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The Fairbanks Four, Part 3: The Doubts
Channel 2 NewsThe story of the Fairbanks Four has remained alive for so long in large part thanks to the Alaska Native community in the Fairbanks region, where activists backing the men imprisoned for Jonathon Hartman’s 1997 death have created websites, staged...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Witnesses, Prisons, Justice System
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Fairbanks Students Take Action to Remove Racist Names on Map
Mary Beth Smetzer, Fairbanks Daily News-MinerEighth-graders at a Fairbanks middle school made a startling discovery - racist names on an Alaska topographic map. One of the places near Minto on the U.S. Geological Survey map was named, "Negrohead Creek." The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey
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Fort Wainwright Soldier's Death Sheds Light on Resources Available
Channel 2 NewsOn Thursday the Chen family shared new information at a press conference about Danny Chen's death. Chen was a soldier based at Fort Wainwright, who apparently committed suicide in Afghanistan. A spokesperson for the family said Army officials told them...Tags: Health, Conservation, Symptoms, Conservation, Suicide
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Army Recommends Trial for 4 Soldiers After Danny Chen Suicide
U.S. military investigators have recommended a court martial for four American troops over the suicide of their fellow infantryman who shot himself in a guard tower in southern Afghanistan.
Pvt. Danny Chen from New York City shot himself on Oct. 3...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Suicide, New York City
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Black History Month Profile: Rosa Foster, Anchorage Educator
Channel 2 NewsIf you've lived in Anchorage long enough, you might remember Rosa Foster. She was an elementary teacher in the 60s and later retired as a principal from the Anchorage School District. She came to Alaska from Virginia and she says she remembers the...Tags: African-American History Month, Black History
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Two More Soldiers Could Face Court-Martial in Danny Chen Suicide
Channel 2 NewsThe Army says two more soldiers were recommended for court-martial this week, after charges were filed against them and six other soldiers related to the Afghanistan suicide last year of an Alaska-based private following alleged hazing from comrades in...Tags: Suicide, Afghanistan
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Chen Investigation: US Soldier Charged in Suicide Faced Hearing
Channel 2 NewsTheU.S. militarysays one of eight soldiers accused of abuse that drove a 19-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier to suicide faced a preliminary hearing at a base in a southern Afghanistanon Sunday. Spc. Ryan J. Offutt was charged with including maltreatment,...Tags: Trials, Court Preliminary, Trials, Suicide, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Isle of Wight commonwealth's attorney joins call for resignations
ISLE OF WIGHT — L. Wayne Farmer, the commonwealth's attorney for Isle of Wight County, has written a strongly worded letter calling for the resignation of Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey and Isle of Wight School Board member...
Tags: Lawyers, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Email, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
Tags: China, Culture, Shootings, Police Arrests, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of northwest...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Sociology, Culture, Aftonbladet (newspaper)
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Obama OKs Congressional Gold Medal for 4 girls killed in 1963 Birmingham, Ala., church bombing
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger...Tags: Bombings, Terri Sewell, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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May 25 Letters: IOW emails, Oklahoma tornado, Fort Monroe security
Embarrassed I am a new resident of Isle of Wight. I moved to this county because of many reasons. I am proud of the people, the beauty of the county land, the ability of its public officials to maintain growth while maintaining the historical heritage...Tags: Smithfield, U.S. Navy, Hampton Roads, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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