A 24-year-old Ketchikan man was charged with drunk driving after allegedly driving into the Welcome Arch on Mission Street downtown late Wednesday.
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Camera, other items stolen from vehicle
Alaska State Troopers are seeking information about a theft from a vehicle on Driftwood Lane off North Tongass Highway in Ketchikan.
Supreme Court Hears ‘Indefensible’ Death Penalty Case Where Race Linked To Violence
The Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a Texas case involving a murder defendant sentenced to death after a trial witness said he was more likely to commit crimes because he was black.
Woman in fatal village ATV crash charged with manslaughter
ANCHORAGE — A southwest Alaska woman faces a manslaughter charge after a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash last week. Katherine Noatak, 25, of Akiachak also is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, Alaska State Troopers said. She’s being held without bail at the Bethel jail. Online court documents do not list an attorney for…
Juneau judge among 13 applicants to Alaska Court of Appeals
Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg was also considered for a seat on Alaska Supreme Court earlier this year.
Using New Drug Cocktail, Ohio Seeks To Resume Death Penalty
The state says it intends to use a three-drug cocktail to execute Ronald Phillips in January. While state officials did not disclose where they acquired the drugs, they say they are FDA approved.