Anchorage — Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) will host a “Restorative Justice Summit” in Anchorage on December 2nd and 3rd. The goal of the summit is to outline new techniques that educators can use to mitigate the number of students disciplined for misbehavior in Alaska’s public schools. The restorative justice blueprint is based on promoting academic […]
In a Wednesday Supreme Court ruling, the court ruled that Congress had acted correctly and constitutionally when they decided to pass a law proposing to turn over almost $2 billion in Iranian funds to victims of Iranian terrorist attacks. The case did not argue whether or not the funds should be paid, but rather that Congress had […]
Soldotna-based troopers apprehended a long-sought suspect, identified as 60-year-old John Anthony Comoza during a traffic stop in Sterling over the weekend. Comoza had outstanding arrest warrants totaling $45,000 dating back to 2006. On January 1st of 2006, Comoza was arrested after he was accused of stealing a Caterpillar Excavator belonging to a Big Lake man. […]
President Barack Obama says destroying Islamic State is his “top priority,” a day after the extremist group claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack that killed 31 people in Belgium. Speaking in Argentina, Obama also vowed to do “whatever is necessary to support our friend and ally Belgium in bringing to justice those who are responsible” […]