One lawyer said it is “proof that these laws are consistent with the Second Amendment and can—and should—be upheld by courts across the country.” Illinois Democrats and gun control advocates on Friday welcomed a federal appeals court decision upholding the state’s ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines amid renewed demands for a similar restrictions nationwide in the wake […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The co-owner of a vehicle repair shop in Wasilla was sentenced Thursday to three years’ probation and a $50,000 fine for intentionally altering emission control systems in at least 144 diesel trucks, violating the Clean Air Act. According to court documents, Daniel Aaron Chase, 39, of Wasilla, co-owns DC 907 Diesels LLC, […]
(Homer, AK) – On Nov. 1, 2023, Superior Court Judge Bride Seifert sentenced 62-year-old Bret Herrick to a composite sentence of 74 years with 15 years suspended for the attempted murder of Alaska State Trooper Bruce Brueggeman and related crimes. On Aug. 23, 2021, Trooper Brueggeman tried to arrest Herrick for outstanding misdemeanor warrants on several […]
(Kodiak, AK) – Thursday, a Kodiak jury convicted William Heckt of Kodiak of one count of Assault in the First Degree and one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree. The jury acquitted the defendant of Assault in the Second Degree and Violating Conditions of Release. On Feb. 25, 2021, the […]