FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 4 -- 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 charging a husband and wife from Delta Junction, Alaska, with conspiracy and wire fraud for perpetrating a years' long scheme that defrauded nearly two-dozen investors out of over $700,000 dollars. According to court documents, from 2017 until 2020, Brian Keith Corty, 52, and his wife Candy Corty, 47, used false and f  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: A Washington family has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Indian Arts and Crafts Act for crimes committed when they owned and operated several businesses in Ketchikan, Alaska, involving the sale of Philippine produced stone carvings and wood totem poles as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork. According to court documents, between April 2016 through December   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 4, 2023, entitled "Women's Earnings in Alaska - 2021": * * * In 2021, Alaska women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $967, or 79.1 percent of the $1,223 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, Ismail J. Ramsey, posted the following news release on May 5, 2023: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Mu  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release: Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District will host a hybrid virtual community information meeting Wednesday, May 17 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time in Nome and via WebEx for anyone interested in learning about the Port of Nome Modification Project. The purpose of this event is to provide a general project status update o  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance (OCOLA) is an allowance that ensures our Service members who are assigned to a permanent duty station outside the contiguous U.S. (OCONUS) (i.e., foreign countries, U.S. territories, Alaska, and Hawaii) maintain the same level of purchasing power as Service members stationed in CONUS locations -- not less purchasing power, but not more either. The OCOLA rate pays a diff  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: * * * Funds available to tribes, consortia, corporations and NGOs to address legacy pollution on lands conveyed under ANCSA * * * Today the U.S. EPA announced a $20 million funding program to assist Alaska tribal entities in addressing legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The contaminants on some of these lands-- arsenic, asb  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, is proposing limits on the amount of bacteria and other microorganisms Haines's wastewater treatment plant will be allowed to release to Portage Cove. Currently, the discharges from the Haines facility are not disinfected, contain high levels of fecal coliform and enterococcus ba  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena J. King, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office joined the Department of Justice, partners across the federal government, and people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day (MMIP). "Today, we honor and remember Native Americans who have fallen vic  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to unacceptable levels of violence that have caused a crisis of Missing or Mu  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day The department's work to respond to the MMIP crisis is a wh  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Thousands of U.S. service members, five ships and more than 150 aircraft are scheduled to participate in Northern Edge 2023 (NE23-1), a joint field training exercise at various locations in and around Alaska, beginning May 4, 2023. United Kingdom and Australian service members will join the U.S. contingent in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise by provid  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Nick Brown, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to the unacceptable levels of violence that have led to the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indige  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for Alaska Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effort   more