Unidentified man may be one of at least two people who burglarized Capital Brew last week.
Crime & Courts
Alaska tops Gallup’s Index of Well-Being
Gallup yesterday released its annual Index of Well-Being, and for the first time, Alaska tops the list.
Juneau Police investigating downtown burglaries
Cash and other items taken from Coppa, Seong’s, Capital Brew, and V’s Cellar Door.
Juneau police release figures on use of force during arrests
Officers used hands, baton, pepper spray and a Taser in just over 3 percent of arrests last year.
Lawsuit challenges Alaska’s regulation restricting abortions for low income women
A trial got underway today in Anchorage in a lawsuit challenging the state regulation that restricts abortions for low income women.
State budget cuts threaten local jails
Sitka is one of several local departments who say the cuts are so deep, it could force their jail to close.
“Justice Not Politics Alaska” fighting changes to Alaska’s judge selection process
A statewide group is fighting a proposed change in Alaska’s judge selection process pushed by a Fairbanks Senator.
Shipping company pleads guilty to oil pollution
A shipping company has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping oily bilge water in the eastern Aleutians last summer.
School District settles with former teacher and coach
Bill Byouer receives $150,000 after his dismissal that stemmed from the Oregon boxing incident in 2012.
Juneau man “critical” after Mendenhall Valley assault
Juneau Police have charged a 48-year-old man with assault for allegedly beating another man so severely that he had to be medevaced to a hospital outside the city.