December 5, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) –After five years of litigation, the State has held Juul and Altria accountable for conduct it alleged targeted Alaskan youth with nicotine vaping products. This week, Juul and the State agreed to a $5.8 million …
December 5, 2025 (Kenai, AK) – Yesterday, Kenai Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson sentenced 44-year-old Joshua Aseltine to serve 28 years for sexual abuse of a minor and for possessing child pornography, pursuant to a plea agreement. Judge Lawson …
NAKNEK, AK, UNITED STATES, December 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As temperatures drop and daylight dwindles across Western Alaska, Cama’i Community Health Center is offering timely guidance to help residents stay healthy through the winter …
December 1, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Jeffrey S. Hiett, 54, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of Medical Assistance Fraud and one count of Reckless Endangerment for conduct that occurred between August 2021 and March 2023. Hiett’s company, …
Muddy Water Adventures introduces updated low-impact practices at Anan to support responsible bear viewing while keeping guest experiences clear and consistent. WRANGELL, AK, UNITED STATES, November 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Muddy Water Adventures …
November 25, 2025 (Kenai, AK) – On Nov. 19, Kenai Superior Court Judge Lance Joanis sentenced 33-year-old Jeremiah Barton to serve 15 years with 8 years suspended, leaving 7 years to serve, following his guilty plea to a consolidated count of Sexual …
November 24, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – On Nov. 20, Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced 43-year-old Andrew Byrd to serve 25 years for two Sexual Assault in the First-Degree convictions stemming from a 2015 sexual assault. Byrd will also have an …
November 24, 2025 (Kenai, AK) – Today, Superior Court Judge Jason Gist sentenced 29-year-old Kris Overlander to serve 40 years with 15 years suspended, leaving an initial active term of confinement of 25 years, following his guilty plea to a consolidated …
ANCHORAGE, AK, UNITED STATES, November 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Seventy years ago this fall, George and Peggy Brown welcomed their first customers to Lucky Wishbone, a small family restaurant that would become one of Anchorage’s most …
November 21, 2025 (Fairbanks, AK) – Today, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced 29-year-old Christopher Oktollik to 65 years of imprisonment for the murder of 35-year-old Lawrence McMullen Jr. in 2023. On the evening of April 9, 2023, …
November 21, 2025 (Klawock, AK) – Today, Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Daniel Doty sentenced Prince of Wales resident Joshua Hayes, 24, to four years of confinement with two years suspended and five years of felony probation following a guilty plea to …
November 21, 2025 (Fairbanks, AK) – Today, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Brent E. Bennett sentenced 51-year-old Andrew Lamborn to a composite sentence of seven years for his two convictions of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree. Lamborn was …
November 21, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 53-year-old Ronald Fischer to serve 25 years with 10 years suspended for the Sexual Assault in the First-Degree conviction for the 1995 sexual assault of a 17-year- …
November 21, 2025 (Fairbanks, AK) – Yesterday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Earl Peterson sentenced 37-year-old Wesley Cruikshank to 40 years imprisonment for the murder of 43-year-old Ashton Gasper-Scavette in 2023. On June 16, 2023, Gasper-Scavette …
November 20, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Justice Burton, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted Medical Assistance Fraud for conduct that occurred between August 2024 and February 2025. Burton was employed by Hearts and Hands of Care, where he …
Innovative system turns landfill gas into clean energy for sustainable wastewater management PALMER, AK, UNITED STATES, November 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough and Heartland Water Technology (Heartland) …
Wilderness Island Tours opens 2026 bookings for its guided Brown Bear Tour, offering small-group, land-based wildlife-viewing in Icy Strait, Alaska. HOONAH, AK, UNITED STATES, November 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wilderness Island Tours, LLC, …
November 20, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Yesterday, an Anchorage jury found Ryan Michael Dummler guilty of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for the murder of John William Martin III. Evidence presented at trial showed …
November 19, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Yesterday, an Anchorage jury found Ryan Michael Dummler guilty of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for the murder of John William Martin III. Evidence presented at trial showed …
November 18, 2025 (Juneau, AK) — In a decision issued Friday, Nov. 14, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) issuance of key permits for the Donlin Gold project, affirming the State’s regulatory framework and …
