The decision came after a legal battle over who should pay for bycatch monitors on trawl boats. The potential effects extend to all federally regulated industries — including fisheries.
Crime & Courts
Alaska State Troopers released the name of one officer involved in the shooting of a Juneau man
The shooting is being investigated by the Alaska Bureau of Investigations to determine if lethal force was necessary. The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions will then independently review the findings.
Brian Smith sentenced to 226 years for killing 2 Alaska Native women
The courtroom was packed for Friday’s sentencing of a man who had bragged to police about killing two Alaska Native women.
Two members of a Washington family sentenced for selling fake Alaska Native art in Ketchikan
The family’s businesses sold items that were actually sourced from a business in the Philippines called Rodrigo Creative Crafts.
Alaska businesswoman faces prison time for tax evasion with storied Nome hotel
Court documents show that Tina Yi kept two different sets of financial records for the Polaris hotel from 2014 until it burned down.
Juneau man dies in Seattle hospital after a city-owned truck struck him
The 38-year-old man was lying in the drive-through lane of a Mendenhall Valley business when he was struck.