ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: An Anchorage man was sentenced to over six years in prison for possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Jose Galvan Jr., 49, was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic stop on Feb. 12, 2022. The driver of the vehicle told the officer that he did not  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The BLM Coldfoot Cabin to be used as a winter public use cabin. FAIRBANKS, Alaska --The Bureau of Land Management announced today there will be a new BLM Public Use Cabin for rent in Coldfoot, Alaska beginning in the winter of 2024 - 2025. The Coldfoot Cabin, located at Mile Post 175 along the Dalton Highway, is currently used administratively during the summer months and wil  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Alaska - Second Quarter 2023": * * * Employment increased 2.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Municipality, from June 2022 to June 2023 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announces the selection of The University of Alaska to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for the new ADAC-ARCTIC Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security in the Arctic. S&T will provide ADAC-ARCTIC with $46 million over  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the selection of Kansas State University to receive $4 million in grant funding over the course of five years to provide technical assistance and increase the capacity of Tribal Nations and entities to build sustainable brownfield programs, establish and enhance their Tribal Response Programs, and conduct and oversee brownfields assess  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $800,000 in federal funding for eight local government and non-profit organizations representing communities across the country, from Alaska to Pennsylvania, that will each create a roadmap toward repurposing their existing energy assets. The Capacity Building   more