WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski yesterday voted in support of an appropriations bill combining three separate spending bills – referred to as a ‘minibus’ bill – that passed the U.S. Senate, containing millions in essential supplies and services for rural Alaska. Murkowski serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and 6 different Appropriations Subcommittees.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that a Juneau man was sentenced in federal court in Juneau to seven years in prison for his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
BETHEL, ALASKA-27-year-old Charles Chaney of Bethel was convicted on Federal charges of a Felon in Possession of Firearms in Federal Court. The conviction took an Anchorage jury less than two hours. Chaney now faces a possible 10 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
SALCHA- Groundbreaking ceremonies took place yesterday in Salcha for the new Tanana River bridge. When completed the bridge will span nearly one mile and be able to accommodate both wheeled and rail transport. It was designed to provide dependable access to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.