ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: A Minto woman entered a guilty plea for embezzling, stealing, and obtaining by fraud money that was owned and under the care, custody, and control of an Indian tribal government. According to court documents, Melanie Gail Titus, 52, of Minto, was employed as the bookkeeper for the Minto Village Council, which is the federally recognized native governing body for the Na  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release on March 2, 2023: A federal magistrate judge in Alaska sentenced a Fairbanks man to pay a fine for unlawfully selling and operating a tour on federal land without a permit. The land is owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). According to court documents and statements in court, Jun Liang, 40, is the sole owner of AK Aurora Travel Inc. Through that company, Liang s  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Alaska State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management will host the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start on March 4 at the BLM Campbell Tract. The 730-acre Campbell Tract is a great location to view the mushers and their dog teams as they emerge from the woods and trot down the Campbell Airstrip to finish their 11-mile run from downtown. It take  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: * * * Researchers will investigate the impacts of water infrastructure stressors on Alaska Native Communities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intention to award $1,350,000 in grant funding to Iowa State University to assess the relationships between climate-induced concerns related to water infrastructure and their effects on health in Alaska N  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: * * * Collaborative projects in Alaska and Washington will promote community-led science, knowledge-sharing to support environmental justice * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $3.9 million in grant funding to the University of Washington, University of Alaska, and Iowa State University for community-based research to examine how climate change com  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) was a proud participant at the 25th annual Alaska Forum on the Environment conference at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The event was billed as the largest environmental conference in Alaska. Attendees included environmental professionals, government agencies, conservationists, biologists, and nonprofit and for-p  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging a Fairbanks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee with wire fraud and embezzlement of public funds for perpetrating a years-long scheme to steal money from her employer. According to court documents, Kimberly C. Robinson was employed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 2003, and in 2020 was promote  more