(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. […]
(Homer, AK) – Thursday, a Homer jury convicted 52-year-old Debra Spencer of one count of first-degree arson and one count of first-degree criminal mischief. At trial, the evidence showed Spencer set fire to Brad Kirby’s home in 2017. Spencer and Kirby were neighbors in the village of Nikolaevsk. Spencer repeatedly threatened Kirby in the months […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Monday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna sentenced 22-year-old Anthony Raymond Salazar and 26-year-old Haitim Mahir Taha for the April 7, 2017, murder of Leroy Lawrence in Anchorage. Both defendants pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault for the April 7, 2017, drive-by shooting in […]