Day: October 23, 2026

South African National Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining U.S. Citizenship

By Reagan Zimmerman-Hartzheim-U.S. Attorney 's Office-Alaska on Oct 23, 2026 Featured, General News, Southcentral

ANCHORAGE – A district judge convicted a South African national Wednesday for unlawfully procuring naturalization in the United States. According to court documents, between June and September 2019, Brian Steven Smith applied for and obtained naturalization by making false statements in connection with his application for U.S. citizenship in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1425(a) and […]

This Day in Alaska History-October 23rd, 1960

By Alaska Native News on Oct 23, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

The University of Alaska inaugurated its fourth president, William Ransom Wood, on October 23rd 1960. Before coming to Alaska, Mr Wood served in the US Navy, then went on to serve as the vice president of the University of Nevada. He would serve as president of the University of Alaska for 13 years and was […]