September 27, 2022 (Fairbanks, AK)—Twenty-nine years after he was a freshman living in the dorms at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Steven H. Downs was sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting and murdering 20-year-old Sophie Sergie in …
September 21, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The Biden Administration and its federal agencies exceeded their authority when they mandated a COVID-19 vaccine for Head Start workers and masks for participating children, according to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling ( …
September 20, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has joined 21 other states in an open letter to President Joe Biden and the CEOs of American Express, Mastercard, and Visa denouncing their recent decisions to unfairly …
September 16, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaskans can continue to use Klutina Lake Road to access Klutina Lake and Klutina River, according to an Alaska Supreme Court decision issued today. The Department of Transportation & Public Facilities maintains …
September 14, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – After five hours of deliberation, on Sept. 8, an Anchorage jury convicted Gilbert Dugaqua on two counts of murder in the second degree and one count of manslaughter for the 2019 death of Teodoro Berdan. Dugaqua and …
September 16, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – On Sept. 13, Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Saxby sentenced 28-year-old Jose Angel Ibarra to serve 13 years and 1 month for the 2018 death of 68-year-old Bruce Orton. Ibarra pled guilty, on June 15, 2022, to manslaughter …
June 14, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 24 other attorneys general in a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission that finds fault with its proposed climate-related disclosure rules. Attorneys general for …
August 17, 2022 (Palmer, AK)—Palmer resident Bradley Renfro was sentenced today to 105 years and to serve 75 years for the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old David Grunwald. Renfro is the last defendant to be sentenced of the four teenagers who were …
August 15, 2022 (Anchorage, AK)— Former Anchorage resident Andrew James was indicted on Aug. 11 on 12 counts of sexual abuse of a minor. This indictment indicates that, between 2015 and 2018, James sexually abused three minors while acting as their adopted …
August 16, 2022 (Anchorage, AK)--On Aug. 10, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston sentenced 45-year-old Adam Sullivan to 75 years in prison for the killing of his wife, Brandy Sullivan. The evidence presented over the course of a five-week, non-jury …
August 12, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) Today, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the legislature cannot dedicate future revenues for future budgetary cycles. The Alaska Legislature can--as always--set aside funds from the current budgetary cycle to be spent in …
August 12, 2022 (Kodiak, AK)—On Aug. 5, Kodiak resident Kevin Hochmuth was ordered to serve five years in prison for engaging in sex with a 15-year-old child when in his 20s in May and July of 2021. Hochmuth, 22, pled guilty to one count of sexual abuse of …
August 8, 2022 (Palmer, AK)—Palmer resident Erick Almandinger was sentenced today to serve 99 years for the kidnapping and murder of his schoolmate, 16-year-old David Grunwald. In May 2018, Almandinger was convicted by a Palmer jury of nine charges, …
August 4, 2022 (Anchorage)--On July 28, 2022, outdoor writer Paul Dewitt Atkins, 56, agreed to a plea agreement for illegally harvesting a musk ox from Kotzebue on a subsistence permit. Atkins claimed Alaska residency when he was a resident of Oklahoma and …
August 2, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today announced that the State of Alaska is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the …
July 29, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 24-year-old Brianna Star Wassillie for the murders of Gregory Pitka and Travis Sheldon on July 3, 2022, near Sand Lake. Wassillie was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder …
July 31, 2022 (Bethel, AK) – On Wed., July 27, Bethel Superior Court Judge Terrence Haas sentenced Frank Nelson to 45 years for the beating murder and robbery of 53-year-old Quinhagak resident Jesse Britton. Nelson was given three additional years to serve …
July 25, 2022 (Juneau, AK) Today, Alaska Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills released the Department of Law’s opinion on whether publicly funded correspondence schools can pay for services from private schools. The 19-page opinion found that public money …
July 21, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, 33-year-old Iese Gali Jr. was charged with attempted murder in the first degree of a police officer, assault in the first degree of a police officer, assault in the third degree of a police officer, and misconduct …
July 21, 2022 (Bethel, AK) – On July 19, 2022, a Bethel Grand Jury indicted 25-year-old John Moses for sexual Assault in the first degree, attempted sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the third degree, attempted sexual assault in the …
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