EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 354th Contracting Squadron had its change of command July 9, 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. U.S. Air Force Maj. Meredith Adams, relinquished command of the 354th Contracting Squadron to Maj. Jessica Zillinger. During the ceremony, Adams was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for her distinguished service during her time with the squadron. * * * Original t  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska issued the following news release: A Canadian man was arrested in Los Angeles on July 8 after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging him with stealing over $420,000 of his mother's Social Security benefits in a nearly 30-year complex fraud scheme. According to court documents, beginning in roughly 1995, Ellis Kingsep, aka Ellis King, 77, allegedly created private postal mailbox acco  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Today CDC released the annual update to the Disability and Health Data System (DHDS), providing quick and easy online access to state-level health data on adults with disabilities. The latest data, from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), reveal that more than 1 in 4--over 70 million--adults in t  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * New Event Code Would Help Issue Alerts to the Public About Missing and Endangered People, Build on Efforts to Collect Data on Missing Indigenous Persons Cases * * * FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the Commission will vote during its August Open Meeting to adopt a new event code that would deliver critical messages to the public over television and radio ab  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Scientists have gathered crucial information that may help NOAA Fisheries in their efforts to recover endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. Using acoustic equipment attached to the bottom along river banks at multiple locations in lower Cook Inlet, scientists identified the first winter feeding habitat for belugas in Tuxedni Bay. "A key threat that may be affecting Cook Inlet beluga whale recov  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Report highlights precautions for stray welding current * * * The National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday issued the final report for its investigation of a 2023 fire aboard a passenger vessel last year in Alaska. On Jan. 19, 2023, the small passenger vessel Qualifier 105 was being stored ashore for the winter in the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard in Homer,  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Spanish Air and Space Force soldiers from the 14th Wing perform routine maintenance on Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons during Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 16, 2024. As part of a months-long deployment in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, AD24 is the first stop for the trinational Future Combat Air System of Germany, France an  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to TKC Fish Wheel in Anchorage, Alaska, to support the establishment of a sustainable manufacturing enterprise for the Middle Kuskokwim Tribes. This grant will support construction of a 9,288-square-foot sawmill in Red   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to advertise on public transportation   more