ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to 11 years in prison and four years' supervised release for possessing firearms as a felon and possessing drugs with an intent to distribute them. According to court documents, on Jan. 28, 2021, law enforcement found Joseph Franks, 42, asleep in a running tow truck along a road in Big Lake. Franks had an active warr  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 23 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MANILA, Philippines -- U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Mobilization Support Group, held the first-ever Army Reserve Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with the Philippine Army Reserve during Exercise Salaknib and Exercise Balikatan 24 in April. For three weeks, service members of 3rd MSG , based at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, and a direct reporting unit under the 9th Mission Support Command  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 24, 2024, entitled "Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024": * * * Alaska had 26,000 job openings in March 2024, compared to 27,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alaska was 7.  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 25 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Alaska businesses and residents of the June 25, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe storm, flooding and landslides that occurred Nov. 20, 2023. According to Sanchez,   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, May 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced over $225 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. Through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA is able to provide one of the largest annual investments in water infrastructure funding to Tribes to   more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $2,000,000 grant award from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) agenda to the O  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Mobilization Support Group, held the first-ever Army Reserve Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with the Philippine Army Reserve during Exercise Salaknib and Exercise Balikatan 24 in April, 2024. For three weeks, service members of 3rd MSG, based at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, and a direct reporting u  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the award of $1.5 million for arts education and mentorship projects as part of the Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development grant program. "The National Park Service is honored to provide these grants, supporting traditional and contemporary expressions of language, history, visual and perfor  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following feature story: * * * Missed escapement goals, decreasing size and age at maturity are factors in the decision. * * * In response to a petition to list Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries has found that listing may be warranted. We filed a positive 90-day finding in the Federal Register, which is  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 22 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Unprecedentedly low sea ice cover in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas during back-to-back winters from 2018 to 2019 caused a cascade of impacts that abruptly transformed the regional marine ecosystem, compounding challenges faced by the communities that rely on it. A new paper authored by scientists from NOAA Research, NOAA Fisheries and the University  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story: * * * With $4.3 million in NOAA funds, the Copper River Watershed Project and The Eyak Corporation will remove fish passage barriers, opening more streams for salmon spawning and subsistence fishing. * * * NOAA Fisheries' Office of Habitat Conservation is investing in the long-term survival of one of the world's most prized fish: Alaska's Cop  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A containership's propeller blade cracked leading to a loss of hydraulic oil and propulsion while transiting the Pacific Ocean, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The investigation found a blade on the vessel's controllable pitch propeller system did not meet manufacturer design specifications. The Maunalei was travelling to Portland, Oregon, from Ancho  more