One man is dead and another is in the hospital with “what are believed to be” life-threatening injuries after an early-morning shooting Saturday in downtown Anchorage.
Police said they found a man in an alleyway with a “gunshot wound in his lower body.” Police said he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
“The color doesn’t stop the performance of the job, and just because you are black, doesn’t mean you have the authority or the right to disregard the civil rights of human being,” Wyche said.
Sharpe plead guilty to manslaughter as part of a plea deal taken last September after his trial had already been set to get underway. Friday, Superior Court Judge Gregory Miller accepted the terms and handed down sentencing.
The man used a stolen handgun to fire at a police officer after being pinned in his Jeep against a snowbank in a Klatt neighborhood, according to police. The officer did not fire back and was not injured.
A Halibut Cove restaurant owner has been indicted on federal charges after a video went viral on social media showing the restaurant owner circling a float plane in a boat at dangerously close proximity.
The commissioner of public safety apologizes to Colony High School Principal Mary Fulp for taking her to a hospital for a mental health evaluation under a court order that wasn't legitimate.
It was a heart breaking afternoon on Tuesday for residents at the Sullivan Arena. Anchorage Police Department responded to an assault with weapons call around 1 PM on Tuesday.
The report comes after 240 local businesses and organizations were surveyed over past performance, expected performance, and identifying issues within the city in order of importance.
The Assembly chair noted that the group is currently seeking legal opinion on how to proceed with the public release of the report, adding that the community deserves to see the contents of the investigation.
A representative from the Department of Health spoke to the Alaska Senate Health and Social Services Committee on Tuesday regarding SNAP delay causes and solutions.
In total, the adjustments will make up approximately five days of school for elementary and middle school students and four and a half days for high school students.
A number of valley-based organizations such as the Mat-Su Health Foundation, Matanuska Electric Association, MTA Foundation, and the Alaska State Fair have opened up application windows for varying scholarship opportunities.