Biden taps Montana environmentalist for US public lands boss
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Joe Biden has nominated a longtime environmental advocate and Democratic aide to oversee the vast expanses of federally-owned land in...
US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of...
Researcher who sold trade secrets to China gets 33 months
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former researcher at an Ohio children’s hospital has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade...
Alaska pinata maker now makes coronavirus-shaped models
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When the coronavirus pandemic began last year, Carolina Tolladay Vidal's pinata business in Alaska grounded almost to a halt.
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Pilot views obstructed, alerts missing in midair plane crash
WASHINGTON — The pilots of two Alaskan sightseeing planes that collided in midair couldn't see the other aircraft because airplane structures or a passenger...
High court seems ready to send virus funds to Alaska Natives
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to say that hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money tied up in court...
Fully vaccinated prisoners will be allowed to have visitors
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska will allow prison visitations for all inmates who have been fully vaccinated, the Alaska Department of Corrections said Monday.
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High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine who is eligible to receive more than...
Alaska denied oil check benefits to gay couples, dependents
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Biden taps former Obama official as deputy at Interior Dept.
WASHINGTON — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping...