Murkowski Highlights Opportunities, Challenges with Interior Budget Request
Washington, DC – Tuesday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies,…
Ronald Fischer Convicted for 1995 Sexual Assault
(Anchorage, AK) – Following a week-long trial, an Anchorage jury Tuesday found 52-year-old Ronald Fischer of Xenia, Ohio, guilty of the…
Anchorage attorney arrested, charged with drug trafficking, firearm offenses
The FBI is seeking additional information. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A suspended member of the Alaska Bar was arrested Wednesday after…
State Seeks Hearing to Challenge Court’s Bad Faith Finding on Predator Control Program
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, the Department of Law requested an evidentiary hearing to contest the Court’s May 12 finding that…
Martin Hietala Found Guilty of Kidnapping, Assault in the First Degree
(Fairbanks, AK) – On May 8, 2025, a Fairbanks jury found 41-year-old Martin Hietala guilty of Kidnapping and three counts of…
Richard Leemon Joe Sentenced to 30 for 2019 Sexual Assault of Anchorage Woman
(Anchorage, Alaska) — Tuesday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby sentenced 43-year-old Richard Leemon Joe for the Oct. 9, 2019,…
Former U.S. Postal Service employee sentenced to 10 years for attempting to coerce a minor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and…
Dillon Spring Convicted of Attempted Murder of Six Police Officers
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, an Anchorage jury convicted 32-year-old Dillon Nicholas Spring of six counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder, eight…
David Dumpson Sentenced to 75 Years for the Murder of Andrew Alston and Attempted Murder of Luis Ross-Rivera in May 2020
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Peter Ramgren sentenced 31-year-old David Dumpson to 95 years with 20 years suspended, for…
Ryan Edwin Sentenced to 65 Years for 2018 Murder and Robbery
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge William Morse sentenced Ryan Shane Edwin, 28, to a composite sentence of 65…