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Alaska asks court to approve its share of $2.3 million Labcorp data breach settlement
Alaska joins $2.3 million multistate Labcorp settlement over the 2019 American Medical Collection Agency data breach; attorney general seeks Anchorage court approval.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Payless would pay more than $500,000 over document fees under proposed settlement
More than 5,000 Alaskans would get $100 each under a settlement with Payless Used Car Sales over document fees left out of advertised online prices.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Fairbanks judge sentences Julian Miranda to 30 years in 2012 sexual assaults
Julian Miranda of Fairbanks was sentenced to 30 years for two 2012 sexual assaults after DNA from previously untested sexual assault kits linked him to both victims.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Anchorage judge sentences Adam Pringle to 55 years for 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener
Adam Darius Pringle was sentenced to 55 years for the March 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener in Anchorage, following his 2025 second-degree murder conviction.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
A jury convicted a former employee in a Trapper Creek killing
A Palmer jury convicted Michael Melendez of first-degree murder in the 2023 stabbing of Jose Torres Ayala, a 21-year-old server in Trapper Creek.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
State to drop Whittier voter misconduct cases after appeals ruling
Alaska will dismiss voter misconduct prosecutions against Whittier residents after an appeals court found the grand jury got the wrong definition of intent.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago3 min read
Bethel judge sentences Wassillie Brink to 30 years in Kasigluk assault
Wassillie Brink, 52, was sentenced in Bethel to 22 years to serve for the 2022 sexual assault of a woman in Kasigluk, the Alaska Department of Law said.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min read
Ninth Circuit says tribal law cannot shield employees from federal civil rights suits
The Ninth Circuit ruled that tribal governments cannot use their own codes to immunize police officers and employees from federal civil rights lawsuits, binding Alaska courts.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Dahlstrom reverses course, will certify Taylor for the November ballot
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said Friday she will certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor and Jose Tagle's nomination for Alaska State House District 22, four days after refusing to certify both on the Alaska Public Offices Commission's recommendation.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
The Permanent Fund earned $8.2 billion and none of it went into protected principal
The Alaska Permanent Fund closed FY26 at $91.9 billion with $8.19 billion in statutory net income, and no inflation-proofing transfer for a second year.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
An Anchorage man will serve 20 years for abusing a 4-year-old relative
Jose Dominguez Ballesteros was sentenced to 35 years with 15 suspended for sexually abusing a family member who was 4 when the abuse started.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
A Nome jury convicted a 78-year-old man on 28 counts of sexual abuse of a minor
A Nome jury convicted Isaac Ozenna Sr., 78, on 28 counts of sexual abuse of a minor. The state says he faces a minimum composite sentence of 47 years.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Palmer jury convicts Robert Hawes on four felony sex abuse counts
A Palmer jury convicted Robert Hawes, 72, on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of attempted first-degree sexual abuse Thursday. Jurors deliberated about two hours before rejecting a defense expert's testimony that questioned a child's disclosures. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 25, 2026.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Kenai man is sentenced to 60 years for sexually assaulting a child in his home
Superior Court Judge Jason Gist sentenced Darold Greg Love, 67, to 77 years with 17 suspended, or 60 years to serve with no parole eligibility, after finding aggravating factors that allowed a sentence above the 35 to 45 year presumptive range.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
An Anchorage man will serve 30 years for sexually abusing children he babysat
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced DanelJohn Capid Santos, 29, to 30 years plus 15 years probation for sexually abusing multiple children under 13 while babysitting them. Santos is a former employee of the state Office of Children's Services.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage jury finds man guilty but mentally ill in 2015 stabbing of his parents
An Anchorage jury convicted Martin Victor IV, 52, of attempted murder and assault for stabbing both parents in 2015, and also found him guilty but mentally ill, a finding that requires treatment in custody and blocks parole until he is no longer considered dangerous. Sentencing is set for Dec. 10.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A Bethel man will serve 60 years for sexually abusing a child left in his care
Bethel Superior Court Judge Will Montgomery sentenced Matt Atcherian, 27, to 60 years to serve on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, plus 30 years suspended and 20 years of supervision, after a bench trial in March.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Supreme Court declines to review Alaska's challenge to rural subsistence priority
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Jan. 12, 2026, to review the State of Alaska's challenge in United States v. Alaska, leaving the federal rural subsistence priority under ANILCA in place for rural hunters and fishers on federal lands and waters.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read
Seven face sex trafficking charges tied to seven Alaska spa businesses
Seven people, including 54-year-old Wasilla resident Guoguo Zhang, were arrested on felony sex trafficking charges after a year-long investigation that searched seven massage businesses, among them Stream Health Spa of Wasilla. Troopers say 11 victims were identified.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Alaska home and health care providers accused of Medicaid fraud
The Alaska Commission on Aging's weekly bulletin linked to a report alleging Medicaid fraud by home and health care providers in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Law's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has charged 15 defendants in cases spanning Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula, alleging approximately $1.83 million in fraudulent billing.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Convicted child abuser killed by troopers after armed standoff near Whittier
Alaska State Troopers shot and killed Philip Phillips, a convicted child sex abuser wanted on a no-bail warrant, after he pointed a gun at officers from a boat near Whittier.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska Charges 15 in $1.8 Million Medicaid Fraud Sweep
Alaska's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit charged 15 defendants in five cases alleging over $1.8 million in fraud, part of a national takedown. All charges are allegations.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Supreme Court upholds ICWA termination, clarifies standards
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday affirmed termination of two Indian children's parents' rights under ICWA, issuing Opinion No. 7727 that clarifies the dual evidentiary burden Alaska courts must apply in such cases statewide.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Senate Panel Weighs Tougher Hit-and-Run Penalties
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on legislation that would establish a 4-7 year presumptive sentencing range for fatal hit-and-run crashes involving criminal negligence.
by Alaska Newsadded 5mo ago3 min readHouse Finance committee debates pharmacist prescribing bill amid abortion concerns
House Bill 195 would expand pharmacist prescribing authority but faces intense scrutiny over whether collaborative practice agreements could enable abortion medication access.
by Alaska News5mo ago2 min read