Alaska state game officials say the first apparent case of a rabid moose in North America has been confirmed in western Alaska. The moose was acting aggressively and drooling near the community of Teller on June 2. The animal has been killed. Its carcass has been burned to prevent further spread to scavengers. Testing has revealed the moose had the Arctic fox rabies variant. The moose had a wound from a fox bite. The game department plans to test all dead wild mammals from parts of the state where rabies is generally present at a certain level among foxes.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) A Salt Lake City man who says his job offer to become an Alaska State Trooper was rescinded after he disclosed he was HIV positive filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday to get his position on the statewide police force and to prevent others from suffering similar alleged discrimination.
A lower court will reconsider the 135-year sentence given to a 14-year-old girl four decades ago for her role in the shooting deaths of three people in Alaska's largest city. When Winona Fletcher was sentenced in 1986, she became the youngest female ever convicted of murder in Alaska. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Alaska Court of Appeals sent the case back to the lower court for reconsideration of the sentence because the judge did not consider her prospects for rehabilitation.
Alaska lawmaker visits site of partisan Arizona audit
June 9, 2021 GMT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) An Alaska lawmaker said he plans to use his legislative office account to pay for a trip to Arizona to visit a partisan audit of the 2020 election.
Rep. David Eastman, a Wasilla Republican, told the Anchorage Daily News the trip was on behalf of his constituents and said he wasn’t aware of any other Alaska legislators attending. Some legislators from other states, including Pennsylvania, have recently attended.
The Alaska Legislature is in a special session, though floor and committee action has been limited as negotiators try to reach a budget deal.