This Day in Alaska History-December 8th, 1915
Kenai Spur Triumvirate Theater Burns Up Saturday Morning
In the early morning hours on Saturday, the Triumvirate Theater on the Kenai Spur Highway went up in flames despite efforts to extinguish the flames. A caller driving by on the Kenai Spur Highway called in to Soldotna dispatch at 3:15 am reported that the popular non-profit theater was engulfed in flames. Fire departments from […]
Aurora Theater Shooter Escapes Death Penalty
After seven hours of jury deliberation, Aurora Theater Killer, James Holmes, escaped the death penalty and instead received life without parole, it was announced moments ago. He avoided the death penalty because every jury member must agree on the death penalty in order to apply it. The jury could not come to a unanimous decision. […]