U.S. Attorney, with the Department of Justice, Bryan Schroder announced on Wednesday, that 38-year-old J Cobb Whitmore, a three-time felon, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline sentenced Whitmore on Tuesday to 37 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and 80 […]
ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska has approved ExxonMobil’s plan to engineer the expansion of the Point Thomson project on the North Slope, with state and company officials calling it a positive step to achieve major gas sales and increase oil production. “The Alaska LNG Project has been endorsed by the Trump Administration and the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska—Alaska’s total employment was down by an estimated 0.9 percent in November compared to November 2016, a loss of about 2,800 jobs. Although employment losses continue, they have moderated noticeably in the second half of 2017. Oil and gas jobs were down by 7.8 percent and construction by 4.8 percent. Health care was the […]
Twenty medical students attending the University of Washington School of Medicine at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)/the Alaska WWAMI program, have successfully completed the Foundations of Clinical Medicine phase of their training, marking the first milestone on their path to becoming physicians. During a ceremony this week at UAA, the students were presented with […]