ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 5 (TNSper) -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Assistant Attorney General Mark Clark is appointed to be the District Attorney for Bethel. He is replacing Chris Knowles who is stepping down and leaving the state to help address family medical issues. Clark joined the Department of Law's Office of Special Prosecutions in Anchorage in 2021, where he prosecuted violations of State law referred by agencies such as the Alaska Departmen  more

BEMIDJI, Minnesota, Jan. 4 (TNSres) -- Bemidji State University issued the following news on Jan. 3, 2023: Maria Berkeland '15 grew up with a deep love for nature and wildlife. Originally from Grand Rapids, she spent most of her life in Fairbanks, Alaska, after moving there at a young age. Berkeland became interested in wildlife conservation and research after spending much of her childhood outdoors exploring Alaska's unique landscape and wildlife. "My family and I would often hike together a  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 4 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: GCI has once again signed on to be the presenting sponsor of Special Olympics Alaska. GCI's multi-year commitment, valued at $140,000 in annual cash and in-kind contributions through 2025, will support Special Olympics Alaska's staff, programs, athletes and advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the state. "Special Olympics Alaska is right at the heart of the   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 7 (TNSjou) -- Princeton University issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2023: A new study shows that the Bering Land Bridge, the strip of land that once connected Asia to Alaska, emerged far later during the last ice age than previously thought. The unexpected findings shorten the window of time that humans could have first migrated from Asia to the Americas across the Bering Land Bridge. The findings also indicate that there may be a less direct relationship bet  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: * * * Early action, effective communication and collaboration between emergency response and healthcare providers enabled Juneau's successful pandemic response, study finds * * * To date, Juneau, Alaska has the highest vaccination rates, among the lowest coronavirus cases, and among the fewest deaths among other boroughs (counties) in Alaska. Now, a research team that studied Juneau's ear  more