WASHINGTON – “They were dumb asses,” Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes wrote on the encrypted app Signal in early March, blasting members of his anti-government militia group who breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The rebuke came during a newly disclosed March 6 exchange between Rhodes and Kenneth Harrelson, one of 12 members of […]
OVERVIEW – 365 new cases | 1 death | 39 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 35.6% of Alaskans vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Until more people are vaccinated and case rates are lower in Alaska, take precautions including wearing a mask, staying six […]
In a decision that sparked condemnation from environmental advocates, fisherfolk, and neighboring countries, Japan announced Tuesday a plan to dump over 1.2 million tons of stored contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The decision made by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet gives Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) the green light […]
30-year-old Trevon Allridge, the man responsible for the 2016 execution-style murder of 51-year-old William Schmaus was sentenced in Superior Court by Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Saxby to 45 years in prison on Monday. Allridge, who faced 40-50 years in prison, was sentenced to 45 years for the murder. Allridge pled guilty to Murder II […]