Responding police officers found four gunshot victims: a dead man and woman, along with two severely wounded men.
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Iditarod disqualifies former champion Brent Sass amid sex assault allegations
The Iditarod board voted unanimously on Thursday to disqualify former champion Brent Sass after allegations made in November and recent questions from Alaska Public Media, the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica. Sass has denied the claims.
Jury makes quick decision in Brian Smith murder trial, convicting him in deaths of two Native women
After three weeks of testimony, the trial of serial killer Brian Smith came to a quick conclusion Thursday. National media has followed the Smith murders closely, dubbing them the “Memory Card Murders.”
Trial of Brian Smith, accused of murdering two Alaska Native women, enters third week
The trial of a Brian Smith, a man accused in the murders of two Alaska Native women, resumed on Tuesday.
A Juneau advocate now holds a seat on the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
The advisory council suggests federal policies on how to combat and prevent human trafficking.
Violent crime is dropping fast in the US — even if Americans don’t believe it
In cities big and small, from both coasts, violence has dropped. Yet when you ask people about crime in the country, the perception is it’s getting a lot worse.