ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred sentenced an Anchorage man on April 19, 2023, to 10 years and 5 months imprisonment followed by eight years of supervised release for distributing heroin. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Jason McAnulty, aka "Snoop," 40, distributed approximately 126 grams of heroin to a law enforcement source during t  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on April 21, 2023, charging a Homer man with unlawful transportation of four black bears and making false records in violation of the Lacey Act. According to court documents, Travis Larson, 47, of Homer, and his company Alaska Premier Sportfishing, LLC, were named as defendants in the six-count indictment. The indi  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Ricardo Sandoval, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 354th Fighter Wing conducted Arctic Gold 23-2, an exercise designed to practice the wing's ability to sustain F-35 Lightning II operations from multiple, simulated, deployed locations, April 17-23. "The goal of this exercise was to showcase the wing's ability to employ and sustain F-35 operations across multiple locations using the Agile Co  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, April 27 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Senior Airman Patrick Sullivan, JBER Public Affairs The 673d Air Base Wing's Arctic Spark cell recently partnered with industry professionals to host a technology exposition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 19 and 20. Thirty-four industry partners attended the event, representing 20 companies, to more than 150 government personnel who visited during the exposition's   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued the following news release: To better protect the Alaska coast from oil spills, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) recently signed an agreement (add hyperlink) with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) that strengthens the agencies' coordination of oil spill planning, preparedness, and response offshore Alaska. The agreement updates and  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Ricardo Sandoval, 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 354th Fighter Wing conducted Arctic Gold 23-2, an exercise designed to practice the wing's ability to sustain F-35 Lightning II operations from multiple, simulated, deployed locations April 17-23, 2023. "The goal of this exercise was to showcase the wing's ability to employ and sustain F-35 opera  more

FORT YUKON, Alaska, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland and his team wrapped up a weeklong tour of Alaska today where he highlighted investments being made through the President's Investing in America agenda to advance Tribal climate resilience and combat the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples. On Monday, Assistant Secretary Newland joined Southeast area Tribal l  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Absent Council action, agency must prepare amendment to meet court deadline. * * * NOAA Fisheries will hold a public hearing to receive input on an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska. This amendment would establish federal management for the salmon fisheries in the federal waters of   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $11.8 million for projects across Alaska to make communities and the economy more resilient to climate change, as part of the Investing in America agenda. Across Alaska, five projects will create jobs and boost economic and environmental outcomes for coastal communitie  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, April 27 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Alejandro Pena, JBER Public Affairs The 673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen's tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital   more