Alaska News February 02, 2019

By Dave Goldman: APD officer bitten twice by dog while serving warrant
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Dunleavy’s effort to force out-of-state sex offenders to register excludes juvenile crimes
One of Dunleavy’s four crime bills includes a provision that would require most sex offenders who have to register in other states to also register in Alaska. Attorney General Kevin Clarkson said the measure is designed to, “fill the hole that exists in Alaska law that encourages sex offenders to come to Alaska.”

On Friday, a spokesperson for the governor said the new laws won’t make a difference when it comes to sex offenders who committed their crimes as juveniles. In an email, press secretary Matt Shuckerow wrote, “The short answer is that the bill does not require an individual convicted as a juvenile to register.”

If passed, the bill as written would adjust the statutes in response to an Alaska Supreme Court ruling that makes it difficult for the state to force people with out-of-state convictions for sex crimes to register.

The legislation still won’t affect offenders like Abrahamson who are able to escape the registry and fly under the radar in Alaska.
 
 
 
 
By Jill Burke: Sex offenders on social media highlight flaws in enforcement
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: Sen. Sullivan on shutdown talks, border security
 
 
By Scott Gross: Sullivan: ‘Bureaucratic issues’ nearly cost Alaska federal quake funds
 
 
 
 
By Kristen Durand: Ten vignettes of African American Trailblazers unveiled at Black History Month kickoff event
 
 
 
 
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By Heather Hintze: Palmer welcomes new kombuchery
In October 2017, Boortz left his job as a nuclear engineer in California and found a home in Palmer, making kombucha in his dry cabin.
 
 
 
 
By Daybreak Staff: Mic Check in the Morning: Mipso
 
 
 
 
By Emily Carlson: Local Writer Has Work Published For The First Time