In Anchorage, a long-time drug trafficker was sentenced in federal court by Chief Judge Ralph R. Beistline of the Alaska U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison it was revealed today by U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Karen L. Loeffler. Steven Nicholas Taylor, also known as “Nicky” or “Louie V,” age 44, was sentenced on […]
ISLAMABAD—Taliban insurgents have stormed a prison in central Afghanistan, allowing hundreds of inmates to escape. Afghan officials say the well-organized pre-dawn assault began with a suicide car bombing at the entrance that allowed other insurgents to get into the prison in the province of Ghazni. An Interior Ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, told VOA the facility […]
Virginia teen, Ali Shukri Amin, age 17, received a sentence of 11 years in prison after pleading “Guilty” to “Conspiring to Provide Material Support and Resources to Terrorists” ion June 11th of this year. According to the Justice Department, Amin: Amin admitted to using Twitter to provide advice and encouragement to ISIL and its supporters. […]
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is bringing Washington-based Tsimshian master artist David A. Boxley to Juneau to teach formline design to inmates at the local prison. Boxley, an advanced Tsimshian language student, also will teach language mini-immersion classes in the evenings at the Walter Soboleff Building. A masterpiece by Boxley was unveiled during the grand opening […]