A legislative aide for an Alaska state senator was indicted this week on charges of sex trafficking children and producing child pornography. Craig Scott Valdez, 36, was indicted on Tuesday and ...

A state legislator’s former chief of staff faces charges of child sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking. Federal agents arrested Craig Scott Valdez, 36, early Friday in Juneau, according to ...

Clergy, immigration attorneys and advocates raised concerns about increased ICE operations in Alaska, particularly the ...

Anyone that possesses, creates or shares child sexual abuse material created with artificial intelligence in Alaska would face new state felony charges under legislation advanced by the Alaska House ...

Alaska's House of Representatives unanimously passed HB47, a bill that imposes sweeping limits on when and how minors use social media apps, along with bans on generating or distributing harmful ...

Alaskan authorities say a staff member for a state senator has been charged with sex trafficking and other child exploitation offenses.

Under 18s would need permission from a parent to sign up for a social media account. Age verification mechanisms would be ...

Valdez, who was serving as chief of staff to Alaska state Sen. George Rauscher at the time of his arrest and previously chaired the Anchorage Young Republicans, donated $104.10 to Begich’s campaign, ...

After a Mexican national and her three sons were deported from the U.S. last week and thrust back into the violence she tried to escape her family from, lawmakers in the House Judiciary committee lead ...

State funding cuts threaten already scarce placements in rural Alaska, where options for vulnerable children are few and far ...