The North Slope Police Department in Utqiagvik released the names of the crash victims in Thursday’s helicopter crash 50 miles outside of that community. The victims were 51-year-old Fairbanks resident Ronald Daanen, 27-year-old Fairbanks resident Justin Germann, 26-year-old South Bend, Indiana resident Tori Moore, and 48-year-old pilot and North Pole resident Bernard “Tony” Higdon. The […]
Monday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy applauded the $37.5 million Department of Defense (DOD) grant to Graphite One, Inc., for its project near Nome, Alaska. Using this grant, Graphite One can advance the development of its world-class natural graphite deposit and encourage economic growth in the nation. “Thank you to the Department of Defense for recognizing […]
Project Will Restore Domestic Production of Critical Mineral for First Time in 30+ Years Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Mary Peltola Monday welcomed a $37.5 million grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to Graphite One, Inc. for its project near Nome, Alaska. The award, made under the Defense Production […]
NOME, Alaska – About 530 miles northwest of Anchorage, two survey team members from the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team monitor handheld detectors scanning for radiation and nerve, blister and blood agents as they prepare to enter a notional biological weapons lab at the Nome Fire Training Center as […]