Although Miriam Mahan was found guilty of animal cruelty by a jury of four men and six women at 3:25 Thursday afternoon, the case is not yet over...

...a Soldotna woman accused of cruelty to animals got going in Kenai Tuesday with one victory under its belt already. Miriam Mahan, 36, is now facing just a single count of cruelty to animals, rather than the nine counts she started with. Monday...

...charge came after Alaska State Troopers found more than 120 animals in poor condition last September at the home of Miriam Mahan, 36. There were dogs and pigs in the living room, sheep in the flooded basement, and corpses of dead animals outside...

...surprises were unveiled in court. On Sept. 10, Alaska State Troopers seized 16 different species of animals from Miriam Mahan's property after an ongoing investigation into the alleged criminal neglect of the animals. At least 125 individual...