Officer-involved shooting in Wasilla leaves one hospitalized

For the third installment of Alaska’s News Source’s monthly interview series with the FBI Anchorage Field Office, Special Agent Bomb Technician Ben Mattson discussed the team’s deployments, training and a recent response to old dynamite on a Southeast Alaska island.

A person was injured in an officer-involved shooting near a Wendy’s in Wasilla, according to the Wasilla Police Department.

An Anchorage woman was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a scheme involving COVID-19 relief funds and stolen identities.

From suspicious devices to aging explosives, FBI bomb technicians respond to hazards in communities across the state, often relying on local partners to reach remote areas and keep people safe.