Kenai man indicted for sex crimes during time as church leader
On Oct. 30, a Kenai grand jury indicted 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt on multiple counts, charging him with sexually abusing four girls between the ages of 5 and 14 who were congregants of Kenai’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Judge blocks investigation of ‘QueerDoc’ group that targets gender-confused Alaska youth
A federal judge has squashed a Dept. of Justice’s attempt to investigate a doctor who claims to have facilitated more transgender services on Alaska youth than any other
Alaska joins national trend in appointing state’s first Solicitor General
Attorney General Stephen J. Cox has appointed Jenna Lorence as Alaska’s first State Solicitor General, a new centralized leadership position created to strengthen the state’s appellate advocacy and ensure consistent, high-quality representation in courts
Palmer postpones ordinance to curtail illegal camping on public property
The hard-left ACLU of Alaska has been drumming up opposition to the ordinance, and celebrated the council members’ decision to put off a final vote until the Oct. 28 city council
Alaska high court to decide if non-doctors can kill unborn babies with chemicals
Alaska’s largest abortion business if facing mounting difficulties in finding local doctors who will agree to perform abortions. To remedy this, Planned Parenthood is hoping the Alaska Supreme Court will overturn a state law that requires chemical
CONSUMER ALERT: Alaska AG warns against utility round-up programs like Chugach Electric’s
Chugach Electric’s controversial new charitable giving program will not be curtailed by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, but Attorney General Stephen Cox has issued a consumer protection alert, warning citizens about such
ACLU decries City of Palmer plan to ban illegal camping on public property
The hard-left ACLU of Alaska is attempting to drum up opposition to a proposed ordinance that would ban illegal camping in parks and other public properties within the City of
Alaska asks U.S. Supremes to end federal overreach on Alaska’s navigable waters
The State of Alaska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the federal government can regulate navigable waters within Alaska that are not “public lands” under federal
Kipnuk, Alaska, man guilty of 28 counts of sex assault and sex abuse of 6 children
In a case that highlights the sexual abuse pandemic that has ravaged villages in Alaska for decades, a jury found 36-year-old David Paul guilty of six counts of sexual assault in the first Degree, six counts of sexual assault in the second degree, five counts
Alaska Troopers seek advanced night-vision goggles for SWAT teams
The Alaska State Troopers’ (AST) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) program is seeking to acquire advanced night vision goggles for officers who serve in the tactical law enforcement program, a group tasked with resolving critical incidents that exceed the
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