WASHINGTON D.C.— The Alaska Delegation recently joined together to urge the Secretary of State to discuss the risks posed by transboundary mining activity during upcoming bilateral meetings between the United States and Canada. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, Congressman Don Young, Governor Bill Walker, and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott sent a letter to Secretary of […]
NORTH POLE – At a ceremony Tuesday, Alaska Governor Bill Walker and Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs (DMVA) Commissioner Laurie Hummel designated the city of North Pole as the first military facility zone in Alaska, a change that will help spur private infrastructure development to support Eielson Air Force Base and its operations. “With […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the active duty Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash here Oct. 1 on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron. Current and former 144th AS Airmen took a moment […]
The Klawock husband and wife who the U.S. Justice Department said prioritized traveling and gambling instead of paying their income for over 20 years were sentenced in federal court on Friday. “Archie W. Demmert III, 58, and Roseann L. Demmert, 61, both of Klawock, Alaska, were sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess […]