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Attorney General Bailey Fights To Reinstate Women’s Sports Records Erased By NCAA
July 22, 2025 12:36 pm JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and 26 other states and territories in demanding that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...

Attorney General Bird Urges NCAA to Comply with Title IX and Restore Titles
DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a coalition of 28 states and territories urging the NCAA to comply with Title IX and restore records and recognitions to female athletes that were awarded to men who competed in women’s sports....

Washington Hunting Guide and Outfitting Company Enter Guilty Pleas to Lacey Act Crime
Branden Trager of Brush Prairie, Washington, and his guiding company Mayhem Services LLC pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Tacoma to violating the Lacey Act. In pleading guilty, Trager admitted he and Mayhem Services violated the...

Aircraft Communication System Market is Forecasted to Reach US$4.6 Billion in 2032, Says Stratview Research
Detroit, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global aircraft communication system market size was valued at US$3.3 billion in 2024 and is projected to witness a growth rate of 3.2% annually from 2024 to 2032, with an anticipated size of US$4.6...

Anterix Sets First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call for Wednesday, August 13, at 9:00 a.m. ET
WOODLAND PARK, N.J., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anterix (NASDAQ: ATEX) announced today that it will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET. Anterix senior management, led by President and CEO Scott Lang, will...

HULKMAN Launches Groundbreaking Cold-Weather Power Station for Extreme Adventurers
San Jose, California, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A group of tech-savvy adventurers turned frustration into innovation with the launch of the HULKMAN Mega, a rugged, high-performance portable power station designed for extreme climates and...

Liberty Gold Strengthens Development Team to Advance Black Pine Through Feasibility and Permitting
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liberty Gold Corp. (TSX:LGD; OTCQX:LGDTF) (“Liberty Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of four highly experienced mining professionals to its technical and...

NOVAGOLD Announces Appointment of New Director
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. (“NOVAGOLD” or the “Company”) (NYSE American, TSX: NG) is pleased to announce that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved the appointment...

Anchorage Resident Fleischman Sentenced to 45 years for Murder of Wife Cassondra
July 21, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – On July 18, 2025, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 38-year-old Adam Daniel Fleischman to 45 years in prison for the January 2021 murder of his wife, Cassondra Fleischman. Fleischman pled...

Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Anchorage from May 2025
July 21, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – On July 18, 2025, the Office of Special Prosecutions completed its review of an officer-involved shooting incident from May 12, 2025, involving Utuva Alaelua and Anchorage Police Department (APD) Officer Carter...

Interior Finalizes Major Alaskan Land Transfer to NANA Regional Corporation
ANCHORAGE — The Department of the Interior today announced the conveyance of nearly 28,000 acres of land to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., under Section 12(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, bringing the total conveyed to...

The Ensign Group Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Call for Friday, July 25, 2025
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services, physical,...

Nova Minerals Limited Announces Closing of Public Offering
Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Minerals Limited (“Nova” and the “Company”) (Nasdaq NVA, NVAWW) (ASX: NVA), FRA: QM3)), a gold and critical minerals exploration stage company focused on advancing the Estelle Gold...

James White Pleads Guilty to Murder of 5½-Week-Old Baby
July 14, 2025 (Juneau, AK) – Today, 45-year-old James White entered a guilty plea to the charge of Murder in the Second Degree for the murder of 5 1/2-week-old baby Kathy White on April 15, 2024. The lesser charges of Manslaughter, Criminally...

Travis Keisig Named President of Pacific Northwest Economic Region
CANADA, July 21 - Released on July 21, 2025 Today, Minister of Environment, Travis Keisig is leading a mission to Belleview, Washington to participate in the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's (PNWER) annual summit. During the gathering, Minister...

Department of Law Formalizes Process for Alaskans to Request an Investigative Grand Jury
July 15, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaskan residents now have a more accessible and transparent process to request an Investigative Grand Jury to probe suspected systemic wrongdoing by public figures or public entities in Alaska. This effort aims...

Nova Minerals Limited Announces Pricing of Public Offering
Melbourne, Australia, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Minerals Limited (“Nova” and the “Company”) (Nasdaq NVA, NVAWW) (ASX: NVA), (OTC: NVAAF)(FSE: QM3)), a gold and critical minerals exploration stage company focused on advancing the...

Joshua Shaff Sentenced for Murder of Majid Sateri
July 10, 2025 (Juneau, AK) – On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Amy Mead sentenced Joshua Shaff, 34, to serve 70 years with 35 years suspended for the murder of Majid Sateri. Shaff previously pled guilty to Murder in the First Degree, pursuant to...

Joe Bonamassa Releases Breakthrough, His 'Most Propulsive, Striking' Album Yet
New Studio LP Out Today Alongside Reflective Single “Broken Record” as Tour Momentum Builds Across U.S. and Europe LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Blues-rock powerhouse Joe Bonamassa has officially released...

Delaware Forest Service Mobilized Wildfire Engine to Grand Junction, CO
(Dover, DE) July 17th, 2025 – The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized E-613, a newly built Type 6 wildland fire engine, with three crew members from Blackbird State Forest to the Turner Gulch wildfire in Grand Junction, Colorado. The crew,...