Christopher Strawn is being retried for the October 2015 death of Brandon Cook at the Kodzoff Acres Trailer Park. His previous trial last February ended in a mistrial.
Crime & Courts
As anger over crime boils over, Alaska lawmakers weigh changes to law
Lawmakers are trying to balance a body of research that supports changes they made last year, with the outrage about the current rise in crime.
After thousands of domestic violence cases, YK Delta says goodbye to assistant district attorney
Over the past four years Assistant District Attorney Bailey Woolfstead has worked on thousands of cases. Like other Assistant District Attorneys in Bethel she wrangled 150 to 200 of them at any given time, but over 95 percent of her cases involved domestic violence.
Police seize meth, heroin, weapons, cash in Tuesday drug bust
Ketchikan police seized a pound of meth, 2.75 ounces of heroin, a handgun and a semiautomatic assault rifle loaded with armor-piercing bullets in a drug bust Tuesday night, the result of a months-long investigation.
Representing himself, Strawn’s questions to jury panel veer off topic
Christopher Strawn is being retried for the 2015 death of Brandon Cook at the Kodzoff Acres Trailer Park.
Fire reported in hospital’s bathroom Wednesday morning
An explosion was heard, and fire and smoke was observed in the bathroom for the Emergency Room’s waiting room.
Pepper spray in hand, woman allegedly threatens McDonald’s worker
Casey Muir, 31, of Juneau was arrested Monday night on two counts of assault after allegedly threatened a fast-food employee with bear spray.
Unidentified human remains found near Thunder Mountain
A duck hunter reported finding human remains Monday at a campsite in the woods about 40 minutes from the trailhead near Rainbow Road and Jennifer Drive. Juneau Police investigated and located the remains, which appeared to belong to one person, although decomposition prevented immediate identification.
Fire causes evacuation at Thunder Mountain High School
A fire in a bathroom at Thunder Mountain High School is being investigated as arson.
Alaskans among victims of Las Vegas shooting rampage
Alaskan victims at the concert include Dorene Anderson of Anchorage and 35-year-old Adrien Murfitt who commercial fished out of Chignik. Both were killed. Rob McIntosh, 52, of North Pole, was wounded.