JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 18 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: (Anchorage, AK) - The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Aug. 16, 2024, involving Alaska State Troopers Jayson Christner and Colten Buie and Court Services Officer Sawyer Munson's use of force against Vaughn Walunga, 46, in Gambell. The review determined that Troopers Christner and Buie and CSO Munson were legally justif  more

SEATTLE, Oct. 17 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following agency statement on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it has tentatively granted Alaska Airlines slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to introduce nonstop daily round trip service to San Diego (SAN). This brings us one step closer to offering the only nonstop service between these two major markets. Alaska urges DOT to finalize  more

SEATTLE, Oct. 17 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Members can choose new perks at certain milestone moments next year along with new ways to earn elite-qualifying miles to hit milestones and attain status. * * * Summary -Members are rewarded sooner at new milestones and can choose from various perks. - Members can rack up elite-qualifying miles to reach milestones and status when they redeem award travel, make credit card purcha  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Alaska Air Group in connection with its loyalty program financing comprising the issuance of $625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.021% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 and $625 million aggregate principal amount of 5.308% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 and the incurrence of a new $750 million senior secured term loan facility. Debevoise has also advised Alaska Air Group   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: On Indigenous Peoples' Day, the DNC announced a six-figure ad campaign targeting Native voters and empowering them to make their voices heard this November. The 'I Will Vote' campaign will reach Native communities in Arizona, North Carolina, Montana, and Alaska through digital, print, and radio ads with a majority being placed in local and national Native-owned publications. This is the DNC's third Nativ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, DNC Native Caucus Chair Clara Pratte, and DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong released the following statement commemorating Indigenous Peoples' Day: "Today and every day, we honor the contributions and resiliency of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. Indigenous people have made historic and meaningful contributions to our country, and we're hono  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: (Anchorage, Alaska) -- On Oct. 2, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin, sentenced Michael Jolly to 24 months in jail with 18 months suspended and three years of felony probation following his release from jail. Jolly, 35, was sentenced following a May 2024 jury trial and subsequent guilty conviction of two counts of Assault in the Third Degree and one count of Assaul  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 17 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Effort builds upon years of tribal collaborations with OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center and University of Oklahoma programs * * * The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Oklahoma a five-year, $17.2 million grant to partner with tribal nations and communities to improve cancer outcomes. Research has shown that the American Indian and Alaska Native population in Oklahoma e  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 18 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: * * * Legislation named for late Tlingit artist Archie Cavanaugh * * * A United States senator from Alaska has introduced an amendment to the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to preserve and expand the rights of Native artists to use feathers and other bird materials in their artistic practices. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who filed the bill last month, named the legislation after the late award-wi  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: (Anchorage, AK) - An article ran this past weekend in the Anchorage Daily News that examines a shortage of prosecutors and many dismissed misdemeanor cases at the Anchorage Municipality. "Public safety is one of the primary goals of any government. The Department of Law is not staffed to take on all misdemeanor prosecutions in Anchorage, but we are working to lend a hand to pro  more