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Juneau man faces new sex abuse charges

Russel S. Griffin is accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl and an 11-year-old girl.

Yakutat homicide trial moved to early spring

Robert Kowalski is charged in the death of his then-girlfriend Sandra Perry.

Judges reconsider possible sentence for Dominican citizen

They determine that Jose Perez potentially serving a year or more for an interference charge would be manifestly unjust.

AK crime stats: jump in assaults against police

Statistics gathered by Alaska State Troopers show the state has seen an increase in assaults against law enforcement.

AEL & P warns customers of telephone scam

Juneau’s electric utility is warning customers of a new telephone scam, where a caller posing as an AEL & P employee tries to get credit card information.

Arson suspected in Kodiak park fire

Juneau’s not the only Alaska community with a park vandalism problem. Kodiak Police say an arson fire damaged the ice rink cover at Baranof Park early Wednesday morning.

Gustavus man sentenced in federal DUI case

James Albert Olivit was arraigned, entered a guilty plea, and sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court.

Traffickers in oxy, cocaine, meth, and ecstacy sentenced

A total of six people have been sentenced in U.S. District Court for trying to move and sell drugs in Juneau.

Alleged Adair Kennedy arsonists arraigned

Ryan Martin and Dillon West attended Thursday’s court hearing. Ashley Johnston was a no-show.

Trial in Thornton death case set for late August

Three Arkansas teenagers were in court again Thursday for a hearing on motions by defense attorneys to try each defendant separately for the death of Kevin Thornton of Juneau.