Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
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Man who tried to burn down Anchorage apartment building charged officers with knife, police say
Patrick Moran, 34, was charged with arson, assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment in the Saturday incident.
No charges against Anchorage officers who wounded man in exchange of gunfire
The decision by state prosecutors clears Officers Brandon Stack and Jacob Jones in the July 8 shooting of Damien Dollison, 52.
Anchorage musician accused of sexually abusing minor may have had more victims, police say
“Marcus Mewborn worked as a rapper and DJ where he had access to teenage girls,” police said. “Detectives are concerned there may be more victims.”
Anchorage name man shot by officer he reportedly ran at with knife
Police say the man first approached, then ran at the officer as he awaited backup Sunday night during a call in Mountain View.
1 dead, 1 wounded in stabbing at Midtown apartment complex
Police say Tonise P. Salevao, 20, is charged with murder in the Thursday incident at a West Northern Lights Boulevard apartment complex.
Woman fatally struck by SUV. She is the 4th pedestrian killed in Anchorage this week.
The woman was hit Friday while crossing Minnesota Drive in Spenard.
3 pedestrians struck and killed in Anchorage in just over 24 hours
Four people were hit by vehicles in the Anchorage area in two days. Three of the crashes were fatal.
Seward man arrested on federal charges in threat against Dunleavy’s office
Matthew Edward Stanley, 22, was taken into custody Wednesday. He faces federal charges of making a threat involving explosives.
Driver hurt when semi goes off Seward Highway and into Turnagain Arm
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, police say.
Palmer feud led to gas-station worker’s fatal shooting, police say
Isaac Beshaw, 22, faces a first-degree murder charge in the Monday death of Steven Williams, 22, at a Speedway Express station.
3 men charged in Anchorage woman’s cold-case shooting
Neville Herndon, 42; Claymonte Otero, 24; and Myron Clark, 30, face murder charges in the Nov. 26, 2021 death of Alexandra Briseno.
Suspect in Anchorage homicide shot and wounded by police
Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said the man fired twice on police and a civilian vehicle, causing an officer to fire on him twice.
Semi strikes pedestrian on Anchorage’s East Tudor Road
Police say closures near East Tudor and Baxter Roads Wednesday morning have ended. The man hit was seriously injured.
2 people injured in wolf attack while stopped on the Dalton Highway, troopers say
The people bitten Monday afternoon were treated in Fairbanks, troopers said. The wolf ran away after another motorist shot at it.
Anchorage police investigate weekend homicides that left 2 men dead
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in one of the men’s deaths, and are still seeking a suspect in the other.
Anchorage man fired shotgun at homeless people from pickup, police say
Andres Corona, 39, made disparaging comments about people who are homeless as he was being booked in jail, prosecutors say.
Anchorage gets early-morning jolt from 3.8 earthquake
The 3.8 magnitude quake struck about 3 miles southeast of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at 7:34 a.m. Friday, according to early data.
Fairbanks hotel worker used key to enter woman’s room and rape her, troopers say
Troopers say La Quinta Inn employee Tristen Tinker, 21, was on parole in a 2022 stabbing when he was arrested in the Saturday assault.
Anchorage police fatally shoot teen girl who they say was holding a knife
APD Chief Sean Case said the 16-year-old approached officers holding a knife late Tuesday night, calling her death "tragic."
Power-line problem triggered brief but broad outage across Southcentral Alaska
About 65,000 Chugach Electric and MEA customers lost power Monday night after a transmission-line fault near Wasilla.