(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, an Anchorage jury convicted William Myers of one count of attempted sexual assault in the second degree. They found him not guilty of sexual assault in the second degree. The trial for this case started on Sept. 11, 2023. The jury deliberated for roughly three hours before reaching their verdict. Myers […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, the State of Alaska filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Alaska to challenge the final repeal of the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. The State complaint seeks to protect the economic and socioeconomic development of Southeast Alaska by having the 2020 Alaska […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On Friday the State of Alaska filed a motion (489KB PDF) for summary judgment asking the U.S. District Court in Alaska to reject claims brought by the federal government that would strip Alaska of its right to manage fisheries on the Kuskokwim River. The Biden Administration’s Department of Justice filed suit against the State […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Wednesday, Judge Amy Welch sentenced 31-year-old Kelly Sweetsir of Fairbanks to 45 years imprisonment for murdering his estranged girlfriend in August of 2019. Judge Welch also imposed an additional fifteen years of suspended time that Mr. Sweetsir could potentially serve should he ever be released and violate the terms of his probation. […]