ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A Kenai woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for making a materially false statement in a bankruptcy case. According to court documents and statements made in court, Saray Consuelo Sarmiento Angarita Lockwood, 58, ran a successful dental clinic in Kenai with her late husband. In April 2019, Lockwood and her husband filed for bankruptcy. During the bankru  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by state increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia in 2022, with the percent change ranging from 5.7 percent in Alaska to -3.2 percent in New Hampshire (table 1), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Real personal income declined in 45 states and the District of Co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (WC Dockets No. 10-90, 14-58, 09-197, 16-271; RM-11868) on Dec. 20, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Connect America Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Universal Service Support, Connect America Fund - Alaska Plan, Expanding Broadband Through the ACAM Program ORDER By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. In this Ord  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Reports provide a synthesis of current conditions and trends in indicators of ecosystem health. * * * NOAA Fisheries has released the 2023 Ecosystem Status Reports for the eastern Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska. These synthesis reports provide current conditions and trends over time for key oceanographic, biological,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story on Dec. 22, 2023: * * * Timing of spring phytoplankton blooms affects the food web. * * * New research suggests that warming of the Bering Sea Shelf affects algae blooms and the food web that relies on it. This is particularly true of the recent unprecedented and widespread warming during 2018-2019. Understanding the impacts of the timing of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Senior Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest, U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and crew returned to its homeport Dec. 15, 2023, after circumnavigating the globe covering 25,000 miles in 159-days in support of the 2024 Arctic science missions. The Healy and crew made port call stops in Seward and Kodiak, Alaska; Tromso, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Reykj  more