ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 12 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Affordable, reliable, high-speed internet is coming to Western Alaska! Bethel Native Corporation (BNC), in partnership with GCI, Alaska's largest telecommunications company, today announced the launch of a partnership to bring fiber-optic connectivity to Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The project will bring 2 gigabit internet speeds and affordable plans to more than 10,000 Alaskans. At an event  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 14 (TNSper) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that Kristian Pickrell was appointed to the Ketchikan District Court. Mr. Pickrell has been an Alaska resident for 241/2 years and has practiced law for 17 years. He graduated from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2004 and is currently an assistant district attorney in Ketchikan. The Alaska Judicial Council met with applicants on September 1 and a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSgov) -- The National Indian Health Board posted the following news: Finishing strong on the last day of the National Tribal Health Conference, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) went to Congress advocating for Tribal healthcare funding. NIHB Chairman Chief William Smith and NIHB Billings Area Representative Timothy Davis met with Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK-At-Large). Chairman Smith and Representative Peltola spent time connecting over Alaska's isolating fact  more