(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna sentenced 41-year-old Troy Lyle Smith for Domestic Violence Strangulation and Fear Assault that occurred on January 3, 2021, and for Escape in the Third Degree committed while on conditions of release in this case in August 2022. Judge McKenna sentenced Smith to serve eight years […]
Wednesday, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led an oversight hearing titled, “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities.” The hearing follows historic investments made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska is prepared to minimize impacts to Alaskans in the event of a federal government shutdown. Governor Dunleavy instructed state executive branch departments to evaluate federal programs administered by the state and review potential impacts to Alaskans. Governor Dunleavy is committed to continuing essential government services funded by the […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska is proud to announce that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded over $3.3 million in grants to the Alaska Department of Public Safety to improve criminal records systems. OJP awarded roughly $1.8 million through the FY2023 National Instant Criminal […]