kirch
The Muldoon community gathered Saturday for a memorial, attracting people from all walks of life to remember 14-year-old Jayla Blackshear.

Crime

Anchorage man convicted of sex trafficking teen who was repeat victim

Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 3:59 PM AKDT
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By Kortnie Horazdovsky
An Anchorage man has been convicted of sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl, who had already been exploited by another man who has since been sentenced for it.

Crime

Fairbanks man charged with murder in homicide investigation

Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 3:44 PM AKDT
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By Megan Pacer
A Fairbanks man is facing charges of murder and assault in the death of a North Pole man earlier this year, according to charging documents in the case.

Crime

Court documents shed light on double homicide case after Anchorage man is arrested in New York

Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 2:28 PM AKDT
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By Megan Pacer and Joey Klecka
Court documents have shed more light on the double homicide case being investigated by the Anchorage police, in which a woman and her daughter were found dead this past Friday.
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