WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed two Acting U.S. Trustees, the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees announced today. Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 585(a), the Attorney General may fill U.S. Trustee vacancies by appointing an Acting U.S. Trustee. Jonas V. Anderson has been appointed as the Acting U.S. Trustee for Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington (Region 18). Anderson repl  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 19 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: (Fairbanks, AK) - Yesterday, Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced 47-year-old Anthony Peterson to 30 years of active incarceration for the murder of 18-year-old Brett Allen. On Jan. 14, 2021, Peterson fatally shot Brett Allen. In May of 2024, a Fairbanks jury found Peterson guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and rejected Peterson's self-defense argument. In senten  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * The Bureau of Land Management today announced the winners of the 2024 Rangeland Stewardship and Rangeland Innovations awards, which recognize exemplary management and outstanding accomplishments in restoring and maintaining the health of public rangelands. The awards will be presented tomorrow, Sept. 18, at a ceremony hosted by the Public Lands Council(link is externa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * TAOS, N.M. Today the Bureau of Land Management announced an updated management plan and associated Environmental Assessment for the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Together, these will protect and restore important resources, including exceptional natural and geologic features and unique cultural sites, and support continued enjoyment and use of the Monument.   more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Sept. 19 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Russian IL-38 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 15, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs r  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: This year marks the 75th anniversary of NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory, located in College Park, Maryland with field stations in Tennessee, Idaho and Nevada. Here are six facts about the lab. ARL is one of NOAA's oldest labs, was a product of the Cold War. ARL's research focus is on the boundary layer, the part of the atmosphere from a few feet below the soil up to 2-3  more