Two Men Sentenced for Racially-Motivated Assault in New Mexico
First Defendants Charged Under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Air Station Kodiak rescues 11 from 2 fishing vessels
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews rescued 11 fishermen from two different vessels near Kodiak Wednesday morning.
Murkowski Lauds School Breakfast, Lunch Standard Updates
Senator: We Update Textbooks, Why Not Menus? WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated nutrition standards for public school breakfasts and lunches in Alaska and nationwide for the first time in fifteen years. This is the first step in a series of policy moves. Within months, the USDA plans to implement a […]
Choose Respect Reaches Remarkable Milestone
January 25, 2012, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell announced today that at least 100 communities across Alaska will participate in “Choose Respect†events on March 29. In 2010, Governor Parnell issued a challenge for Alaskans to stand up and speak out and “Choose Respect†as part of his statewide initiative to end the epidemic […]