H.B. 56 honors underrecognized group that played an important role in the Vietnam War JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation to establish May 15 as Hmong-American Veterans Day in recognition of the Hmong people who fought alongside the United States during the Vietnam War. Beginning in the 1960s, the […]
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that an Anchorage gift shop owner faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine in connection to charges filed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder reported that two counts under the act have been filed against 58-year-old Lee John Screnock, the owner of […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Sterling man was jailed on multiple charges of assault in a domestic violence incident in that community after a truncated report of the DV incident that was reported to have been cut short by the suspect on Thursday morning. Alaska State Troopers responded to a Sterling residence at 5:58 am on Thursday morning […]
It has been revealed that the Teller man accused of stabbing to death 31-year-old William Johnson of Barrow, had previously been convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide for the death of a seven-month-0ld infant that occurred in October of 2008. 43-year-old Frank David “Punchy” Lee had been convicted of that charge after agreeing to a plea […]