Crime

Judge denies leniency bid

Kristopher Felber was drunk and stoned the morning he stole a truck and led police on a high-speed chase that he refused to end even when officers boxed in his vehicle, or when they opened fire on him, or when he slammed into another vehicle and instantly killed the husband and father of three who was driving.

81-year-old charged with illegal drug sales

FAIRBANKS -- Law enforcement authorities in Fairbanks say they've arrested an 81-year-old man who illegally sold powerful prescription pain relievers.

Check forger's take surpasses $50,000

A woman who has used forged checks to rack up more than $50,000 in merchandise so far this year is being sought by Anchorage police on several felony warrants.

Grandfather sentenced in adopted child abuse case

George Long, the adoptive grandfather at the center of an infamous Valley child-abuse case, for the first time spoke publicly Thursday about his role -- four years after he kicked off a major investigation by picking up the phone.

Police seek suspect in widespread check forgeries

Angie Ann Minnick, 30, who police say has used forged checks to rack up more than $50,000 in merchandise so far this year, is being sought on several felony warrants.

Scammer calls wrong number to make his pitch for donations

Dennis Mattingly really is trying to raise money for a stem cell operation to battle a deadly bone cancer. But anyone who calls you up saying so, and throws in a pitch for a donation, is a liar.

Lazy Mountain man beaten, home burglarized in break-in

A Palmer-area man's home was burglarized and he was severely beaten in an attack early Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said. Police said John Shelhamer, 28, woke up when two men began beating him with a metal pipe.

South Naknek man convicted in assault of drinking companion

A man who shot a drinking companion in the thigh during a brawl was convicted Wednesday in Naknek court on two counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree assault, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Anchorage bank robbery is 14th in Alaska this year

Police and federal agents are searching for a bank robber who struck at a First National Bank of Alaska branch Wednesday morning, police said.

Defendant's fate in grisly murder hinges on intent

The question put to the jury in Jimmy Korkow's trial, which began Tuesday, is not whether he killed his wife, but whether he meant to. Was it a snap decision in an intoxicated rage, when he didn't know what he was doing? Or did he understand that he was murdering her?

Mechanic imprisoned for thefts

A 41-year-old Arizona man who worked in Barrow has been sentenced to 5 1/2 months in federal prison for stealing airplane parts and selling them on e-Bay.

Trio of schools ransacked

Three schools were ransacked, with vandals stealing thousand of dollars of electronic equipment and doing substantial damage.

Fleeing sex offender gets 2 years

A convicted Juneau sex offender suspected of trying to flee the state in a kayak has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Eielson man draws sex charge

A 20-year-old Eielson Air Force Base man has been charged with felony sexual abuse, accused of maintaining a relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Man jailed after rifle threat

An Interior Alaska villager accused of menacing others with a rifle has been charged with kidnapping and assault.

City takes vehicles for unpaid traffic fines

Anchorage police have begun seizing dump trucks, big rigs and just about anything else with a driver behind the wheel who owes more than $1,000 in overdue traffic fines.

The municipal scofflaw list

Drug conviction draws seven-year sentence

An Anchor Point man has been sentenced in federal court to seven years in prison after his conviction for conspiring to traffic heroin and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. attorney�s office.

Cocaine shipment puts woman in prison

A woman convicted of receiving a 17 1/2-pound shipment of cocaine has been sentenced in federal court to more than 7 1/2 years in prison, the U.S. attorney's office said Monday.

Deadline to file diocese sex abuse claims is Dec. 2

The deadline is approaching for Alaska sex abuse victims to file claims against the Fairbanks Catholic Diocese.

Man shot outside downtown bar

An unknown gunman shot an Anchorage man in the shoulder after he left the Anchor Pub early Sunday in one of two downtown shooting incidents within 10 minutes.

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Homeowner opens fire on intruder

A North Pole homeowner interrupting a burglary in progress late last week morning opened fire on the intruder as the burglar approached him and his wife, Alaska State Troopers said.