“This event is the worst we’ve seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era,” said Robin Maher, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. “There is no precedent.” The botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday night was met with disgust and outrage by death penalty opponents who […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Dillingham man and former employee of Curyung Tribal Council, a federally recognized Tribe, was sentenced on April 17, 2026, to two years and a day in prison for stealing his co-workers’ identities and embezzling over $98,000 from the Tribe. According to court documents, William Corbett, 37, was hired by Curyung Tribal […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a man Monday after his boat reportedly sank near Murder Cove. The survivor was reported to be in stable condition. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska watchstanders received a report at 10:28 a.m. Monday that a boater was last heard from near Murder Cove at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday aboard the 40-foot wooden fishing vessel Tyee. The boater reportedly departed Sitka Friday and intended to arrive in Ketchikan on Monday evening or Tuesday. After unsuccessful attempts to contact him […]