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Miners snap skid in tight Mulcahy win
A rainy weekend in the Anchorage area meant both the combatants in Monday’s game were coming off long periods of inactivity. For Mat-Su, a deflating 4-1 loss to the Glacier Pilots gave way to an eventual three-day break, while the Bucs lost the second leg of the annual Mayor’s Cup series against their Mulcahy Stadium roommates and had to wait as well. Offensively, the rust definitely showed, but the Miners grinded out a 1-0 win – their third win this season by such a score – nonetheless.
Man gets 226-year prison sentences for killing 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced Friday to 226 years in prison.Brian Steven Smith received 99-year sentences each for the deaths of Kathleen Henry, 30, and Veronica Abouchuk, who was 52 when her family reported her missing in February 2019, seven months after they last saw her.“Both were treated about as horribly as a person can be treated,” Alaska Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby said when imposing the sentence.“It’s the stuff of nightmares,” Saxby said.The remaining 28...
Woman, 79, killed after dirt bike rider hit her on pedestrian path, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A woman has died after she was hit by a dirt bike on a paved walking path earlier this week in Alaska. Nadara Williams, 79, was walking with one of her best friends on Monday when the dirt bike hit her, Debbie Bitney, Williams’ daughter, said.
Local UT students bike to Alaska for cancer research
Three former Vandegrift students and current University of Texas undergraduates were sent off on May 25 to bike from Austin to Anchorage on the Texas 4000 – the world’s longest annual charity bike ride. The ride lasts 70 days, covering roughly 4,000 miles from start to finish. Seventy-six...
Embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion: Alaska man sentenced 2.5 years in prison
A Willow man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzling money from the Alaska city of Houston and a Wasilla-based company, then dodging taxes on the money. Jess Adams was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release, pay $1.5 million in restitution to the United States and pay additional restitution to Houston and the equipment company.
Anchorage Police connect with community during ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One of Anchorage Police Chief Designee Sean Case’s priorities is building more trust within the community. One of the ways the public can better get to know the police department is through its “coffee with a cop” event. Anchorage police caught up with...
Alaska Native Heritage Center
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) — the only statewide living cultural center in Alaska representing all Alaska Native peoples and one of America’s cultural treasures — unveiled its newly renovated Hall of Cultures, featuring four new exhibits. “We stand on the shoulders of giants […]
Alaska prosecutors release photos of possible third victim in sentencing for convicted killer Brian Smith
Prosecutors have released photographs of a possible third victim in the case of Brian Smith, who was convicted in February of killing two Alaska Native women. The images allegedly came from one of Smith’s cellphones and were included in a sentencing memorandum filed last week, just ahead of Smith’s sentencing, which is set to begin Friday morning.
Man gets 226 years in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women. He filmed the torture of one
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A man who killed two Alaska Native women and was heard while videotaping the torture death of one say that in his movies “everybody always dies” was sentenced Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith received 99-year sentences each for the...
Alutiiq artist hopes to revitalize culture through her new exhibit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Multimedia artist Cheryl Lacy is always doing something new. “If I get tired of one thing, I do another,” Lacy said. From childhood graffiti on the walls, beading at eight years old at a culture camp, to the present day with her new exhibit “Shadows of the Past,” Lacy has always been creative.
APD arrests additional suspect in 2022 homicide case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A second man has been arrested in connection to a 2022 homicide on Chugach Way in the Spenard neighborhood, according to the Anchorage Police Department. APD arrested Vincent J. Sandifer, 20, on Thursday after learning of his location near the 1200 block of West Dimond Boulevard.
Man Gets 226 Years in Prison in the Alaska Killings of 2 Native Women
A man who killed two Alaska Native women and recorded the torture of one of them was sentenced to 226 years in prison on Friday. The man, Brian Smith, 53, was found guilty in February on 14 charges that included two counts of first-degree murder, sexual assault, tampering with evidence and misconduct involving a corpse, according to court documents.
Former pastor banned from Alaska Airlines after allegedly hitting wife mid-flight
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former pastor has been reportedly banned from Alaska Airlines for allegedly hitting his wife onboard a flight. According to court documents obtained by FOX Television Stations, Roger Allan Holmberg Sr. struck his wife onboard an Alaska Airlines flight on July 2 from Seattle to Anchorage. One...
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