An Alaska Native writer has caught the eye of national publications. The state’s department of corrections is struggling to keep up with all the ways fentanyl is getting into jails and prisons.
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The courtroom was packed for the sentencing of Brian Smith, a man who had bragged to police about killing two Alaska Native women. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby recapped key moments from a month-long trial, as he explained the reasons behind his 226-year sentence. -
Brian Smith was convicted of killing two Alaska Native women in February. As prosecutors and defense attorneys make their recommendations for his sentencing on Friday, photos are released of a third possible victim who has yet to be identified. -
A changing of the guard at the Alaska Federation of Natives, the state's largest Native organization. Ben Mallott will replace Julie Kitka as President and CEO. It's the first time in more than three decades that AFN has had new leadership. -
Food security advocates tout move as a way to give subsistence users in Alaska more voice in resource management. -
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to help Chugach Alaska, a regional Alaska Native Corporation, exchange mineral rights for 65,000 acres of mostly U.S. Forest Service land in Prince William Sound. The proposal addresses problems that stem from a massive land buyout after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.
