ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- Alaska Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson issued the following news release: Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson announced today plans to reinvigorate the Department of Law's Pro Bono Program with a focus on helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. "We all know that the rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in our state are atrocious," said Attorney General Clarkson. "I appreciate former Attorney General Dan Sullivan's initial efforts to spe more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 14 -- Alaska Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson issued the following news release: Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson and the Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) today announced an agreement to use restored FY20 funding - totaling $759,000 - towards providing legal help to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has agreed not to veto state grant funding to ALSC within HB 2001 under this joint agreement, calling it "an important more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 12 -- Alaska Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson issued the following news release: On August 12, 2019 Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Saxby sentenced 77-year-old Ernesto Carinio to serve 31 years on multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor. An Anchorage jury convicted Carinio in October 2018 of three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree and two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree. The jury heard evidence that in the years 2000, 2002,  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue renewal Air Quality Control Operating Permit AQ0221TVP04 to Cordova Electric Cooperative for the Orca Power Plant, under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: Cordova Electric Cooperative (CEC), P.O. Box 20, Cordova, AK 99574 Location: 103 Orca Road, Cordova, AK 99574; Latitude 60 3 more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Today, Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy announced a full restoration of Early Learning funding for Fiscal Year 2020, which includes nearly $9 million in funding for Head Start Grants, Early Childhood Grants, Parents as Teachers Grants, and Best Beginning Grants. "As we know, we've been experiencing for some time in the State of Alaska a fiscal crisis as to what we're going to do with a fiscal imba more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement with First Lady Rose Dunleavy on the death of Alaska State Sen. Chris Birch: "Rose and I are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Senator Chris Birch. Chris was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. His immense contributions to the communities and the state will always be remembered. "As an engineer, he was truly involved in building our great state. He was an ardent supporter of responsible resou more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 13 -- Apple issued the following news release: In the Alaska-Yukon region, salmon is as precious as gold. There are hundreds of small and large placer mining operations in Alaska actively producing gold in the US. Placer mining sites sit along creeks and streams, giving miners the chance to re-mine for any nuggets or fine gold left over from the Yukon's Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s. Meanwhile, since 1991, 12 Pacific salmon runs have been listed under the En more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 14 -- The Cook Inlet Tribal Council issued the following announcement: * * * - More than 150 Alaska Native and American Indian students are expected to attend CITC's Fab Fest on Friday, August 16th from 9am - 5pm. Students will engage in hands-on learning activities using the latest in fabrication technology. * * * Cook Inlet Tribal Council's first ever Fab Fest STEM & Culture Day bridges culture and technology in a unique hands-on learning environment. More than 150  more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The University of Alaska and Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy have reached an agreement on a multi-year compact that preserves $110 million in state funding for the university for Fiscal Year 2020, reducing UA's budget by $25 million for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2019. The agreement also means that budgets submitted to the governor by the Board of Regents over the next two fiscal years wil more PR