STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Tuesday to bring home American hostages in Iran, saying “the entire United States government” is working “diligently” and is utilizing “every avenue” and “mechanism.” “I mentioned a handful of names yesterday. There are more around the world I didn’t identify in yesterday’s remarks,” said the chief […]
An American-Samoan woman living in Anchorage was sentenced in federal court for filing fraudulent tax returns on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder revealed. 54-year-old Corina F. Ifopo was sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess on Tuesday following her guilty plea […]
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is forecasting the return of 51.28 million sockeye salmon into Bristol Bay in the summer of 2018, which would allow for a potential harvest of nearly 38 million reds in Bristol Bay and 1.49 million fish in the South Peninsula. A Bristol Bay harvest of that size […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced today that the M/V Tustumena has returned to service for communities in Southwest Alaska and the Aleutian chain. The M/V Tustumena is one of ten ferries providing essential service in coastal and non-port communities. Individuals, businesses, and local governments rely on the ferry system to […]