An accused child killer has opted to skip trial by jury in the death of his ex-girlfriend's two year old son, and is scheduled to accept a plea deal instead.
In a surprise role of reversal, a 20 year old accused killer has accepted a plea deal from State Prosecutors, one that will see him serve 10 years in jail on a reduced murder charge.
"I've been shot six times. I'm on the trail along the railroad behind the Sandvik Apartments. Hurry up and get here please...."
Those were some of the final words spoken by 20 year old Malik Moore. A 9-1-1 call from his cell phone as he lay, mortally wounded, in a wooded area near University Avenue.
It was just after 8 p.m. on August 1, 2011, and authorities were frantically trying to find him.
A 40 year old local woman avoided jail time, but must perform two hundred hours of Community Work Service for her singular role in embezzling more than
twelve thousand dollars from the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation, the non-profit organization that owns Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
About 70 elementary and middle school students got a "leg up" on their public speaking skills Saturday at Anne Wien Elementary School during the annual District wide Speech contest.
Fundraising activities were held late Friday evening downtown for the family of an 18 year old local woman who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in late March.
A 29 year old Fairbanks man, who authorities say has a long history of domestic assault and violating protective orders, was given a 2 year prison term for an assault upon his ex-girlfriend.
