The threats were sent out between Sept. 15 and 21 to communities in Alaska, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Arizona.
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Project to increase access to justice in rural Alaska receives $1M boost from National Science Foundation
With the funding, Alaska Legal Services Corp. hopes to train community justice workers in rural Alaska on more complex legal tasks.
Finalist for Juneau police chief job led an investigation that divided a small Colorado town
Derek Bos led an investigation that targeted two school administrators who stored explicit photos of a minor as evidence in a sexting investigation. A judge dismissed the charges, and the school board reinstated the administrators.
With Alaska’s federal judge vacancy nearing 2-year mark, Sullivan breaks from nomination tradition
Murkowski appears skeptical about the switch, saying she’s prepared to advance nominees to Biden.
Juneau Assembly considers repealing hazard maps and development restrictions in place since 1980s
The proposal presented in Monday night’s committee meeting would abandon existing land use restrictions for hazard zones altogether.
Alaska Volcano Observatory reports ‘explosive eruption’ at Mt. Shishaldin
The National Weather Service issued a statement Friday evening warning of possible “trace ashfall” in False Pass, King Cove and Cold Bay.