TSA PreCheck Touchless ID & ConfirmID Effective February 1

TSA PreCheck Touchless ID & ConfirmID Effective February 1

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented PreCheck Touchless ID at ANC. This technology uses advanced facial comparison to verify a traveler’s identity in seconds. Travelers simply look into a camera at the checkpoint, and their live photo is matched against their passport photo. TSA states that this touchless process enhances security while providing a […]

Coast Guard takes delivery of 18th mission-ready HC-130J surveillance aircraft

Coast Guard takes delivery of 18th mission-ready HC-130J surveillance aircraft

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard is completing final delivery activities this week for its 18th fully missionized HC-130J long range surveillance aircraft, designated CGNR 2018, at L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems in Waco, Texas. The aircraft will support the transition of Air Station Sacramento, California, from C-27J aircraft to HC-130Js. Three Coast Guard air stations currently […]

Prince William Sound Shrimp Fisheries Public Zoom Meeting

Prince William Sound Shrimp Fisheries Public Zoom Meeting

(Anchorage) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Divisions of Sport and Commercial Fisheries, will be hosting a Prince William Sound Shrimp Fisheries informational meeting. This will be held via Zoom on Thursday, February 12 from 7:00 – 8:30pm and open to the public. Topics to be covered will be how the shrimp fisheries […]

Despite Delay, Texas Republicans Push Proposal Forcing Students to Read Bible in School

Despite Delay, Texas Republicans Push Proposal Forcing Students to Read Bible in School

“Religious readings belong in Sunday school, not in public schools,” said one parent opposed to the proposal. Less than six months after a federal judge enjoined a Texas law mandating display of the “allegedly Protestant version of the Ten Commandments” in public schools, Republican lawmakers in the Lone Star State are pushing legislation to force children to read the Bible in classrooms. […]

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