(Palmer, AK) –Wednesday, Palmer Superior Court Judge John Cagle sentenced Melvin Samuel, 26, to a composite sentence of nine years six months with four years suspended for manslaughter, first-degree assault, and driving under the influence. Samuel crashed while driving more than 100 mph, killing a passenger and severely injuring another. Samuel received nine years with four […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor emphasizes the importance of AM radio stations for emergency situations as some car manufacturers consider removing AM radio in electric cars, in a letter he joined along with 14 other state attorneys general. “Alaska ranks 7th in the nation for AM radio reach,” said Attorney General Taylor. “In some communities […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, the State of Alaska and 10 other states and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency delivered a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of their failure to update wood stove emission standards. The communities of Fairbanks and North Pole experience some of the coldest winters in […]
(Palmer, AK) – Palmer Superior Court Judge John Cagle sentenced 26-year-old Kattie May Wilmarth, yesterday, to a composite sentence of five and a half years with four years, 160 days, suspended and five years’ supervised probation for one count of criminal negligent homicide for causing the death of 22-year-old Alex Duny, of Anchorage. Palmer resident Wilmarth […]