ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A Kodiak man was sentenced to over 17 years in prison for possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute and possessing multiple firearms as a felon. According to court documents, agents executed search warrants on Mark Nason's vehicle and residence in September 2022. Agents found a total of roughly 1.6 kilos of meth, 1.5 kilos of fentanyl and 70 grams of  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: Two companies in the Alaska seafood shipping industry recently settled a lawsuit challenging penalties and fines levied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for violating the Jones Act, a law that requires merchandise be transported by U.S. flagged vessels between U.S. ports. An exception to the U.S. flagged vessel requirement allows seafood from Alaska to be trans  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Boise District Office issued the following news release: After extensive work with local partner organizations, the Bureau of Land Management today finalized the third of five plans that, taken together, will define a comprehensive system of existing motorized routes through Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho. The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) South Travel Managemen  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Falls District welcomes Blaine Newman as the new Field Manager for the Pocatello Field Office. His official starting date is Monday, Feb 26, 2024. "Blaine's belief in partnership and inclusion, coupled with his breadth of natural resources and leadership skills, makes him the ideal person to lead Pocatello Field Office," said BL  more

VALE, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Vale District Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management released a Record of Decision for the Southeastern Oregon Resource Management Plan Amendment (https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-03766/record-of-decision-approved-resource-management-plan-amendment-for-the-southeastern-oregon-resource), which updates specific aspects of management for 4.6 million acres of  more