This is the fifth year Tanya Shakhov has run Project Citizen, and she’s used to classes picking topics like crime, substance abuse, and suicide that are grim, but keep students invested.
Crime & Courts
Former Arizona lawmaker charged with Excursion Inlet homicide
Mark Anthony DeSimone faces charges of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of Duilio Antonio “Tony” Rosales.
Supreme Court Sends Latest Obamacare Challenge Back To Lower Courts
The justices did not decide the central question in the case: whether Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate violates the religious liberties of some organizations.
Tanana man found guilty of first-degree murder of troopers
Nathanial Kangas, 22, shot Sergeant Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich on May 1, 2014, as they tried to arrest his father at the Kangas home in Tanana.
Q&A: Corrections boss Dean Williams says he’s moving forward and seeking feedback
After a contentious confirmation process, Williams says he’s now focused on re-establishing relationships between the department, employees and communities.
Senate sends crime bill to Gov. Walker’s desk
Senate Bill 91 would allow some low-risk nonviolent offenders to avoid jail time.
Stolen mask mysteriously returned to artist
Sheila Dyer’s alder goat mask was taken from an exhibit at the JACC.
Walker appoints Fairbanks defense attorney to Alaska Supreme Court
Carney will replace the five-member Alaska Supreme Court’s only female member, Justice Dana Fabe.
Oregon man fined for driving into eagles
“It’s not that eagles being hit by cars is particularly unusual, but the intentional part of it is what sets this apart,” said Unalaska Deputy Police Chief Jennifer Shockley.
Celebrated Alaska storyteller charged with sex abuse of 14-year-old
Jack J. Dalton, 43, appeared in court Wednesday in Anchorage. He is accused of visiting the teenager’s home for sex in March and later admitting in a text message that he knew the boy was underage.