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Alaska Airlines Suspends Flights

Alaska Airlines Suspends Flights

(MENAFN) Alaska Airlines has requested a complete pause on all its flights following a technical malfunction, according to the airline itself and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The airline reported that the decision to initiate a...

Alaska Airlines Suspends All Flights Due to IT System Failure

Alaska Airlines Suspends All Flights Due to IT System Failure

(MENAFN) Alaska Airlines has suspended all its flights following a major IT system failure, according to both the airline and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The disruption, which started Sunday evening, forced the carrier to request...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Over $200 Million from Gilead Sciences for Paying Kickbacks to Doctors

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Over $200 Million from Gilead Sciences for Paying Kickbacks to Doctors

RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims that it paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its HIV medications, resulting in millions of dollars of false claims...

Alaska to Receive Approximately $1.8 Million From Opioid Settlement

Alaska to Receive Approximately $1.8 Million From Opioid Settlement

July 10, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Attorney General Treg Taylor announced today that the State of Alaska would receive approximately $1.8 million following a nationwide settlement with multiple opioid manufacturers. The defendants in this...

First National Bank Alaska named one of top banks in the nation by Bank Director magazine

First National Bank Alaska named one of top banks in the nation by Bank Director magazine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank Director, a leading resource for the financial industry, named First National (OTCQX:FBAK) as the tenth best bank in the United States on its Top 25 Banks list and the third best bank on...

Fairbanks Jury Finds Conar Groppel Guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree

Fairbanks Jury Finds Conar Groppel Guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree

July 23, 2025 (Fairbanks, AK) – Wednesday, a Fairbanks jury returned a guilty verdict against 29-year-old Conar Lee Groppel of Fairbanks for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. For his conviction, Mr. Groppel faces a sentence of up to 99 years....

Tsunami gets triggered by 7.2 earthquake in Alaska

Tsunami gets triggered by 7.2 earthquake in Alaska

(MENAFN) A significant earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 shook the southern coast of Alaska on Wednesday afternoon, leading to tsunami warnings for parts of Southcentral and Southwest Alaska. According to reports, the seismic event occurred at...

Great earthquake provokes tsunami caution in Alaska

Great earthquake provokes tsunami caution in Alaska

(MENAFN) A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday afternoon, prompting tsunami warnings across the state’s Southcentral and Southwest regions. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake...

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Declares Dividend

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Declares Dividend

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Second Quarter 2025 Highlights Net income of $194 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) assessments of $21 million Voluntary community and housing contributions of $43 million Advances totaled...

Juneau Judge Sentences Eric Mann to 30 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Juneau Judge Sentences Eric Mann to 30 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

July 10, 2025 (Juneau, AK) – Monday, Superior Court Judge Larry Woolford sentenced 66-year-old Eric Mann to serve 40 years with 10 years suspended and 15 years of felony probation for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree. Judge Woolford...

Joe Bonamassa Announces 2026 U.S. Spring Tour Tickets Go On Sale Today  at 10 am Local Time

Joe Bonamassa Announces 2026 U.S. Spring Tour Tickets Go On Sale Today at 10 am Local Time

New tour dates follow the release of Bonamassa’s highly acclaimed new album, Breakthrough, and a jam-packed year of global touring LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Fresh off the release of his acclaimed new...

Alaska Wins Major Legal Battle to Protect Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery

Alaska Wins Major Legal Battle to Protect Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery

July 2, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – In a significant victory for Alaska's salmon fishery, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) decision to adopt Amendment 16 to the federal salmon fishery plan...

Cama’i Community Health Center Highlights Critical Mental Health Resources for Rural Alaska

Cama’i Community Health Center Highlights Critical Mental Health Resources for Rural Alaska

NAKNEK, AK, UNITED STATES, July 12, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cama’i Community Health Center has released a new resource to address the unique mental health challenges faced by residents of rural Alaska. Titled “Understanding Mental Health in...

Alaska Imaging Joins Strategic Radiology Coalition

Alaska Imaging Joins Strategic Radiology Coalition

Alaska Imaging Associates, LLC—an independent practice of 20 board-certified radiologists in Anchorage, AK—has joined the growing Strategic Radiology network. ANCHORAGE, AK, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Strategic Radiology...

X Van Lines LLC Expands Premium Long-Distance Moving Services to Hawaii and Alaska, Meeting Growing Demand from High-Income Markets

X Van Lines LLC Expands Premium Long-Distance Moving Services to Hawaii and Alaska, Meeting Growing Demand from High-Income Markets

DALLAS, TX, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- X Van Lines LLC, a leading nationwide moving and storage company, announces the expansion of its premium long-distance moving services to better serve clients relocating to and from Hawaii and Alaska....

Adswerve Projects 11% Increase in Addressable Ad Revenue for Alaska Airlines Using Google’s Meridian MMM

Adswerve Projects 11% Increase in Addressable Ad Revenue for Alaska Airlines Using Google’s Meridian MMM

DENVER, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adswerve, a leading data, media and tech consultancy, today announced it has utilized Google's open-source Meridian marketing mix model (MMM) to identify a path for Alaska Airlines to further optimize its...

FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Nenana Ridge Complex in Alaska

FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Nenana Ridge Complex in Alaska

BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Nenana Ridge Complex burning in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area and Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. The...

Robert Bradley of Juneau Sentenced to 18 years for Sexual and Physical Assaults

Robert Bradley of Juneau Sentenced to 18 years for Sexual and Physical Assaults

June 30, 2025 (Juneau, AK) – Today, Superior Court Judge Amy Mead sentenced Robert Bradley to 33 years with 15 years suspended for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Assault in the Third Degree as part of a plea agreement. These convictions...

Aleutian Airways to Elevate Alaska Connectivity with First ATR-600 Aircraft

Aleutian Airways to Elevate Alaska Connectivity with First ATR-600 Aircraft

ANCHORAGE, Ala., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aleutian Airways, operated by Sterling Airways, is proud to announce a major step forward in its mission to connect the communities of Alaska to Anchorage and beyond: the acquisition of its first...

Nova Powers Forward at Estelle with Strong Backing

Nova Powers Forward at Estelle with Strong Backing

Melbourne Australia, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Minerals Limited (“Nova” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NVA) (ASX: NVA) (FRA: QM3) ) is pleased to announce that the Nova Minerals Board of Directors recently visited the Estelle Gold and...

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