JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the appointment of Judge Terrence Haas as Alaska Public Defender and Judge David Nesbett to the Anchorage Superior Court. The appointments were chosen from a list of individuals nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council and forwarded on to the Governor. Judge Haas was previously appointed to the Bethel Superior Court in 2018 and was the presiding   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Indirect and direct exposure to firearm violence is harmful to mental and physical health, according to a Rutgers study * * * By Patrice Harley There is a widening health disparity among Black, American Indian and Alaska Native adults exposed to gun violence, according to Rutgers researchers who say these communities have more mental and physical health issues because they witness or are vict  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Tremendous progress has been made this summer with survey crews hard at work gathering data and other on-the-ground information for the next stage of the AIRRAQ Network fiber project. The AIRRAQ Network, a joint Bethel Native Corporation-GCI project to close the digital divide in 13 Western Alaska communities, is set to begin construction next year. In September and October, teams from  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: Westinghouse Electric Company announced today the Department of Energy has selected its project to deploy a 1.2 GWh utility-scale long-duration energy storage system in Healy, Alaska in support of planned wind power. The project represents the largest, planned single installation of long-duration energy storage in the United States and will demonstrate how the technology can  more