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Alaska state judge dismisses murder case, citing widespread misconduct by local police

By James Brooks | Alaska Beacon on Jun 9, 2025   Featured, General News  

Alaska state judge dismisses murder case, citing widespread misconduct by local police

alaskabeacon.com In an extraordinary order, a Ketchikan Superior Court judge has dismissed murder charges against a Metlakatla man, citing a lengthy series of errors, lies and evidence concealed from defense attorneys by the Metlakatla Police Department. The errors, Judge Daniel Doty said last week in an order, were so severe that defendant Isaac Henderson cannot […]

Dunleavy names Binkley to fill vacancy on Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board

By James Brooks | Alaska Beacon on Feb 6, 2025   Featured, State  

Dunleavy names Binkley to fill vacancy on Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named longtime Republican politician and businessman John Binkley to an open seat on the board that controls the $80 billion Alaska Permanent Fund. The six-person board has been operating with five members since July, when board member Ellie Rubenstein resigned after leaked emails suggested that corporation staff felt pressured by Rubenstein to […]

Alaska House votes more funding to fix food-stamp crisis, prevent budget trouble

By James Brooks | Alaska Beacon on Mar 24, 2023   Featured, General News, Politics  

Alaska House votes more funding to fix food-stamp crisis, prevent budget trouble

The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-1 on Wednesday to approve a fast-moving budget bill that spends as much as $365 million to cover a shortfall in state revenue caused by lower-than-expected oil prices. The bill also includes $6.8 million to immediately address a crisis in the state’s food-stamp program. Staffing shortages have created huge […]

Jury Convicts Former Libertarian Alaska State Senate Candidate of Murder

By James Brooks | Alaska Beacon on Mar 17, 2023   Featured, General News, Southcentral  

Jury Convicts Former Libertarian Alaska State Senate Candidate of Murder

A Palmer jury on Monday convicted former Libertarian state Senate candidate of second-degree murder and other crimes associated with a fatal shooting one month before the 2020 general election. Gavin Christiansen murdered 35-year-old Devin Moorhouse of Anchorage after a road rage incident, jurors concluded after a weeklong criminal trial in Palmer. Christiansen was a candidate […]

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