Committee to make recommendations on search for new CBJ Attorney
A subcommittee of the Juneau Assembly will recommend a month-long search process for a new City Attorney when the full Assembly meets as Committee of the Whole on Monday.
Alaska Supreme Court rejects fetal personhood initiative
Alaska’s high court rules that an initiative stating that the right to life starts at conception would violate Roe v. Wade and the state constitution.
SC soldier gets nearly 12 years in fatal shooting
An Alaska-based soldier from South Carolina will serve nearly 12 years in a military prison and be dishonorably discharged after killing a fellow soldier on Christmas morning.
Update: Trooper arrest investigated after YouTube post
A video recording that went viral earlier this week has prompted an internal investigation by the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
Designer drug 25i circulating in Juneau
Seven Juneau youth reported taking the hallucinogen, including two who were hospitalized for overdoses
Ryan West sentenced for fatal accident
Total of 12 years in prison with 3 years suspended for Glacier Highway crash, earlier incident
Juneau man admits to shock collar abuse of beagle
A Juneau man will have to perform 80 hours of community service after admitting he left an electronic shock collar in the “on” position for two and half years on his dog.
Mental health court starting up in Juneau
Non-adversarial program is based on the Therapeuitc Court model
After quiet change to state rules, an unintended parking holiday in many cities
Juneau is just one of many cities across the state that lets the courts handle parking ticket appeals. But as of this month, the court system won’t bother with any case where an officer stuck a ticket under someone’s windshield wiper. They offered their interpretation of the statute in a rules order that went into effect April 15.
