Juneau District Court Judge Keith Levy is retiring October 31 after over 11 years on the bench.
Crime & Courts
JPD: Intoxicated driver rams Governor’s Mansion
Video surveillance showed a car ramming the garage door, which was damaged.
Domestic violence case raises questions over Iditarod rules
Critics have asked whether Iditarod organizers were aware of the assault charges prior to the race and let 24-year-old Travis Beals compete anyway.
Supreme Court Sides With Police Officer In Yard Sign Case
If you pick up a yard sign at a candidate’s HQ and you are a police officer, are you committing an actionable offense?
Alaska Republican donors go to court over increasing campaign contribution limits
Money is the lifeblood of a political campaign, and if a legal challenge to Alaska’s campaign contribution limits succeeds, there could be more of it.
Trial and Error: Report Says Prosecutors Rarely Pay Price for Mistakes and Misconduct
The Innocence Project released a report Tuesday alleging that prosecutors across the country are almost never punished when they withhold evidence or commit other forms of misconduct that land innocent people in prison.
Man threatens to firebomb SEARHC clinic, prompts lockdown
Authorities haven’t released the man’s name. Police say he had a history of similar threats, but had not acted on them.
Juneau CrimeLine highlights forced entry burglary
Juneau police have released a description of man wanted in connection with a forced entry burglary in the Mendenhall Valley on April 6.
Juneau man indicted on child pornography count
Jim Wayne Thornhill, 38, if convicted faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a potential maximum sentence of 40 years.
Assault survivor’s family alleges racism in Bethel courts
At the sentencing hearing of former Bethel police officer Aaron Fedolfi on Tuesday, a debate about race and how it may have influenced his case broke out between the survivor’s family and the defense.