Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has been making a list and checking it twice in an effort to crack down on retail theft rings ahead of the holiday shopping season. In recent weeks, Mitchell’s office has announced cases against several people charged with organized retail theft — and thefts of more than $2 million in merchandise — along with highlighting a Safe Shopping campaign to enlist the public’s help in thwarting the problem. …
King Cove braces for salmon season with no seafood processor amid historic price slump
The plant, formerly owned by Peter Pan Seafood Company, is the economic engine for the Alaska Peninsula community.