EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: U.S. Air Force members from the 354th Medical Group at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, participated in the 2023 Indo-Pacific Health Exchange (IPMHE) in Kuala Lumpar from 26-29 September 2023 to gain valuable training and insight on joint operations. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on global health joint operations that allows Allies and partners to discuss shared issues and concerns to enh  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned a 16-count indictment charging 10 defendants with running a large-scale drug trafficking ring in Alaska. According to the indictment, Christina Reyna Quintana, 38, Angela Marie Jasper, 39, Amber Young, 28, Rochelle Monique Wood, 37, James Anthony Schwarz, 41, Elroy Daniel Bouchard, 58, Khamthene Thongdy, 45, Colleen McDaniel, 68, Tamberlyn  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging three defendants with crimes connected to the murders of two women in Trapper Creek this May. According to the indictment, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, 56, Tamara Denise Bren, 41, and Kevin Glenn Peterson II, 29, engaged in a drug conspiracy and conspired to kidnap and murder Sunda  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to help develop a programmatic National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document that will analyze aquatic and riparian habitat restoration activities on BLM-administered lands in Alaska. This effort's goal is to increase the pace and scale of the BLM's aquatic and riparian restoration projects in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Bureau of Land Management will hold an Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC) meeting on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, in Anchorage. Both in-person and virtual participation options are available, and the public is welcome to attend. The Alaska RAC serves in an advisory capacity concerning issues relating to land use planning and the management of pu  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force members from the 354th Medical Group at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, participated in the 2023 Indo-Pacific Health Exchange (IPMHE) in Kuala Lumpar from 26-29 September 2023 to gain valuable training and insight on joint operations. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on global health joint operations that allows Allies and partners to discus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta's trip to Alaska to meet with tribal leaders and speak at the Alaska Federation of Natives 2023 Annual Convention: * * * From Tuesday, Oct. 17 through Friday, Oct. 20, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta traveled to Alaska to speak at the Alaska Federation of Natives' annual convention, meet with Alaska Native and local partners, and reaffirm the Justice Department'  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release: The Justice Department on Oct. 20, through its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), announced that it has awarded 182 grants to 111 American Indian and Alaska Native communities, totaling more than $96.7 million. Included in the awards are grants totaling $3.2 million to three tribes in Montana. "This grant program was created in recognition of the fact  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Trained responders freed the whale from a life-threatening entanglement near Gustavus, Alaska. * * * On October 10, NOAA Fisheries received reports of a severely entangled whale in coastal waters near Gustavus, Alaska. A quick response by a dedicated team of trained responders--involving planes, drones, vessel- and shore-based efforts--helped free the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE -- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland wrapped up a multi-day visit to Alaska today, where she highlighted how historic resources from President Biden's Investing in America agenda are supporting Alaska's Tribal communities by bolstering climate resiliency, investing in co-stewardship and salmon conservation, and strengthening local economies. To date, the Biden-Harris administration has an  more