Alaska Representative Don Young’s resolution now moves to the U.S. Senate, where Alaska Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski have sponsored companion legislation.
Crime & Courts
Vermont double homicide may have Alaska connection
Prosecutors refuse to identify the suspect, but a Vermont news outlet is reporting that Israel Keyes, arrested for killing Samantha Koenig of Anchorage, is also suspected of killing William and Lorraine Currier.
Three charged in last month’s arson at Adair Kennedy field
Police say surveillance video shows 24-year-old Dillon West, 23-year-old Ryan Martin, and 18-year-old Ashley Johnston — all Juneau residents — moments before specialized turf laying equipment was burned.
Who really murdered the Benolkens?
Newton Lambert’s attorney believes DNA testing of evidence samples will hint at other suspects in the 1982 murders of Anne and James Benolken.
Two Lemon Creek prison inmates found with contraband pills
A female inmate was found to have three prescription pills during a search after she returned from the Dimond Courthouse on Wednesday. A male inmate was found with an unknown pill on Thursday also after returning from the courthouse.
Juneau man wants DNA tested, seeks review of nearly 30-year old homicide conviction
Newton Lambert says he’s innocent of the murder of Anne Benolken.