The Supreme Court voted twice on Monday in the case UTILITY AIR REGULATORY GROUP v.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, handing the EPA a victory in one vote but struck down the EPA in another. In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA could force major polluters, such as coal-fired plants and factories, to utilize […]
The man sought by by Fairbanks police after a June 18th escape during an arrest has been re-captured during a multiple agency raid in North Pole in a late-night raid on Saturday night. Fairbanks police had been searching for 28-year-old Julius “JT” Chambers since his escape last Tuesday night. He escaped their grasp on that night […]
At 11:43 pm on Friday night, Alaska State Troopers conducted a routine traffic stop on a gray 1997 Jeep Cherokee for numerous equipment violations trooper dispatch reported this morning. Once stopped and contacted, troopers would find that the driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Justin Sims, did not have a valid driver’s license. A further investigation […]
An indictment against 42-year-old Jonathan H. Smith of Carpenter Labor Union 2247 in Juneau was handed down by a Grand Jury and he was arraigned on charges of Embezzlement on Thursday according to the Justice Department. Smith is accused of embezzling $40,000 from the union’s coffers while acting as Financial Secretary for the union. The […]