ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: A Wasilla man was sentenced today to over nine years in prison for his involvement in recklessly evading the police and using a firearm during a carjacking in 2021. According to court documents, on Dec. 17, 2021, an Anchorage Police officer attempted a traffic stop on Bryson McEneaney, 36, but he evaded the officer and fled north on the Glenn Highway towa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management has completed a final programmatic environmental impact statement analyzing seven herbicide active ingredients that could be used for vegetation treatments to control noxious weeds and invasive species on America's public lands. The BLM manages 245 million acres of public lands primarily in the western United States, including Alaska. Approximate  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 27, 2023, entitled "Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Alaska - 2022": * * * Private industry employers reported 6,500 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Alaska in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that this  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Montana had the highest hires rate in October 2023, at 5.4 percent, followed by Alaska (5.2 percent), Delaware (4.9 percent), and West Virginia (4.8 percent). New York and the District of Columbia had the lowest hires rates, at 2.8 percent each. The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. * * * Chart  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * A new rapid communication tool takes a significant step toward ecosystem-based management of sustainable seafood. * * * NOAA Fisheries is committed to ecosystem-based management as our most powerful tool to maintain productive, resilient fisheries in a changing climate. This approach considers the entire ecosystem, including humans, t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following report on Dec. 18, 2023 by John Pender entitled "Who Is Served by USDA Rural Broadband Projects? Study Shows Small Share of Eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives Reached by ReConnect." Here are excerpts: * * * Highlights: *The U.S. Government has invested or committed more than $100 billion to bring high-speed internet broadband service to unserved and underserved areas.  more