ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: Two Arizona men were arrested over the last three weeks on warrants from a federal indictment charging them with trafficking fentanyl to Alaska. According to court proceedings, a federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 18 charging Odarious Shaw, 24, and Corrion James, 25, with allegedly distributing large amounts of fentanyl to Alaska from their home state of  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 18 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced more than $106 million in recommended funding for 16 West Coast and Alaska state and tribal salmon recovery programs and projects under the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF). The funds, including $34.4 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and $7.5 million under the Inflation Reductio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that it plans to release the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A) on Sept. 21. The Detailed DHC-A provides population counts and sex-by-age statistics for approximately 1,500 detailed race and ethnic groups and detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages. Embargo subscribers ca  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: While in Alaska, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announces the designation of two new Marine Highway Routes, as part of the United States Marine Highway Program (MHP). The newly designated M-11 and the M-79 routes will help speed up the movement of goods, strengthen supply chains, and support local economies in Alaska, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. These designations allow any elig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $139 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Special Transportation Circumstances (STC) grant program. As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS) announced the award of $243,457 today as part of the Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development grant program to the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation based in Juneau, Alaska. This is the first year awards have been administered from this newly established grant program. "The National Park Service is committed to s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Funding for 16 new and continuing programs and projects will support conservation efforts in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. * * * To support West Coast salmon and steelhead populations, NOAA Fisheries is recommending $106.1 million in funding for 16 new and continuing programs and projects through our Pacific Coastal Salmon Rec  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) late Aug. 13, 2023, and early morning Aug. 14, 2023. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ oc  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command forces will conduct maneuvers Aug. 15-Sept. 10, 2023, as part of Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, a long-planned, bi-national operation in Alaska. The operation will reinforce the capability of both American and Canadian forces in detecting, deterring, and safeguarding against potential threats to North America and the Arc  more