Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said the filing “won’t deter us from fully investigating the massive, secret, right-wing billionaire influence in which this court is enmired.” Right-wing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas revealed Thursday that he took three flights on the private jet of conservative billionaire Harlan Crow last year, a disclosure that came more than four months after ProPublica […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Wednesday, Judge Amy Welch sentenced 31-year-old Kelly Sweetsir of Fairbanks to 45 years imprisonment for murdering his estranged girlfriend in August of 2019. Judge Welch also imposed an additional fifteen years of suspended time that Mr. Sweetsir could potentially serve should he ever be released and violate the terms of his probation. […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges related to recent alleged robberies of a local credit union. According to court documents, Etuale Ioane, 20, allegedly stole more than $3,400 after robbing the Credit Union 1 branch on Debarr Road in July and August. On July 17, around 1:15 p.m., Ioane […]
(Big Lake, AK) – Senate Bill 87, sponsored by Senator Jesse Bjorkman (R-Nikiski), was signed into law Wednesday. The bill creates a local lumber grading program for Alaska sawmill operators to become certified to grade and sell certain types of dimensional lumber that they have produced for residential construction. “Local lumber grading in Alaska will […]