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  • Tribe and region prepare for Hurricane Florence

    Sep 11, 2018

    With states of emergency declared in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, emergency management officials in the counties in western North Carolina and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are keeping a watchful eye to ensure that residents are safe with a looming hurricane. Hurricane Florence intensified to Category 4 strength, the same as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It’s expected to make landfall Thursday, Sept. 13. The storm hits at a time after days of rain, and that could pose problems. Category 4 storms pack winds ranging from 1...

  • Indian territory again? An old Oklahoma murder case spotlights tribal sovereignty

    Sep 11, 2018

    Set beside a gravel county road, the painted cross stands chest-high in a small circle of bricks, brushed by tall grass and black-eyed Susans and daisies. The lettering on the pockmarked crossbar is faded but still legible: George Jacobs. This lonely roadside ditch is where Mr. Jacobs died one night in August 1999 after being stabbed and beaten by Patrick Murphy. That same night, Mr. Murphy confessed to the assault on his girlfriend’s former partner and the father of her child. He was arrested and tried and convicted of first-degree murder a...

  • Patricia Elaine Jones, Former Director of Rosebud Tribal Ranch Sentenced for Embezzlement

    Sep 11, 2018

    Rosebud – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that a Rosebud woman was sentenced in federal court as a result of her conviction for Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization. Patricia Elaine Jones, 66, of Rosebud, SD, was sentenced on September 4, 2018, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno. Jones was sentenced to 24 months of federal probation. She was ordered to pay approximately $23,000 in restitution. According to court documents filed in Jones’s case, between April 1, 2015, and March 31, 2016, she wil...

  • New photos show declining health of orca J50

    Sep 11, 2018

    Scientists have growing concern for ailing orca J50. New drone images released Monday show a very thin profile and loss of fat behind her head. The Southern Resident killer whale is less than 4-years-old. She has been observed in failing health this summer. J50, also known as Scarlet, has lost 20 percent of her body mass and developed a depression near the base of her skull, which indicated severe fat loss and malnutrition. https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/new-photos-show-declining-health-of-orca-j50/28...

  • Lawyer for couple feuding with Samaritan: Indictment likely

    Sep 11, 2018

    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey couple under investigation after a good Samaritan accused them of dipping into some of the $400,000 in online donations they raised for him is likely to be indicted, their attorney said Monday. Ernest Badway represents Mark D'Amico and Katelyn McClure in a civil case against Johnny Bobbitt. https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyer-couple-feuding-samaritan-indictment-likely-193910481.html...