EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Major William Walker, 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer, died April 22, 2024 (Alaska Daylight Time), in the vicinity of Bandung, Indonesia, during routine training. Major Walker worked as a liaison between the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron's Detachment 1 and the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division, both located on Joint Ba  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: A federal jury convicted a California drug dealer late Friday for his connection to the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Fairbanks man. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Junior Gafatasi Tulali, 48, was the original source of fentanyl pills that were sold to a Fairbanks man who died of a fentanyl overdose in October 2020. Around   more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: A federal jury convicted a California drug dealer late Friday for his connection to the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Fairbanks man. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Junior Gafatasi Tulali, 48, was the original source of fentanyl pills that were sold to a Fairbanks man who died of a fentanyl overdose in   more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference have each been selected to receive $62,450,000 through th  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract Introduction: In temperate regions, one of the most critical determinants of present range-wide genetic diversity was the Pleistocene climate oscillations, the most recent one created by the last glacial maximum (LGM). This study aimed to describe N. luetkeana genetic structure across its entire range (Alaska to California) and  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- President Biden issued the following statement on protecting Alaska's arctic lands, waters and wildlife: * * * Alaska's majestic and rugged lands and waters are among the most remarkable and healthy landscapes in the world, sustaining a vibrant subsistence economy for Alaska Native communities. These natural wonders demand our protection. I am proud that my Administration is taking action to conserve more than 13 million acres in the Western Arctic and to honor the cu  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Carson Jeney The 51st FW is stationed at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, and sent Airmen from the 36th Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Generation Squadron, and 51st Operations Support Squadron to participate in Red Flag-Alaska 24-1. The 51st FW provides combat ready forces for close air support, air strike control, forward air control-airborne, combat search and rescu  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Efforts to remove salmon migration barriers in Alaska will receive an additional $7.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds. These funds build on prior BIL investments in 2022 and 2023 (and years-long collaboration between many partners) to restore fish passage and protect Alaska communities from flooding where roads cross streams. This most recent round  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 350 More Borrowers in Alaska, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 4,050 people in Alaska under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 350 more   more