NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- ABC News, the news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2021, by President Kim Godwin: * * * ABC News president Kim Godwin sent the following note to the news division announcing that Mireya Villarreal has joined ABC News as a Dallas-based correspondent. "Team - "I am excited to share that Mireya Villarreal has joined ABC News as a Dallas-based correspondent beginning today. "Mireya comes to us from CBS News, where she was a Wes more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: * * * Following a presidential proclamation from President Joseph Biden recognizing Robert Joseph Dole, a World War II veteran who recovered from near-fatal wounds to become the U.S. Senate Republican leader and a three-time presidential candidate, the United States flags and the Alaska state flags be flown at half-staff from December 5 - 9, 2021. Dole passed away on Sunday, December 5th, at the age of 98 more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Transportation Commissioner Ryan Anderson announced their plan to re-energize the Alaska Marine Highway System. Among the significant capital investments is a new ocean-class vessel to replace the 57-year-old Tustumena ferry. "The Tusty has been plying rough seas for nearly 60 years and is approaching the end of its service life. Annual repairs for the vessel now reach $ more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Dec. 8 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on Dec. 7, 2021: Operating out of its headquarters in the Lorton area of southern Fairfax County, Chenega Corporation's Military, Intelligence, and Operations Support (MIOS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU) provides standard business services and contracts management for 20 Chenega subsidiaries across the U.S. and abroad. Parent company Chenega Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, focu more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: * * * Newly exposed streams can be colonized relatively rapidly by opportunistic Pacific salmon. * * * UAS professor Eran Hood is part of a team of scientists who found that the retreat of glaciers in Alaska and British Columbia's coastal temperate rainforest could produce more than 3,800 miles of potential new Pacific salmon habitat by the year 2100. A new study in the journal Nature Cl more PR