| News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Wednesday September 18, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Alaska A.G. Taylor: Woman With History of Abusing Domestic Partners, Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder and Assault
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release:
On Sept. 13, 2024, Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg sentenced 47-year-old Sonya H. Taton to 50 years in prison for murdering a boyfriend in 2019 and stabbing another boyfriend in 2016.
Taton was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree following a multi-week trial that concluded Nov. 17, 2023. Judge Pallenberg sentenced Taton to 60 years with 20 years sus
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DEA-Seattle: Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising From Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang
TACOMA, Washington, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release:
Two men indicted in March 2023 as part of a drug distribution organization associated with an Aryan prison gang were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for drug and gun crimes. Ronaldo McComb, 59, of Ridgefield, Washington, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Isaac Cervantes, 32 of Phoenix was sentenced to 9 years in prison. At the sentenci
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NSF announces 8 EPSCoR awards to fund research fellowships at NASA facilities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release:
The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested over $2.1 million in eight projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR). This investment, in collaboration with NASA, aims to strengthen research infrastructure, advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent development at six institutions in five U.S. states, and develop the next
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USACE completes handover of newly constructed kindergarten building in Mongolia
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska
While Alaska and Mongolia are separated by an ocean, the two regions share some key characteristics. Frigid climates, rugged mountains and austere regions can make for challenging construction, but staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District are experts at delivering high-quality infrastructure in arctic conditi
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USDOT Requires Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines to Preserve Rewards Value, Critical Flight Service as Merger Moves Forward
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
Enforceable, upfront terms require Alaska and Hawaiian to protect value of rewards, preserve critical flight service, ensure Honolulu hub access, enhance customer benefits, and lower costs for military families
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation secured binding, enforceable public-interest protections from Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines prior to the close of their merger. The prote
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