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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.
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 deaths of Kathleen Henry, 30, and Veronica Abouchuk, who was […]
'How the hell did you get the upgrade?': Man accused of assaulting wife on Seattle flight
SEATTLE — A man was arrested in Alaska after allegedly assaulting his wife over her getting a seat upgrade on a flight from Seattle to Anchorage last week. Roger Holmberg was charged with assault after an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight on July 2. Per an affidavit reviewed by KING 5, the crew on board the flight became aware that a male passenger had struck a female passenger. Alaska Airlines told KING 5 that he was banned from its flights due to the incident.
Man gets 226-year prison sentences for killing 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 in Anchorage Friday to 226 years in prison. Brian Steven Smith was sentenced for the deaths of Kathleen Henry in 2019 and Veronica Abouchuk, who was 52 when her family reported her missing in February 2019, seven months after they last saw her. Judge Kevin Saxby said their deaths were “the stuff of nightmares.” Authorities said Smith filmed Henry’s torture. His cellphone was later stolen. The person who found the images transferred them to a memory card and turned them over to police.
Anchorage police arrest new suspect in man’s 2022 murder outside Spenard home
A 20-year-old man was arrested Thursday in South Anchorage as the new suspect in a deadly Spenard shooting nearly two years ago. Prosecutors are now saying police initially arrested the wrong man. Police said in a brief statement Friday that SWAT officers arrested Vincent Sandifer late Thursday night on first-degree...
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