FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: A federal jury convicted a California drug dealer late Friday for his connection to the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Fairbanks man. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Junior Gafatasi Tulali, 48, was the original source of fentanyl pills that were sold to a Fairbanks man who died of a fentanyl overdose in October 2020. Around   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: In a significant stride towards ensuring essential water and sanitation infrastructure throughout Indian Country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Indian Health Service (IHS) announced $700 million in funding allocation from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and a newly signed memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) at th  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Public-private collaboration results in new 10-year strategy for the first time in over a decade Today, the Biden Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) and accompanying Federal Action Plan. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) an  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: A federal jury convicted a California drug dealer late Friday for his connection to the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Fairbanks man. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Junior Gafatasi Tulali, 48, was the original source of fentanyl pills that were sold to a Fairbanks man who died of a fentanyl overdose in   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for April 8-12, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Spike Enterprise, Inc. (13-CA-282513, et al.; 373 NLRB No. 41) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583ccbba0) Channahon, IL, April 10, 2024. The Board unanimously adopted the Administrative Law Judge's conclusion that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(3) and (1) by discharging an employee for his union activity and Section   more

ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 24 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Capt. Alexandra Buckley More than 20 distinguished visitors, including Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, gained insight and exposure to the activities of the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing at Andersen Air Force Base and forward operating stations known as spokes at Northwest Field, Andersen AFB, Guam, as well as Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, April 12, 2024. Other attendees included U.S.  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her Republican colleagues issued a joint statement opposing the Biden Administration's ban on approving applications to export liquified natural gas: "As governors, we are very concerned by the Biden Administration's move to pause approvals of new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects, especially after Iran's recent attack on Israe  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the United States has become an Observer to the Partnership Council of the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA). "I am grateful for the support of the IPETCA participating economies for the United States' request for Observer status," said Ambassador Katherine   more