An Anchorage Sex Offender, who fled during a Child Pornography investigation in 2016, was sentenced to prison following his conviction on charges of Possession of Child Pornography and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, on Wednesday, the Justice Department revealed in a press release. 48-year-old Andrew Weed, who was previously convicted in a 2004 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) seek to identify Alaska attorneys interested in serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. This information will be used in recommending to the President one or more candidates to succeed Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline, whose seat became […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced the appointment of new judges to the Juneau District and Palmer Superior Courts Tuesday. Kirsten Swanson of Juneau will be the newest judge on the Juneau District Court, while Jonathan Woodman of Eagle River will serve on the Palmer Superior Court. A resident of Juneau for over 17 years, […]
A Brazilian judge ordered Wednesday that American swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen not leave the country, stating that they gave conflicting testimonies regarding a robbery earlier this week. Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their taxi and […]