A Department of Law spokesperson said the victim had declined to participate in the state’s prosecution, and the department determined it would not be able to win a jury trial.
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Major changes to Alaska’s alcohol industry are coming on Jan. 1
State regulators are scrambling to ensure business owners are in compliance with the new law.
Alaska turned to a private agency to care for some of its most vulnerable residents. The result: dysfunction and debt
Some of Alaska’s most vulnerable residents were left ailing, indebted and at risk of losing their housing after their guardianship cases were transferred from a public agency to a fledgling nonprofit.
Quannah’s connection: Model and activist makes a different sort of appearance at Elders and Youth Conference
Q&A: Quannah Chasinghorse talks about what makes speaking in Alaska different and what message she tries to carry as she works elsewhere.
A tense afternoon of vehicle towing and a microcosm of frustration over homelessness in Anchorage
The people living in the vehicles said they were frustrated and angry that their dwellings were being carted off to languish in impound lots.
Hoonah set to try again to form new Alaska borough
Hoonah’s tiny outlying communities like Elfin Cove, population 24, and Game Creek, population 23, would be included in the new borough’s boundaries.