[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether Ryan Zinke lied to Interior Department investigators. The Washington Post reported Thursday that the Justice Department’s public integrity section had begun the probe of the interior secretary, who left office Wednesday. Zinke told the Associated Press that he had not lied to the investigators looking into possible […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) On November 15, 2018, an Anchorage jury found Phillip Eugene Bigham guilty of seven counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree. The jury also convicted Bigham, 50, of solicitation and attempted escape in the fourth degree. Bigham worked as a Juvenile Justice Officer at the McLaughlin Youth Center, […]
The trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman begins Monday in New York with jury selection. Authorities are boosting security for the trial, including keeping confidential the names of the 12 people who will be picked to serve on the jury and the six alternates. Opening statements are expected to begin November […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Department of Public Safety today released its annual report to the Legislature on the status of testing sexual assault kits (SAKs) from across the state of Alaska. The report shows significant progress in addressing the backlog of unsubmitted, untested SAKs and highlights ongoing, long-term work at the state Scientific Crime Detection […]