Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congressman Don Young introduced legislation to designate a provision in federal education law in honor of Breanna “Bree” Moore to help raise awareness of the tragic epidemic of teen dating violence. In 2014, Bree, a 20-year-old Alaskan, was tragically murdered by her boyfriend. Following the devastating loss of their daughter, Butch and Cindy […]
“Rep. Gosar must be censured, investigated, and expelled,” says Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Noting the “global phenomenon” of violence against women in politics and warning of the potentially deadly consequences of “vicious and vulgar messaging,” 60 U.S. House lawmakers on Friday introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Paul Gosar for posting an edited anime video depicting him killing Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Each year Alaska recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, the Alaska Department of Public Safety, and the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault are committed to ending the high rates of domestic violence that inflict harm on Alaskan families. Governor Dunleavy has issued an Alaska-specific […]
Fairbanks-based troopers responded to a shot-fired call in the University Ave/Sandviks Street area at 3:30 am Sunday morning that resulted in Weapons Misconduct and Domestic Violence charges, AST reports. The caller also reported a white sedan leaving the area immediately after. Upon arrival, troopers made contact with a male and female determined to be the […]
A woman called into Wasilla-based troopers at 6:18 am on Friday morning to report a disturbance in the Vine Road/Knik-Goose Bay Road area, and troopers responded to the scene. When troopers arrived at the scene, their investigation would find that Douglas Massey, age 60, threatened to kill the victim multiple times as he assaulted her. […]
The Alaska Federation of Natives stands solidly behind our Alaska Congressional Delegation, and in particular our Senior U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, in condemning the January 6th violence in the capitol against democratically elected officials and their staffs, the Capitol Police, and others during the riot last week. We were horrified to see videos of the […]
Considering recent events and community concerns, I wanted you to know the Anchorage Police Department (APD) is taking proactive steps to monitor events and information sources involving hate-based threats that may lead to violence. It’s a coordinated effort with our federal and state law enforcement partners. Although there are no specific threats in Anchorage […]
“Trump will go down in history as the worst and most dangerous president in history.” Amid urgent calls for President Donald Trump’s immediate arrest, removal from office under the 25th Amendment, and impeachment following Wednesday’s violent storming of the U.S. Capitol building by a right-wing mob intent on interrupting the certification by Congress of the 2020 […]
The U.S Army dismissed or suspended 14 senior officers Tuesday and ordered policy changes following a sweeping independent investigation into sexual harassment and violence at the base, including the murder of a female soldier earlier this year. At a Pentagon news conference, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said an independent civilian review board found widespread […]