Anchorage criminalizes illegal encampments on public property
In a narrow 7-5 vote on July 15, the Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance that criminalizes illegal camping in public parks and property across Alaska’s largest
Alaska Dept. of Law creates process for citizens to request grand jury investigations
After years of controversy surrounding what many view as systemic violations of citizen grand jury rights, the Alaska Dept. of Law (DOL) announced that residents now have a more accessible and transparent process to request that an investigative grand jury
Anchorage Assembly set to vote on plan to criminalize illegal encampments
On July 15, the Anchorage Assembly could vote to approve a proposal to criminalize the growing problem of illegal encampments, which have trashed parks and public properties across the city. The proposed ordinance is on the unfinished business agenda for the
PBS station highlights Anchorage Mayor’s disdain for ICE arrests of illegal aliens
Alaska Public Media, which is a taxpayer-funded PBS affiliate, took time to highlight the fact that Anchorage’s hard-leftist is opposed to the Trump Administration’s efforts to arrest illegal immigrants in Alaska’s largest
July 11 meeting set on plan to impose jail/fines for illegal Anchorage homeless camps
Anchorage residents will have another chance to tell the Anchorage Assembly what they think of a proposed ordinance that would punish unauthorized encampments around the city with up to six months in jail and up to $2,000 in
Wasilla men found carrying 450 doses of fentanyl, 80 of heroin, and a large stash of cash and gold
In the ongoing battle against drug trafficking in Alaska, Wasilla Police Department officers assisted the Alaska State Troopers in stopping a vehicle suspected of drug trafficking on June
Final defendant pleads guilty in massive Alaska drug trafficking ring
The final defendant in a large-scale Southeast Alaska drug trafficking conspiracy pleaded guilty on June 17 to conspiring to traffic drugs and launder money connected to a transnational drug trafficking enterprise that includes more than 60 people who have
Anchorage Assembly to consider jail time, fines for illegal encampments
Amid a growing crisis of sprawling and often crime-riddled homeless camps in city parks and neighborhoods, the Anchorage Assembly is set to consider a new ordinance that would punish unauthorized encampments with up to six months in jail and up to $2,000 in
OPINION: Riots in LA and beyond aren’t about you, but the larger war is
If those perpetuating the insurrection in Los Angeles are able to succeed in overthrowing the rule of law in California, that victory will not only impact future elections but will also impact our efforts to defend the rule of law here in Alaska as well as
OPINION: Why Alaskans question the integrity of our judicial system
A report that says Haeg’s allegations have no merit would put an end to the matter. However, the court refuses to do so, lending credence to the theory that they are engaged in a
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