“House Republicans should be ashamed of themselves,” said one campaigner. “Their spending proposal threatens the very safety of our country’s water and wastewater systems for the sake of political showmanship.” The advocacy group Food & Water Watch on Thursday called out Republicans on a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee panel for pushing a 64% cut to […]
Defendants fired weapons during police chase and used stolen vehicles in commission of crimes ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison for stealing 22 firearms from an Anchorage gun store in 2019. According to court documents, Muna Junior Rhode, 24, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to stealing […]
Felon Burglarized Home of Elder Victim Taking Over 40 Firearms and Other Personal Items ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced on July 10, 2023, to six years in prison for possessing stolen firearms in September 2020, while being a twice-convicted felon for separate burglaries. He was also sentenced, the same day, to an […]
Murkowski Scores Wins for Public Safety, Fisheries, and Victims Services Thursday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, scored wins for Alaska in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) and Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Bills, which were approved by the […]