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September 15, 2025 • PRESS RELEASE
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska asked the U.S. Supreme Court today to decide whether the federal government can regulate navigable waters within Alaska that are not "public lands" under federal law.
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September 12, 2025 • PRESS RELEASE
(Bethel, AK) – Today, Bethel Superior Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 58-year-old Leonard Olrun of Mekoryuk to a composite sentence of 156 years and 2 days of incarceration for two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, and two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.
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September 11, 2025 • PRESS RELEASE
(Bethel, AK) – On Aug. 29, 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 of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree, and 11 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree after a two-and-a-half week trial.
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