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OPINION: What one crime victim taught me about forgiveness – and our justice system's roadblocks against it

He was shot by a stranger in Anchorage. More than a year later, he's waiting to get his impounded Jeep back.

Zachary Belcher is considered the victim in an ongoing criminal case but says he is being victimized again by a system that’s held his vehicle as evidence for more than a year.

It Was Good to Be Friends With the Mayor. Then the Investigations Began.

An influential friend of the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, is at the center of a burgeoning scandal at City Hall.

Domestic violence organizations face huge budget cuts and plead for help from the Alaska Legislature

Domestic violence organizations face huge budget cuts and plead for help from the Alaska Legislature Published 12 hours ago A conference room at the AWAIC shelter on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Anchorage. Abused Women's Aid In Crisis (AWAIC) operates a domestic violence shelter and provides intervention, prevention and other services to victims of domestic violence. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU — Domestic violence shelters across Alaska are facing an unexpected budget shortfall, and many could be forced to close, officials warned the Alaska Legislature. In impassioned testimony to the House Finance Committee last week, groups that aid domestic violence victims requested $6 million to fix a problem caused by a lack of federal funding. That request would be 0.13% of the state’s expected $4.3 billion operating budget, but the impact would be tremendous, the groups said.

Alaska to start a review team for domestic violence fatality cases

Alaska State Troopers will be one of the agencies involved with the team. Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Public Safety is beginning an inter-agency Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team. The team will comprise of law enforcement and advocacy groups to take a broader look at fatal or near-fatal domestic violence cases, Agencies represented include the Office of Victim Rights, State Medical Examiner's Office, Alaska State Troopers, Department of Health and Social Services, UAA Justice Center, Department of Law, the Alaska Native Justice Center, and the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. "With the information that they're going through, they're hoping to identify gaps in service," said Megan Peters, Communications Director for the Department of Public Safety. "So we can fill gaps that we don't know yet are there."

State of Alaska launches new domestic violence fatality review board

Dunleavy administration launches board to review domestic violence fatalities Print article Alaska is starting a domestic violence fatality review team, the state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday. The review board will analyze select cases from around Alaska “where an individual is either killed or nearly killed due to domestic violence,” the department said in a statement. Analyzing domestic violence homicides will “see where the gaps are in services that possibly prevented a victim from getting help before it was too late,” Department of Public Safety commissioner Amanda Price said. “We need to stop missing even the most subtle signs of domestic violence and make services more readily available whether it is at school, a doctor’s appointment, or a law enforcement contact.”