A 42-year-old North Pole resident suspected of shooting an Anchorage man to death last year at a North Pole home has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Matthew Burton Davis entered the plea Thursday in Fairbanks Superior Court in the death of 34-year-old John Adam Chilcote. Chilcote was staying with a…
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Coast Guard to boost security at Kodiak base
The new RAPIDGate security system from Sure ID Inc. is being adopted by all Coast Guard bases.
Coast Guard exchanges halt sales of ‘assault-style’ guns
An exchange official said it doesn’t make sense for the Coast Guard to continue selling assault-style weapons based on sales, profit numbers and the scrutiny the stores come under.
Man dies after vehicle slams into Juneau home
The 63-year-old Juneau victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Low salmon returns to the Taku lead to heavy restrictions
Commercial and sport fishermen in Juneau are preparing for a limited king salmon season as officials recorded the lowest ever salmon returns on the Taku River. The Juneau Empire reports that in the 27 years of recorded data on the Taku River, escapement numbers have averaged nearly 42,000 fish. Alaska Department of Fish and Game…
Fairbanks foundation looks for cash to replace surgery center
The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation is working to raise $1.2 million to replace Fairbanks Memorial Hospital’s surgery center. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that the $88 million project is scheduled to have seven surgery suites fully operational by April 2017. The project is being funded with $55 million in bond sales and $33 million…