Sen. Sullivan Highlights Escalating Incursions by Adversaries Near Alaska WASHINGTON—Several Arctic policy experts at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) testified strongly last week in support of increasing infrastructure investments in Alaska, which constitutes the entirety of America’s Arctic. While the hearing was focused on Greenland’s geostrategic importance […]
(Ketchikan) — The Ketchikan District Attorney’s Office recently secured convictions in three separate sexual abuse cases. On Feb. 10, Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Katherine Lybrand sentenced 29-year-old Ricky Calvillo for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, and two counts of Indecent Viewing or Production of a Picture. Pursuant […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Thursday introduced legislation that would officially designate North America’s highest mountain as Denali, the name bestowed by Alaska’s Koyukon Athabascans. The bill would require that any reference in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, or other records refer to the mountain as Denali. “In Alaska, it’s Denali,” Senator Murkowski said. “Once you see […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy is pleased to announce bestselling author Alex Epstein as a keynote speaker at the 2025 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that “human flourishing” should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the new […]
