STATE DEPARTMENT—A journalist jailed in Uzbekistan since 1999. A Sudanese editor-in-chief arrested after she criticized official policies. Both are among the journalists whose plights are spotlighted by the U.S. for World Press Freedom Day. The State Department is marking World Press Freedom Day, May 3, by drawing attention to the ongoing detentions and alleged human […]
At just after 5 pm on Thursday, the Fairbanks Four, four men convicted of the beating death of 15-year-old John Hartman in 1997, had their murder convictions erased after 18 years. Of the four, only one has been out of prison since 1997, Marvin Roberts was released on parole earlier in 2015. The other three […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan Response Boat-Small crew rescued two boaters after their 53-foot vessel Freedom capsized in Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, Wednesday morning. The Ketchikan boatcrew recovered the two mariners and transferred them to shore. Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders received notification from a 911 emergency call center reporting […]