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Crime

Man pleads guilty to attempted wanton waste

Alaska State Troopers say a 64-year-old Juneau man has pleaded guilty to attempted wanton waste of a big game animal.

Man not competent for trial, defense says

A Fairbanks Superior Court judge has been told that 53-year-old Brian Galbraith, of Fairbanks, is not competent to stand trial in the 2007 killing of a mental health worker.

Lynch pleads not guilty to murdering family

The Fort Richardson soldier accused of shooting his wife and infant daughter dead before turning the gun on himself pleaded not guilty on Friday to murder charges.

Nursing union leader gets 3 years probation

The former executive director of an Alaska nursing union who was convicted of embezzlement has been sentenced to three years of probation, according to the U.S. attorney.

Man charged with child porn possession

A Ketchikan man accused of secretly videotaping a teenager's bedroom has been charged with possessing child pornography, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Fort Rich soldier charged with murdering his wife, daughter

A Fort Richardson soldier was indicted Thursday on charges that he murdered his wife and infant child before turning the gun on himself in a failed suicide attempt in April, two months after he returned from Afghanistan.

Woman escapes attacker at pullout along Seward Highway

Alaska State Troopers are looking for an unidentified man who they say attacked a 21-year-old woman around 10 a.m. Tuesday in a Seward Highway pullout between Girdwood and Anchorage.

Ketchikan man charged with possessing child pornography

A Ketchikan man accused of secretly video recording a teenager's bedroom has been charged with possessing child pornography, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Alleged Fairbanks dope growers busted

Federal drug investigators have broken up a family marijuana growing operation in Fairbanks that featured hundreds of plants as well as weapons that were staged around the home, according to court documents.

Texans cited for feeding bears

Two visitors from Texas who wanted photos of brown bears have been cited for feeding game, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Southeast Alaska boat driver charged with ramming whales

Twice while piloting a jet boat in Southeast Alaska, Kevin B. Carle spotted humpback whales breaching, veered toward them and intentionally hit them with the speeding boat, prosecutors say.

Jihadist hit list spurs domestic terrorism case

A King Salmon weatherman and his British-born, stay-at-home wife, the first people to face a domestic terrorism case in Alaska, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about a jihadist hit list.

Fairbanks man claiming to be plumber charged with indecent exposure

A Fairbanks man is facing various charges after he was accused of impersonating a plumber to get into a woman's home and then exposing himself.

Drug-trafficking boss sentenced to 20 years

A manager of a drug-trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. attorney.

Pair suspected in auto burglaries

Police say they have arrested a pair of youths suspected in a series of auto burglaries early Tuesday morning.

Man admits his role in laundering money

An Anchorage man has pleaded guilty to a felony count of structuring currency transactions, according to court documents.

Plumber imposter accused of flashing

A 41-year-old Fairbanks man who talked his way into a woman's home and then flashed her has been charged with burglary and indecent exposure, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Drug conspiracy charges bring 17-year term

A 23-year-old Anchorage man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in a large ring that brought drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine to Alaska from California.

Watch the skies, and ground, for stolen plane

Alaska State Troopers are working with federal authorities to ground the thief who stole a private airplane from the Big Lake Airport.

Rapist chased victim to medical clinic door, police say

Naked but for a torn bra and shirt, a young woman burst through a locked door of a Midtown medical facility this weekend seeking refuge from the rapist who chased her there, according to police.

Former UAF athlete convicted

A Fairbanks jury has convicted a former University of Alaska Fairbanks basketball player of felony theft.

Anchorage crime reports

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Gulf of Mexico oil spill

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Anchorage's homeless

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The city budget

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Legislative session

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Arctic research

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Meth supply links Mexico to Alaska; Mat-Su labs down

One man dead; troopers investigating homicide

North Pole man charged with drunken driving -- again

Fairbanks bar owner nabs burglary suspect

Troopers search Soldotna woods after fatal shooting

Troopers search woods after shooting

Vandals break into salmon holding pen

Man pleads guilty to organizing meth ring

Police await test results to determine manner of death

Probation violators targeted in crime-prevention program

Woman found stabbed to death in Midtown sanctuary

Police arrest teen in theft from tattoo studio

Habitat for Humanity storage shed burglarized, tools taken

Ketchikan man charged with hacksaw assault on leg

Naked man arrested, says he may have been drugged

Police arrest man on child porn charges

Wasilla man arrested on narcotics charges

Cars at Fairbanks dealership repeatedly hit by vandals

Man arrested after threat to blow up bank

Anchorage police chase ends with suspect near-naked in lake

Judge relaxes bail rules for murder suspect Linehan

'Carpet cleaner' raises concerns

Felon returned to prison after he's caught selling two firearms

Motorcyclist tries to escape troopers at speeds to 140 mph

2 indicted on murder charges

Longtime gangster dead at 93

Man convicted of killing stepdad

Couple pleads guilty to assaulting Native

Turnagain resident reports sexual assault

Judge discovers a problem in the new bail law

Man allegedly stabs another with antlers

Man charged with killing mother's boyfriend

Guatemalan gets two years for coming back

Meth-packed Barbie box nets man 10 years

Alaska defense lawyers sue state over new bail law

Man arrested for Park Strip rape

Missing Alaska girl found with mother in Missouri traffic stop

Man charged with murder in crash death of girlfriend

Fairbanks woman sentenced for disturbance on Era flight

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