WASHINGTON – This week, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland will travel to Anchorage, Galena, and Huslia, Alaska, to meet with Alaskan Native leaders and local and state law enforcement partners. On Tuesday, at 9:40 a.m. – 1:40 p.m. ET, Attorney General Garland and Senator Lisa Murkowski will participate in a roundtable with Alaska Native village chiefs […]
Anchorage, AK— Tuesday, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) in Anchorage. The meeting was productive and focused on ways to improve transportation and infrastructure in rural Alaska. During the meeting, AFN President Julie Kitka emphasized the importance of reliable, affordable, and safe transportation infrastructure for accessing medical care, […]
(Juneau, AK) – Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead sentenced 43-year-old Brandon “Andy” Burrell, of Petersburg, on Wednesday to 45 years with 25 years suspended, or 20 years to serve for a 2020 sexual assault in the second degree. Burrell was also sentenced to serve five years for a conviction of criminal mischief in the third […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, an Anchorage jury convicted 39-year-old Johnny Brandon Lee Johnson of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, and one count of tampering with physical evidence. At trial, the evidence showed that Johnson was living with 69-year-old Alan Wagers at a residence at 2642 Cottonwood Street in Anchorage. On […]