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Joshua Oktoyak Convicted by Anchorage Jury of 2023 Domestic Violence Homicide
April 4, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, after a lengthy jury trial, an Anchorage jury convicted Joshua Oktoyak, 35, of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for the July 12, 2023, killing of Cindy Ahwinona. The...
Owner: American Government
What if? “Strategic Competition” vs. “Selective Cooperation”
Back to Publications April 2025 Central Arctic Ocean Roundtable event at Tongji University. Photo: Min Pan A prominent Western narrative portrays China as eagerly pursuing economic and strategic goals in the Arctic. U.S. Defense Department...
New Music Alert Blooming Strings from the multi-talented Velour
Track Title: Blooming Strings Genre: Pop / World / Trance Launch Date: Out Now! ISRC Code: QZWFT2458002 ALASKA, AK, UNITED STATES, March 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Velour is a singer, musician, artist, professional ballroom dancer and a...
SENDY Announces Multiyear Partnership with the Natural Selection Tour to Elevate Adventure Sports Worldwide
SENDY, North America’s leading adventure sports marketplace, is proud to announce a multiyear partnership with the Natural Selection Tour (NST). TRUCKEE, CA, UNITED STATES, March 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SENDY, North America’s leading...
Consumer Alert: Attorney General Warns Alaskans About Automatic Utility ‘Round-Up’ Programs
October 7, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox is warning Alaskans to be aware of automatic charitable billing programs sometimes called “round-up” or “opt-out” donation plans. Under these programs, a utility or...
Owner: American Government
Alaska Assisted Living Homeowner Sentenced for Medical Assistance Fraud
December 20, 2024 (Anchorage, AK) – Abdoulie Lowe was sentenced today in Superior Court for Medical Assistance Fraud, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Alaska Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Lowe received a sentence of three years with two...
Owner: American Government
MEDIA RELEASE: Key Release Ceremony Celebrates New Homes for Kauaʻi ʻOhana
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS KA ʻOIHANA ʻĀINA HOʻOPULAPULA HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA KALI WATSON DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE KATIE L. LAMBERT DEPUTY DIRECTOR KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE KEY...
Owner: American Government
MEDIA RELEASE: Key Release Ceremony Celebrates New Homes for Kauaʻi ʻOhana
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS KA ʻOIHANA ʻĀINA HOʻOPULAPULA HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA KALI WATSON DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE KATIE L. LAMBERT DEPUTY DIRECTOR KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE KEY...
Owner: American Government
Alaska’s Department of Revenue Forms Strategic Partnership with Saige Consulting to Overhaul the Permanent Fund Dividend Application System
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The State of Alaska, Department of Revenue (DOR), in collaboration with Saige Consulting (“Saige”), is excited to announce a new partnership aimed at modernizing the application process for the Alaska...
APA Corporation and Partners Lagniappe Alaska and Oil Search Announce Significant Oil Discovery in Alaska’s North Slope at Sockeye-2 Exploration Well; Partners Proceeding with Further Evaluation and Testing
HOUSTON, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- APA Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) and its partners Lagniappe Alaska, LLC, an Armstong company, and Oil Search (Alaska), LLC, a subsidiary of Santos Limited, today announced preliminary results of the...
Evan Anthony Chiskok, Jr. Convicted of Sexual Assault
October 3, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) - On Friday Oct. 3, an Anchorage jury convicted 60-year-old Evan Anthony Chiskok, Jr. of Attempted Sexual Assault in the First Degree and Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. On June 6, 2022, the defendant...
Owner: American Government
Attorney General Cox Responds to RCA Decision on Utility "Round-Up" Program
October 7, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox today responded to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska’s decision regarding a utility “round-up” billing program that automatically adds charitable contributions to...
Owner: American Government
Thomas Financial Group Inc., Subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc., Facilitates $1.291 Million SBA 7(a) Loan for Petroleum Equipment & Services, Inc. (PESI), Driving Job Growth and Economic Development in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thomas Financial Group Inc., formerly an affiliate of Thomas USAF and subsidiary of Community Bankshares Inc., headquartered in LaGrange, Georgia, is pleased to announce the successful closing...
President Lai meets Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy
TAIWAN, March 21 - Details 2025-03-20 President Lai attends AmCham Taiwan 2025 Hsieh Nien Fan On the evening of March 20, President Lai Ching-te attended the annual Hsieh Nien Fan (謝年飯) banquet hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan...
Owner: Taiwanese Government
Nature Positive Salmon Gold™ Sparkles in Mejuri’s Limited Edition Jewelry Collection
Regeneration’s Partnership with Mejuri Supports Habitat Restoration at Legacy Mine Sites WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mejuri, the global fine jewelry brand, announced its second, limited edition jewelry...
Strengthening Heart Health in Rural Alaska: Cama’i Community Health Center Offers Solutions for Healthier Communities
NAKNEK, AK, UNITED STATES, March 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in rural Alaska, where limited access to healthcare, extreme weather conditions, and geographic isolation pose significant...
Cascadia Art Museum Announces Landmark Financial Gift and Historic Art Collection Donation from Mike & Lynn Garvey
Museum to Dedicate the Garvey Family Gallery and Host Two Special Exhibitions Showcasing the Gift EDMONDS, WA, UNITED STATES, March 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cascadia Art Museum is honored to announce a transformative gift from Mike and Lynn...
Top Laywer and Women’s Advocate Anne Marie Tavella of WAPAK and DWT Recently Featured on Close Up Radio
ANCHORAGE, AK, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Anne Marie Tavella is more than just a top attorney, she is a co-founder of Women Advancing a Prosperous Alaska (WAPAK), which focuses on maintaining and supporting the...
Anchorage Jury Finds State Corrections Not Liable for Attempted Suicide
November 14, 2024 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, an Anchorage jury found that the Alaska Department of Corrections was not liable for an attempted suicide in the Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai on Feb. 8, 2020. A woman in custody attempted to...
Owner: American Government
Walgreens Agrees to Pay Alaska $65,076.40 in a Settlement to Resolve Allegations that It Billed the Government for Uncollected Prescriptions
February 24, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska has joined the United States, the District of Colombia, and 30 other states in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens). Under the...
Owner: American Government