Attorneys for the two defendants in the Sockeye fire case have asked for more time from the court to prepare a case for trial.
Public Safety
Meeting federal regs, Sitka treats water with UV light
Sitka’s new plant treats water with ultraviolet rays.
Man charged after using stolen front loader to rob liquor store
The driver, identified by police as 38-year-old Joseph Martin, allegedly stole the front loader from a nearby construction site, according to police.
Despite Concerns, Sex Offenders Face New Restrictions
They are doing so despite studies that show the laws can make more offenders homeless, or make it more likely they will falsely report or not disclose where they are living.
Goose Creek prison officer faces drug charges for trafficking with inmates
“We won’t countenance public servants violating their duties by trafficking in narcotics,” said U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler.
State oil and gas regulators propose record high safety, environmental fines
More than a third of all the penalties imposed since 1976 were logged last year.
Justice Department To Seek Death Penalty For S.C. Church Shooting Suspect
Dylann Roof faces federal as well as state charges for the fatal shooting of nine people at a historically black church in Charleston in June 2015.
Juneau police looking for hospital abscondee
Chrystal Rose Phillips was arrested early Thursday afternoon and walked out of Bartlett Regional Hospital.
Former Anchorage prosecutor sentenced for biggest wire fraud in state history
Former Anchorage resident and former municipal prosecutor Mark Avery was sentenced Monday to 160 months for the wire fraud and money laundering of about $52 million. This marks the largest wire fraud and money laundering conviction by amount ever prosecuted in Alaska. Avery was convicted of three counts of wire fraud, six counts of money…
U.S. Supreme Court Decides Three Cases Involving Race
The justices ruled against a white jury in a Georgia murder case; for minority plaintiffs who challenged voting districts in Virginia; and for a postal employee who said he lost his job due to race.