Crime

Hit-and-run lands one driver in the hospital

Anchorage police are looking for a stolen Jeep Cherokee involved in a hit-and-run accident that put a man in the hospital Saturday.

Man is given 5 years for military fund theft

A Fairbanks man who stole money from a Fort Wainwright military support fund has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Criminal deportations show spike in Pacific Northwest

Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon and Washington this past year jumped by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Police seeking three in suspicious death

Anchorage police were looking for three potential witnesses late Saturday in connection with the suspicious shooting death of a man in a South Anchorage apartment.

Neighbor describes the fight: Part 1

Neighbor describes the fight: Part 2

Craig man pleads guilty to sea otter hide sales

A Craig man who conspired to sell the hides of sea otters illegally killed in Southeast Alaska has pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the U.S. attorney said Friday.

Boston man charged in child sex case

For more than a year, John Mark Felton chatted online with an Anchorage father of two, planning a visit to meet the family so he could molest a 6-year-old boy, according to documents filed in federal court.

Sherry Johnston, Levi's mother, is sentenced to 3 years

Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for dealing the prescription painkiller OxyContin. Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, who is the father of former Gov. Sarah Palin's grandchild, Tripp.

Dad charged in girl's slapping death

A 15-month-old girl who died of traumatic brain injury more than a year ago died at the hands of her father, who slapped her head into a highchair repeatedly because she wouldn't stop throwing food on the floor, according to court documents.

Old murder reopened; police seek public's help

Police say new information has prompted them to reopen a 9-year-old unsolved murder case.

Men charged with wasting caribou to be tried in Point Hope in February

The trial for five of the eight men accused of wasting caribou near Point Hope will take place in Point Hope the week of Feb. 1, a state judge said Wednesday.

Troopers discover two separate marijuana-growing operations

Alaska State Troopers have broken up two commercial marijuana growing operations with more than 100 plants in the Glennallen area during raids in recent days.

Child burned in bizarre 'redneck flamethrower' incident

Two Anchorage men who told investigators they were horsing around with a "redneck flamethrower" set a 5-year-old boy's head on fire and have been charged with felony assault and reckless endangerment, according to police and court records.

Three now plan to change pleas in Point Hope caribou case

Three men accused of killing and wasting caribou outside Point Hope last summer will change their pleas in coming weeks, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Caribou-killing trial is moved to February

Victims' families speak out after deadly Seward Highway wreck

The woman critically injured two weeks ago in a Seward Highway wreck blamed on a drunken driver is doing better but remains unconscious and doesn't know that her fiance, the father of her infant daughter, was killed, her family said Tuesday.

Chase ends when driver slams into house

A suspected drunken driver who fled Alaska State Troopers when they tried to pull him over this weekend has been charged with assault, reckless driving and other offenses after a pursuit ended with him crashing into a home, troopers said Monday.

Two charged in downtown street robbery

A Fort Richardson soldier and his alleged accomplice have been charged with armed robbery after holding two people up at gunpoint near Sixth Avenue and I Street last weekend, police said Monday.

Burglars steal $2,500 in gear at school rink

Alaska State Troopers are investigating a burglary at the Delta High School hockey rink in which thousands of dollars in equipment was stolen.

Accused serial rapist enters not-guilty pleas

An accused serial rapist who police say assaulted at least five women pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him at his arraignment Monday.

Federal prosecutor is hired for capital city

The federal government is putting a federal prosecutor in Juneau.

Woman charged with assault in shooting

A Fairbanks woman who told police her husband had accidentally shot himself in the arm with a hunting rifle has been charged with assault.

Suspect pleads guilty in crack cocaine case

A 31-year-old Anchorage man has pleaded guilty in a federal crack cocaine case.