Following a Georgia grand jury’s indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump and 18 other people for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, Democratic leaders described the move as showing that no one is above the law while prominent Republicans said it was a politically motivated act against a candidate […]
Dwarf, Magical Little Person — Sungcuk Maani tang’rtaan’itukut sungcunek. – We never see any (magical) dwarves around here. The Alutiiq world is full of magical beings—giants who transform themselves by spitting, people who live on the smell of meat, wily sea monsters, enormous man-worms, evil shaman’s helpers with pointed heads, and dwarves. All of these […]
(Juneau, AK) – Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead sentenced 43-year-old Brandon “Andy” Burrell, of Petersburg, on Wednesday to 45 years with 25 years suspended, or 20 years to serve for a 2020 sexual assault in the second degree. Burrell was also sentenced to serve five years for a conviction of criminal mischief in the third […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, an Anchorage jury convicted 39-year-old Johnny Brandon Lee Johnson of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, and one count of tampering with physical evidence. At trial, the evidence showed that Johnson was living with 69-year-old Alan Wagers at a residence at 2642 Cottonwood Street in Anchorage. On […]