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Auburn man’s murder trial in Alaska delayed by COVID-19

Two participants in the Steven H. Downs case were exposed to COVID-19, a court assistant said.

Steven H. Downs, now 47, is accused in the 1993 slaying of Sophie Sergie, 20, at a Fairbanks university bathroom.

Local mothers Julie and Rita Vye are each serving as gestational surrogates for a second time through a Boston-based agency.

Steven H. Downs was charged in 2019 with raping and murdering an Alaskan woman in 1993 when he was a college student.

The back wall of Rotary Auto Sales was blown out.

by Christopher Williams Sun Journal staff writer January 6, 2022January 7, 2022

Dustin Beach said recovery and religion have helped him see his wrongdoing and change his ways.

Police will continue their investigation to find Mark Conley of Naples.

by Sun Journal staff report January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

State law enforcement officials used a canoe and a dog to search Wednesday for the missing man from Naples.

Bates denounces union complaints as ‘the very essence of misinformation’ after organizers say college is violating its own COVID-19 protocols.

College seeks to keep faculty separate from other staff in any proposed union.