[content id=”79272″] “Intimate partner firearm homicide is increasing as the Supreme Court debates whether people subject to domestic violence restraining orders should be allowed to possess firearms,” said the president of national gun control group Brady. As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case centered on a law that restricts access to firearms […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna sentenced 41-year-old Troy Lyle Smith for Domestic Violence Strangulation and Fear Assault that occurred on January 3, 2021, and for Escape in the Third Degree committed while on conditions of release in this case in August 2022. Judge McKenna sentenced Smith to serve eight years […]
WASHINGTON — Simmering grievances, political divides, a steady proliferation of online neo-Nazi propaganda, and the approach of the 2024 presidential election are keeping the United States stuck in a “heightened threat environment,” according to the latest warning from U.S. homeland security officials. The Department of Homeland Security reissued a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin Wednesday, saying […]
(EAGAN, Minn.) — In the field of domestic and sexual violence, an advocate’s work bridges the gap between a victim-survivor and service providers. They help their contacts recognize abuse, assess the risk of danger and to plan for safety. They offer peer support, crisis intervention and assistance locating resources. Ultimately, the work of an advocate […]