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Alaska State Troopers investigate a shooting scene on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at the Anchor Point Warehouse in Anchor Point, Alaska, at the store on the Sterling Highway in which an Alaska State Trooper was shot. Bret Herrick, 62, of Anchor Point was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, for the attempted murder of Alaska State Trooper Bruce Brueggeman and related crimes that occurred outside the grocery store. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Anchor Point man sentenced for attempted murder of state trooper

Herrick received a composite sentence of 74 years with 15 years suspended

Brianna Hetrick (right). Photo courtesy of GoFundMe

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Fundraiser open for family of Homer woman killed in shooting

Brianna Hetrick was fatally shot on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Homer

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Man charged with murder in killing of Homer woman

The shooting was reported Saturday afternoon

A photo distributed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a man who allegedly robbed the Global Credit Union branch located in Anchorage, Sept. 19, 2023. Tyler Ching, 34, was arrested last week on charges related to robberies at the credit union and an Anchorage bank. (Photo courtesy Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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Alleged bank robber arrested in Cooper Landing

Photos of a man wearing a beanie, a mask and sunglasses were distributed by the FBI the day…

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Nikolaevsk resident convicted of arson in 2017 fire

A Homer jury last week found a Nikolaevsk resident guilty of setting a 2017 fire that killed a…

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Man arrested on drug charges near Salmonfest

Troopers allegedly found an estimated $50,000 in illicit drugs in his tent

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Collision results in 2 arrests, 1 hospitalized

The collision took place near Mile 115 of the highway, between Kasilof and Clam Gulch

Alaska State Troopers investigate a shooting scene on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at the Anchor Point Warehouse in Anchor Point, Alaska, at the store on the Sterling Highway in which an Alaska State Trooper was shot.(Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Anchor Point man convicted of attempted murder, other charges in 2021 trooper shooting

The shooting prompted an overnight manhunt

Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai grand jury indicts former SoHi teacher on 61 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, possession of child pornography

A former Soldotna High School teacher and head of the local teachers union is facing 61 counts of…

The newly-replaced Pride flags hang in front of the REC Room entrance in June 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by the REC Room

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REC Room reports vandalism of Pride flags

Homer police investigation is currently ongoing

“Grubby” the Virginia opossum is captured by Homer Police officer Taylor Crowder on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Homer Police Department

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Grubby saved

Virginia opossum taken in by Anchorage zoo

Kenai Peninsula Education Association President Nathan Erfurth speaks from the bed of his truck in support of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers and support staff outside of the George A. Navarre Admin Building on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. Erfurth was removed this week as president of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s teachers union, days after he was arrested Saturday on two charges of sexual abuse of a minor. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Former Soldotna high school teacher charged with sex abuse of a minor ousted as head of teachers union

A former teacher at Soldotna High School was removed this week as president of the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

Ronald Dean Beyering. (Photo via Alaska State Troopers)

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Soldotna fugitive found dead 6 months after last update

Troopers found partial human remains, firearms and personal effects, according to a dispatch