Kenneth Wilson Comfort II is still in Alabama.
Crime & Courts
Plea changed in narcotics scam case
Robert Biddinger enters guilty plea on two charges, twenty others dropped.
Fast ferry engine lawsuit scuttled in state court
Defendants get the case moved to federal bankruptcy court.
More telephone scams hit Juneau
Another telephone scam has hit Juneau. This one for check fraud.
Fast ferry engine builder wants to move lawsuit to federal bankruptcy court
State is suing MTU Friedrichshafen for allegedly defective engines for the Fairweather and Chenega.
Duby brother convicted, sentenced for bear baiting
Jason W. Duby to pay $5,220, serve three years probation, and lose hunting privileges for a year.
Thornton case update
An Arkansas court will hear motions in May on whether to transfer to juvenile court the case of three Arkansas teenagers charged with Kevin Thornton’s murder.
Another Juneau restaurant serves up subsistence flatfish
Owners of Zen will pay $18,000 for buying halibut in 2010.
Sentences handed down in federal drug cases
Ryan Burnett and Jessica Cooper sentenced in separate cases.
Alaska Supreme Court orders board to redraw legislative map
The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered the state Redistricting Board to redraw its proposed map of legislative boundaries.