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Yup'ik Fishermen Found Guilty of Illegal Fishing
Two dozen Kuskokwim River fishermen on trial this week for illegal fishing have been found guilty by a judge in Bethel. The fishermen's attorney, James J. Davis Jr., says he will appeal the convictions issued by Monday through Wednesday by Magistrate...
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Trapper Fined for Using Protected Birds As Bait
Channel 2 NewsA 46-year-old Chitina trapper has been fined for using protected birds as bait. Alaska State Troopers say Sven Rofkar pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of using illegal trapping bait. Troopers say the protected birds used were ravens and gray...Tags: Punishment
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Bill Would Double Traffic Fines in School Zones
Channel 2 NewsA bill proposed in the final days of the 2013 Alaska legislative session would increase fines for traffic offenses in a school zone. HB1205, sponsored by Nome Democratic Rep. Neal Foster, would double the amount of fines committed in a school zone....Tags: Punishment
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Bethel Considers Public Defecation Ban
The Associated PressA rural Alaska town is considering whether to borrow from state law and make it illegal for people to defecate or urinate in public. If the law passes in Bethel, public excretion could be punishable by local fines as high as $200. City Attorney Patty...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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APD: Don't Get Buried by Fines for Snowy Driveways, Cars
Channel 2 NewsWith snow piling up on driveways and cars across Anchorage, it's important to know how much you need to clean off to stay safe not just from accidents, but also from penalties attached to Anchorage laws governing how you get rid of the stuff. On...Tags: Punishment, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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ConocoPhillips to Pay $200K for Kuparuk River Pipeline Spills
Channel 2 NewsConocoPhillips has agreed to pay more than $200,000 in state and federal fines to settle environmental claims related to two oil spills from corroded pipelines at its Kuparuk River oil field in 2006 and 2007, regulatory agencies said Monday. The...Tags: ConocoPhillips, Punishment, Environmental Politics, Oil Spills, BP Plc
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Company Fined for Anchorage Asbestos Release
Channel 2 NewsAn Alaska company has been fined $70,000 and placed on three years of probation for releasing asbestos into the air in Anchorage. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline on Monday also ordered Copper River Campus to hire an environmental...Tags: Punishment, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Alaska Guide Fined for Smuggled Mammoth Tusk
Channel 2 NewsA river guide has been fined $30,000 for helping a client smuggle a 10,000-year-old mammoth fossil out of Alaska. The U.S. Attorney's office says Karen Jettmar was sentenced in Anchorage's federal court Sept. 13 but didn't announce it until Friday....Tags: Punishment, Land Resources
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Juneau Company Fined for Deadly Crane Accident
Emily Russo Miller, Juneau EmpireA Juneau construction company has been fined in connection with a deadly crane accident. The Juneau Empire (http://is.gd/EZl1vL) says the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Trucano Construction Co. $5,...Tags: Punishment, Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Companies and Corporations, Health
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EPA Fines Juneau Marina for Underground Storage Tank
Russell Stigall, Juneau EmpireA Juneau marina has been fined $5,390 by the Environmental Protection Agency for a violation connected to an underground storage tank. The federal agency says Fishermen's Bend in Auke Bay failed to conduct tests or maintain documentation to detect or...Tags: Punishment, Troy Andrew, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Waste
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APOC Fines Alaska Senate Candidate
Channel 2 NewsDon Smith, a Republican who is running for the Alaska State Senate's District H seat in Anchorage, must pay a $370 fine for violating state election law. The Alaska Public Offices Commission, in its investigation said Smith, a seasoned politician, should...Tags: Punishment, Politics, Regional Elections, Republican Party, Elections
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Anchorage Library Amnesty Day: Overdue Materials Fines Waived
Channel 2 NewsFines for overdue materials were waived at any Anchorage public library for one day only – April 18, 2012. It was the first time in twenty-five years the library system said it will be forgiving fines for patrons with overdue materials. Books...Tags: Punishment, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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