An Anchorage man on probation for felony theft was arrested after a high-speed chase near Wasilla. Nicholas Randazzo, 31, drove more than 100 mph as he tried to elude an officer Sunday night, troopers said.
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State investigates inmate’s death at Goose Creek prison
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Corrections has launched an investigation after an inmate at Goose Creek Correctional Center died while in custody, KTVA TV reports . Officials tell KTVA and other media outlets that at 10 a.m. Saturday, Daniel Mark Brusehaber, a 60-year-old inmate, told corrections officers and medical staff he was…
Preventing human trafficking of homeless youth by building connections
77 percent of the young people in Anchorage who were trafficked for sex were homeless at the time.
US Navy to search Alaska ocean floor for explosives
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Navy will be searching for World War II-era explosives on the ocean floor near an Alaska island in June. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Friday that the Navy will be looking for any munitions and explosives that may have been behind left in the water surrounding Kodiak Island. Navy…
Owner: No flak from the law for floating Alaska strip club
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man says he didn’t have problems with authorities after he reopened a strip club on his converted crabbing boat as a way to protest his conviction on federal charges. Darren Byler launched the first nightly protest Thursday in a harbor near the island town of Kodiak. He says about…
Officials: Alaska police cannot own or operate weed business
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Police Standards Council has decided officers and prison guards in the state should not be getting involved in the marijuana industry. KTUU-TV reports the council voted earlier this month to ban police from “owning or operating a marijuana business.” The council had cited the ongoing federal ban as a…
Pro-recall group in Homer holds rally as ACLU case lands on fourth judge
The recall election is scheduled for June 13.
Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sales set for June
The federal sale is scheduled for June 21. That same day, the state is also holding an oil and gas lease sale for about 4.2 million acres in the Cook Inlet region
State House, Senate call for each other to give ground, Walker hopes for compromise
Talk on the first day of the legislative special session focused on whether the House and Senate can compromise on a plan to balance the state’s budget in the future.
Nation’s first group of K-12 Russian immersion students graduates from West Anchorage High
As West Anchorage High School students walked down the aisle Wednesday of the Sullivan Arena, they filed into their seats, waiting patiently for diplomas they had worked for the last four years to receive. For 17 of the students, they had received scholastic recognition at a ceremony two weeks earlier. They were first batch of…