NEW YORK-Citing "fire and health hazards," New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg ordered police to clear the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park. He stated that protesters can still gather there, but can no longer camp in the park. Of the over 220 people in the park at the time of the sweep, over 142 […]
November 15, 2011, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell ordered state flags to fly at half-staff on Thursday, November 17, in honor and memory of former State Representative Phillip Guy. He died Sunday night at the age of 70.
November 15, 2011, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell offered his condolences to the family and friends of two Fort Wainwright soldiers who were killed in separate IED attacks last weekend in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Specialist Calvin Matthew Pereda and Sergeant 1st Class Johnathan Bryant McCain were on mounted patrols when the attacks […]
OSLO, Norway-Anders Behring Breivik, the man who is accused, and has confessed to the killing of 77 people in Norway had his first public court hearing yesterday in Oslo. The courtroom was packed to its limits, with over 500 people in attendance. Dozens of reporters as well as some of the survivors of his vicious […]