(Kenai, AK) – On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Carmen Perzechino, Jr., 59, was convicted by a jury following a three-week trial on two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and one count of Kidnapping. The convictions stem from an incident that occurred along the Sterling Highway on January 20, 2001 after Perzechino met […]
“The absolute last thing our planet needs right now is another human-created crisis like escaped genetically engineered fish running amok.” Food safety campaigners on Thursday welcomed a federal court’s finding that the Food and Drug Administration violated U.S. law in its approval of genetically engineered salmon. “This decision underscores what scientists have been telling […]
New Charges Include Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy, Assault and Kidnapping in Aid of Racketeering, and accessory to murder. Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that additional charges have been brought in a superseding indictment against members and associates of a white supremacist gang known as the 1488s. The […]
Court says Governor must restore 2021 funding ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Anchorage Superior Court has ruled that Governor Michael Dunleavy violated the Alaska Constitution when he vetoed $334,700 from the Alaska Court System twice for a Supreme Court ruling at odds with his personal beliefs. In the Friday decision, Superior Court Judge Jennifer Henderson […]
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage man was sentenced on Monday to 14 years and 6 months for armed robbery, impersonation of an officer, and interference with official proceedings. Judge Michael Spaan sentenced 29-year-old Christian Andre Young to 12 years with 3 years suspended for committing armed robbery, one year for impersonating an officer, and 18 […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska court has ruled that the witness requirement for absentee ballots is unconstitutional during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parties in this case are working now to determine how the Election Division can alert voters about any subsequent changes. The lawsuit was filed by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), American Civil […]
“Complying with a federal court’s order is not optional. The Trump administration is flouting the rule of law to undercount and erase our communities.” Just days after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the previous October 31 deadline for the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau late Monday released a one-sentence statement announcing that Commerce Secretary […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he has narrowed his list of possible Supreme Court nominees down to five people and expects to announce his choice to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Friday or Saturday. Trump has said he will name a woman and identified three of his choices […]
WASHINGTON – The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a pivotal vacancy on the bench, giving President Donald Trump a rare opportunity to solidify his imprint on the right-leaning court with a third appointment with potentially far-reaching consequences for the country for a generation to come. With a […]