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

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: On Sept. 13, 2024, Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg sentenced 47-year-old Sonya H. Taton to 50 years in prison for murdering a boyfriend in 2019 and stabbing another boyfriend in 2016. Taton was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree following a multi-week trial that concluded Nov. 17, 2023. Judge Pallenberg sentenced Taton to 60 years with 20 years sus  more

SEATTLE, Sept. 19 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Summary * Now that final clearance has been received from regulators, Alaska Airlines can close the transaction and shift focus to obtaining a single operating certificate from the FAA. Until that time, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will operate as one organization with two separate airline operations, under two individual operating certificates. The inter  more

SEATTLE, Sept. 18 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Summary * The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued an order under its authority to grant an exemption relating to the transfer of international route authorities in the combination of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. * The two companies expect to close their merger transaction in the coming days. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today   more

SEATTLE, Sept. 20 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Hawaiian Airlines has officially joined Alaska Airlines, marking the beginning of a partnership that will reshape the travel industry for years to come. In a first for a U.S. airline, we will maintain both beloved brands. While your experience with each airline remains the same for now, there's a lot to look forward to in the next 18 months. * * * Summary * Enab  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 19 -- The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities issued the following news release: * * * Award fully funds Tustumena Replacement Vessel. * * * The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has been awarded three competitive Rural Ferry Program grants by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), totaling $177.4 million to enhance the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). This significant funding, provided through the Bipartisan  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 20 -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news release: * * * Student Scholars Begin Their Year with Leadership Training * * * Nine Indigenous students from across Indian Country were selected to serve as the American Indian College Fund's (College Fund) 2024-25 student ambassadors. Student ambassadors gain valuable leadership and communications skills while working to create greater visibility of American Indians and Alaska Natives and an understand  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: They span the fields of real estate, public policy, social media, business, journalism, and technology. They are entrepreneurs, tech gurus, social media mavens, and digital storytellers. They live around the world, from India to the United Kingdom and Alaska to Colorado. They are the second cohort in a Virginia Tech program that infuses the humanities with leadership education. This week, eight participants in the In  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: DEADHORSE, Alaska - Sept. 19, 2024 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated the MQ-4C Triton navigation system's ability to operate at high latitudes deep within the Arctic Circle, delivering on its commitment to provide critical intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capabilities in the High North. The test flight proved the system's ability to operate in the ha  more