(Anchorage, AK) – On Oct. 22, 2026, an Anchorage jury returned guilty verdicts on two counts of Murder in the Second Degree in the trial of State of Alaska v. Christopher Sture. The trial began on Sept. 28, 2026 and was submitted to the jury to begin deliberations in the afternoon of Oct. 21, 2026. […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On Oct. 23, 2026, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced forty-five-year-old Andrew West James to serve 56 years for two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree and five counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. An Anchorage jury convicted the defendant of […]
Scam Center Strike Force Expands Reach to Target Global Crime Syndicates; Charges Scammers Based in Africa and Tied to China 10.27.redacted_-_chui_kok_wa_et_al_affidavit.10.27-_redacted.pdf WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, together with major federal law enforcement and in concert with interagency partners, announced actions taken by the Department of Justice’s Scam Center Strike Force to secure America […]
“We are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere,” said one WMO leader. “That means that heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying faster than our historical baselines prepared us for.” With the next United Nations Climate Change Conference less than two weeks away, a UN agency confirmed Tuesday that levels of three key greenhouse gases […]