PENTAGON — A U.S. Navy ship patrolling in the Persian Gulf fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard ship that came dangerously close to the vessel Tuesday morning local time. The USS Thunderbolt fired “a couple of warning shots” at the Iranian vessel after it came within 140 meters of the U.S. ship at a […]
WASHINGTON — The Boy Scouts of America is distancing itself from U.S. political disputes after President Donald Trump gave a controversial speech to thousands of scouts at their national encampment. “The Boy Scouts of America is wholly non-partisan and does not promote any one position, product, service, political candidate or philosophy,” the group said Tuesday. “The invitation for […]
An Anchorage man, actively engaged in drug trafficking, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by Senior District Judge Ralph R. Beistline on Monday, acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Tuesday. 36-year-old Bernard Yamura White waws sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses. He was additionally sentenced to three […]
It has been revealed that the Teller man accused of stabbing to death 31-year-old William Johnson of Barrow, had previously been convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide for the death of a seven-month-0ld infant that occurred in October of 2008. 43-year-old Frank David “Punchy” Lee had been convicted of that charge after agreeing to a plea […]