Associated Press

JUNEAU — A 21-year-old man caught transporting methamphetamine on a ferry running between Washington state and Ketchikan, Alaska, has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.

The Juneau Empire reported Sunday that Jason Corey Vincent Alto was sentenced last week to 20 months in prison.

Court documents say Alto was stopped by Alaska troopers in May after a K-9 alerted troopers to the more than 3 pounds of meth in his luggage.

Federal prosecutors called it the single largest seizure of methamphetamine in southeast Alaska.

Alto was charged with possession with intent to distribute the drug and took a plea deal in September.

His attorney had argued for a shorter sentence, saying Alto was “a patsy” and didn’t know what he had been carrying the day of his arrest.

FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks mayor’s office says a former city police chief did have a conflict of interest that barred him from the job.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Friday Mayor Jim Matherly’s office said in a news release that the investigation into former Fairbanks Police Chief Randall Aragon’s personal security-survey business is complete and substantiated allegations of conflict-of-interest violations.

Aragon was accused of using his position as police chief to promote his personal business. He resigned in October.

A summary of the investigation shows that Aragon engaged in work for his secondary business while on-duty as police chief.

Aragon said in a statement that there were not city rules prohibiting such behavior.

City officials are reviewing the policy for employee moonlighting, and changes are planned to prevent similar situations arising in the future.

A legislative consultant is raising red flags about Alaska taking the lead on a major proposed liquefied natural gas project, even as Gov. Bill Walker has said he’s comfortable with it.

Legislators are scheduled to hear a project update Monday.

In a recent report to lawmakers, consultant Nikos Tsafos outlined challenges threatening the project’s potential for success.

He says they include a competitive market and a laundry list of tasks the state will need to achieve, such as finding buyers, insulating itself from cost overruns and buying gas at commercially reasonable prices from its former project partners, the North Slope’s major energy companies.

Walker says the project will be pursued only if it has long-term customers and not “at all costs.”

Protesters dusted in snow and bundled against subzero temperatures were among those who marched in Alaska to show solidarity with the women’s march on Washington.

Pink hats dotted the Anchorage crowd Saturday as marchers pushed through a winter storm and held signs with slogans including “Women’s rights are human rights.”

Fairbanks protesters faced temperatures that hovered around 20 below zero. It was minus 16 degrees for marchers in Barrow.

As protesters gathered at the Alaska State Capitol, a Juneau police officer told KTOO-FM that it was likely the crowd surpassed organizers’ estimate of 400 people.

Bruce Batten, who was marching in Anchorage, told KTUU-TV that the protesters support issues that President Donald Trump seems to be against.

Trump won Alaska’s three electoral votes in November.

Heavy snow has collapsed the roof of an Anchorage sports complex.

The Dome is closed and all events have been postponed until repairs can be made.

Pressurized air along with cables and pipes support the dome.

Officials had evacuated the building when the roof started to sag.

It collapsed Saturday night.

A statement from facility management says no one was injured.

It’s unclear when The Dome will reopen.

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the Unalaska area for Sunday.

The Unalaska Department of Public Safety released a statement Saturday saying winds up to 80 mph and heavy snow will produce white-out conditions in the city on the Aleutian Islands.

Officials urge residents to secure loose objects that could be blown around and damage property.

The blizzard warning is in effect from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Motorists are warned to exercise caution.