November 18, 2025 (Juneau, AK) — In a decision issued Friday, Nov. 14, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) issuance of key permits for the Donlin Gold project, affirming the State’s regulatory framework and …
November 14, 2025 (Valdez, AK) – On Nov. 4, 2025, Valdez Superior Court Judge Rachel Ahrens sentenced Valdez resident Stephen Foster to a composite sentence of 10 years, with six years suspended, or four years to serve in custody. In addition, Foster is …
November 14, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, 22-year-old Kayden Bryan McIntosh was sentenced to 70 years by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson for the murder of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman near Thunderbird Falls in Chugiak, Alaska. McIntosh …
November 13, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, an Anchorage jury returned guilty verdicts against Dustin Perry, 34, for Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree for shooting and killing Clayton Martinelli, 47, on April 5, 2021. The …
November 14, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter sentenced 58-year-old Kris Rhodes Kile to five years with two years suspended, or three years to serve for prescribing controlled substances without a medical …
November 13, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Yesterday, President Trump formally announced his nomination of Senior Assistant Attorney General Aaron Peterson to the U.S. District Court bench. “Aaron is an exceptional choice. His vast knowledge of both civil and …
November 12, 2025 (Palmer, AK) – On Nov. 10, Palmer Superior Court Judge Kristen Stohler sentenced 53-year-old Everett A. Bennett Jr. to serve 37 years of incarceration after being convicted of one consolidated count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the …
November 7, 2025 (Palmer, AK) — Superior Court Judge Kristen Stohler in Palmer sentenced 40-year-old Mathew Sanchez to 90 years with 50 years suspended, or 40 years to serve after he entered a plea to Murder in the Second Degree, for the death of Matthew …
November 5, 2025 (Palmer, AK) – Today, at the conclusion of a two-week jury trial, a Palmer jury convicted Curtis L. Malcuit, 53, of multiple counts of Second-Degree Assault, one count of Third-Degree Assault, and multiple counts of Fourth-Degree Assault …
November 5, 2025 (Palmer, AK) –Yesterday, Palmer Superior Court Judge Jonathan Woodman sentenced 43-year-old Marcella Castoe to serve 26.25 years of incarceration after being convicted of two consolidated counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First …
November 4, 2025 (Fairbanks, AK) – Today, a Fairbanks jury found 23-year-old Joshua Bell guilty of two counts of Murder in the First Degree for the August 2022 murders of Ricardo Duperior and Rachel Wright. He was also convicted of Tampering with …
October 31, 2025 (Bethel, AK) – On Wednesday, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 43-year-old John Japhet to 50 years with 15 years suspended for the 2022 stabbing death of Paul John in Bethel. Japhet will be on probation for 15 years …
October 29, 2025 (Kenai, AK) – On Wednesday, October 29, Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson sentenced 55-year-old Michael Robert Fisher to 35 years with 15 years suspended, leaving an active sentence of 20 years to serve for a conviction of sexual abuse …
October 27, 2025 (Fairbanks, AK) – Monday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Patricia Haines sentenced 22-year-old Jason Alvarez to 60 years with 15 years suspended for the murder of 25-year-old Chase Shank in Nov. 2022. On Nov. 7, 2022, Shank and Alvarez …
October 27, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) — Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox today announced the appointment of Jenna Lorence as Alaska’s first State Solicitor General, a new centralized leadership position created to strengthen the state’s appellate …
October 24, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Pro-Tem Michael Spaan sentenced Martin Komok, 42, to serve 99 years and one day in jail for two counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. The sentencing hearing followed a June …
October 24, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 49-year-old Lafi Faualo to serve 35 years with 7 years suspended for the violent sexual assault of an Anchorage woman in July 2014. Faualo will be placed on …
October 22, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) -- Today, an Anchorage jury convicted 50-year-old Albertico Montes of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. On April 25 through April 26, 2022, Montes picked up the victim, then age …
October 21, 2025 (Glennallen, AK) – Yesterday, a Glennallen jury returned guilty verdicts against Mark Heinz, 64, who committed a series of assaults on residents in Gakona, engaged in a high-speed chase with an Alaska State Trooper and fired a rifle at …
October 20, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Assistant Attorneys General Kate Demarest and David Wilkinson were honored with the 2025 Attorney General’s Pro Bono Award. Attorney General Stephen Cox presents this award to a member of the Alaska Bar who provides …
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