After spending two-and-a-half years investigating the D.B. Cooper case and making his documentary, filmmaker Dirk Wierenga said he is confident they fingered the right guy.
Crime & Courts
Fairbanks Four suit alleges misconduct, questions settlement agreement
Four Native men, known as the Fairbanks Four, allege racial bias driven police misconduct, including coercion of false confessions and fabrication of evidence, which lead to their being wrongfully convicted of a 1997 murder.
Remote court proceedings frustrate Haines law enforcement
For rural communities like Haines, where residents are already separated from some court services, the impacts of a shrinking budget compound existing frustrations.
Judge rules against plaintiffs in sealed search warrant suit
Former Petersburg resident Danny Thompson and current resident Greg Richeson filed the challenge to state rules of criminal procedure for evidence seized in a criminal investigation that doesn’t result in any charges.
Family legal fight likely to decide fate of Harris Street house
The mother-son owners of a problem-property in downtown Juneau are in legal conflict, complicating one owner’s cleanup efforts.
Coast Guard, partners search ferries for illegal activity, drugs
U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska law enforcement agencies seized 56 grams of heroin, an ounce of methamphetamine, and almost 2 pounds of non-commercial marijuana in a large-scale search for illegal activity on ferries in Washington state and Alaska.
Trump pardons ranchers Dwight And Steven Hammond over 2012 arson conviction
The president signed full pardons for the Oregon cattle ranchers whose prison terms inspired the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation in 2016.
Who is Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for Supreme Court?
The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump’s shortlist. But he is also controversial.
Judge OKs city’s $275,000 payout to Juneau family
The settlement goes to the family of a fourth-grader partially blinded by a soccer ball in PE class. It’s by far the largest cash payout by the City and Borough of Juneau in recent years.
Three arrested after police investigate noise complaint
Early Friday morning, Juneau police arrested three people after an altercation with officers responding to a report of gunshots downtown.