An Alaska judge sentenced the man who killed 10-year-old Kotzebue girl Ashley Johnson-Barr in 2018 to a 99-year sentence Tuesday.
Crime & Courts
Boatbuilder sentenced for defrauding 22 customers, including Village of Igiugig
Dismer received more than $4 million from customers but he never fully delivered on his promises, instead spending much of the money on personal expenses.
Media fascination with the Petito mystery looks like racism to some Native Americans
Since the year 2000, Indigenous people have made up 21% of homicides in Wyoming, even though only 3% of the population is Indigenous.
Cyberattackers had access to Alaskans’ private health information
The department is urging all Alaskans who have provided data to the department to act to protect themselves from identity theft.
Officials arrest ‘drug kingpin’ accused of trafficking drugs from Mexico to Alaska
Miguel Baez Guevara, 38, faces 17 criminal counts, prosecutors announced Wednesday in Anchorage.
It was the deadliest year ever for land and environmental activists
The number of such deaths last year was more than double the figure in 2013.
Advocates say the legal system needs more Indigenous representation
Legal experts say that unless the justice system includes more Indigenous people as lawyers and judges — inequities in incarceration will continue.
Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Juneau after passenger makes threats and group violates mask protocol, officials say
Alaska State Troopers said in an online report that the five passengers “were not following flight attendant instructions related to mask use and were using foul language during the flight.”
John Havelock, former Alaska attorney general, has died
Havelock played a role in some of Alaska’s most important federal statutes, including the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
17-year-old charged in Two Rivers, Pleasant Valley arsons
At least 11 structures — including commercial, residential and community buildings — have burned as a result of arson in the area since May.