“The fact that Trump is railing against the PRESS Act tells us everything we need to know: He wants no shackles when it comes to attacking, intimidating, silencing the press,” warned one legal expert. Journalists and press freedom advocates this week responded to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s attack on a proposed federal shield law with […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna sentenced 27-year-old DeAnthony Harris to 80 years with 20 years suspended, for 60 years total of active jail time, for Harris’ role in the armed robbery and murders of Christopher and Danielle Brooks on Christmas Eve 2016. The State recommended a sentence of 100 years to serve […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Tuesday, Takadoh Veach, 25, pled guilty to murdering Lee Kalloch and shooting Rachel Yaska on Jan. 18, 2022. That evening, Veach arrived at a Slaterville neighborhood apartment and found Ms. Yaska, 22, and Mr. Kalloch, 39, in a bathroom. Veach proceeded to shoot through the door more than a dozen times. Ms. […]
(Bethel, AK) –Monday, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 32-year-old Daniel Nick of Kwethluk to serve 36 years of incarceration after being convicted of Kidnapping, Assault in the Third Degree, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, Unlawful Contact, and four counts of Violating Conditions of Release. Nick was convicted of these crimes […]