Former Chevak mayor indicted for sex abuse of Alaska girls
On June 23, a Bethel Grand Jury returned an indictment charging former Chevak mayor Ulric Jeffrey Ulroan with 47 counts related to allegations that he sexually assaulted and/or abused various teenage girls between 2009 and 2025 in Chevak, Anchorage, Mountain
Alaska assisted living and personal care groups busted in fraud takedown
Several Alaska businesses that offer assisted living and personal care to vulnerable residents in need were busted as part of a larger nationwide effort to bust individuals and organizations engaged in health care fraud schemes that undermine public
Alaska doctor who owned karate/dance studio sentenced for possessing child porn
A Wasilla neurologist was sentenced on June 15 to 3.4 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material
OPINION: Kenai Borough’s deadly fentanyl crisis requires robust enforcement crackdown
The Kenai Peninsula does not lack compassion for those caught in addiction; it lacks the institutional will to treat opioid trafficking as the violent commercial-criminal enterprise that it
Anchorage and Mat-Su massage parlors targeted in sex trafficking sting
Law enforcement officers executed search warrants this week at seven illicit massage parlors across Anchorage and the Mat-Su as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected sex trafficking and
Armed security training for Alaska churches reflects national trend
Churches across the nation, and in Alaska, are training volunteers to protect their congregations from potential threats, including active shooters. Point Blank Firearms in Wasilla and Insight Training in Anchorage are among numerous companies around the
Alaska Medical Board to discuss bill that would ban trans surgery on minors
At its upcoming March 19 meeting, the Alaska State Medical Board is set to discuss a proposed bill in the State House that would effectively ban puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transgender surgeries on anyone under 18, while enacting strict
Bangladeshi charged with running ‘prolific’ child sex ring faces Alaska court
Zobaidul Amin, 28, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Alaska with charges related to his alleged abuse and exploitation of hundreds of minor victims in Alaska, and elsewhere in the United States and
REP. VANCE: Tell Alaska Senate to follow House & pass bill to stop pedos and perverts
We also know that predators are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to create and distribute this material. AI-generated CSAM is not a victimless crime. It fuels demand, retraumatizes victims, and normalizes
Former Bethel police officer convicted for assaulting suspect during arrest
Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the fourth degree, providing false information implicating another in a crime, and tampering with public records in the second
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