It was announced on Tuesday by acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder of the U.S. Justice Department, that Furie Operating Alaska LLC has agreed to pay a $10 million fine in a civil penalties case for violation of the Jones Act brought against them by U.S Customs and Border Protection. The case had its start in […]
The timing of the first entry of humans into North America across the Bering Strait has now been set back 10,000 years. This has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt by Ariane Burke, a professor in Université de Montréal’s Department of Anthropology, and her doctoral student Lauriane Bourgeon, with the contribution of […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska–The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued eight citations against Hartman Construction & Equipment, Inc., and fined the company $560,000 for its willful failure to adhere to safety standards. The citations and fines are the result of an investigation conducted after the death of employee Samuel Morgan. Mr. Morgan, who was […]
The biggest American automaker, General Motors, admitted guilt Thursday in hiding information from both the government and motorists about a deadly defect in its vehicle ignition switches that has been linked to at least 124 deaths in crashes. GM, third largest in the world behind Germany’s Volkswagen and Japan’s Toyota Motor, agreed to a $900 […]