Geneva Anowlic-Okikton was shot in the head earlier this month in Juneau.
Crime & Courts
Palmer man sentenced to two years in King Salmon heroin case
Jorden Bishop of Palmer was sentenced Wednesday to a flat two year sentence in a case involving a large amount of heroin he was caught with at the King Salmon Airport in 2015.
Updated: Juneau driver arrested after blowing triple legal blood-alcohol limit
A Juneau resident blew a blood alcohol content of three times the legal driving limit early Monday after a single-vehicle incident and was arrested. Tautar Pearce, 37, was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
Former Skagway Assemblyman claims he misunderstood public office disclosure forms
The commission will make a decision within 10 days. In the meantime, Henry has just about a week before he must report to federal prison to serve a year-long sentence for his failure to file income taxes.
Local attorney Kirsten Swanson appointed Juneau District Court judge
She says she’s a big supporter of the therapeutic and mental health courts, which offer treatment-based alternatives to incarceration.
APD investigating early morning robberies of Holiday gas stations
Anchorage police are investigating robberies at two Holiday gas stations. According to an Anchorage Police Department press release, officers responded to calls early Tuesday morning calls that two males entered the gas stations brandishing guns, demanding cigarettes and money.