(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton sentenced 39-year-old Sarah Jane Dayan to 68 years and six months in prison for the September 2020 murder of Soldotna resident Keith Huss at Turnagain Pass and a series of related crimes in Anchorage and Seward. Following a seven-week jury trial, Dayan was convicted of Murder in […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A Shaktoolik man pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberstalking and sexually exploiting a child to produce child pornography. According to court documents, between December 2021 and July 2023, Matthew Jackson, 23, used a phone to send messages to three 15-year-old victims asking them to create and send him pictures and videos depicting sexually […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R) introduced legislation to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) through 2030, ensuring continued investment in public safety and scientific monitoring of volcanic threats across the United States. “Alaska is home to more than 130 volcanoes and many of them active. Their potential […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty today to distributing fentanyl to a local man resulting in his death. According to court documents, beginning in May 2022 and continuing to July 2022, Edward Ginnis, 39, agreed with co-conspirators to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances in the Fairbanks area. Specifically, […]