All seven candidates for the Alaska Supreme Court are women, meaning that – if everything proceeds as expected – the court will be majority-women for the first time in state history.
Public Safety
Ketchikan Borough recovers $625K stolen by email hacker
The borough announced Thursday that all but $23.84 of the lost funds had been deposited back into a borough account.
Southeast flying community mourns pilots lost in the Fairweather mountains
In the tight-knit aviation community, the news has been devastating – particularly in Southeast Alaska’s remote communities which often rely on planes and ferries to get around, and to get work done.
No charges against 3 Anchorage officers in fatal shooting of man who drew gun on them
State prosecutors say the officers’ body cameras confirmed that Tyler May aimed a pistol at them before they shot him on June 3.
Anchorage police now have a 45-day deadline to release certain body camera footage
The policy does not include an appeals process if the chief declines to release recordings, which the Anchorage Assembly had asked for.
Juneau police release names of officers involved in downtown shooting
The department says only one of the four JPD officers present during the incident fired his gun at Steven Kissack.