JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 12 -- The Alaska Department of Public Safety issued the following State Troopers dispatches: Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. A Detachment...No news reported. B Detachment Location: Palmer Case number: 10-75693 Type: MVC - Damage only Text: On 8/11/2010 at approximately 2002 hours, AST responded to a vehicle collision on the Old Glenn Highway ne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky. (6th CD), issued the following news release: Today at a press conference in Lexington, Congressman Chandler and Kentucky Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo announced federal funding to prevent domestic violence through Amanda's Law and to help families victimized by violence get back on their feet through the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program (BDVP). Chandler and Speaker Stumbo were joined by BDVP Executive Director Darlene Thomas, Commonwealth   more

EVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 11 -- University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: One hot morning in late July, 23 visiting Iraqi college students volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, digging holes, planting trees and shrubs, and spreading mulch in front of Habitat homes in the Glenwood neighborhood of Evansville. Two local families will enjoy remembrances of the Iraqi students' time at the University of Southern Indiana for years to come. Community service was just a small   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today's passage by Congress of the Border Security Appropriations Bill provides $196 million for the Department of Justice to surge federal law enforcement efforts in high crime areas in the Southwest Border region, announced Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler. "I commend Congress for passing the Border Security Appropriations Bill to add important resources to bolster security on our So  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation issued the following news release: Today's passage by Congress of the Border Security Appropriations Bill provides $196 million for the Department of Justice to surge federal law enforcement efforts in high crime areas in the Southwest Border region, announced Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler. "I commend Congress for passing the Border Security Appropriations Bill to add important resour  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of the daily press briefing: INDEX: DEPARTMENT Food-affected Populations in Pakistan / Assistance to Pakistan / Helicopters en route to Ghazi Airbase Secretary Clinton's Upcoming Speech on the Obama Administration's Global Health Initiative Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela's Travel to China Under Secretary Hormats' Meeting with a Member of India's Planning Commission AFGHANISTAN Wikil  more