ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week officially charging a Kenai man with making interstate threats to kidnap and injure a U.S. Senator. “Actions that threaten the safety and well-being of public officials are unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” said U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers based in Soldotna report that they were alerted to a bear attack on Thursday morning. AWT responded to the Hidden Creek Trail near Skilak Lake at 11:45 am after receiving a report of a bear attack at that location. When they arrived they found that a 72-year-old man had gotten in between […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday morning in Anchorage Superior Court, Andrew Robertson-Goughnour, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated Manslaughter. His plea was accepted by the Honorable Peter Ramgren pursuant to a plea agreement. Under that agreement, he was sentenced immediately following the acceptance of his guilty plea to serve 20 years in prison, with 11.5 […]
ANCHORAGE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska, with co-counsel Howard Anderson of Truluck Thomason LLC, has filed a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) for the denial of religious accommodations for Muslim people detained at Anchorage Correctional Center (ACC). This lawsuit is filed on behalf of William ‘Jamal’ […]