It has been nearly a month since a 17-year-old was killed in East Anchorage and police have yet to name a suspect or person of interest.

The total is a sharp rise from 2023's 23 homicides, but still below the city's modern record of 38 set in 2017.

Charges were filed this week stemming from a November incident where 33-year-old Aaron Richwine, while off-duty, allegedly drove a truck into a ditch after drinking.

Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case provided updates Wednesday to the two officer-involved shootings that took place on back-to-back days during the second week of the new year.

An Anchorage man shot by police last week as he fled an armed robbery in Midtown was wearing an ankle monitor for a prior charge that he robbed a Spenard restaurant at gunpoint last year, according to police and court records.

A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging three Kodiak residents with drug trafficking crimes in Alaska, including distributing fentanyl which resulted in a fatal overdose.

A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Anchorage on January 18. Police responded to reports of gunfire on Noble Circle and found the victim with life-threatening injuries.

An intense bout of snow as temperatures dropped led to slick roads around Anchorage on Monday after several weeks of unseasonably warm weather. The early-morning shift back to snow, combined with warm asphalt, created icy surfaces that triggered dozens of stuck vehicles and crashes.

It was slow-going for Anchorage drivers as the weather struck again. Over the weekend, folks have had to contend with wind, rain, and now snow, making for some treacherous driving. Eshokhai Omogbeme didn't have too much trouble navigating the roads, but he was more concerned with others.

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