Two Anchorage Assembly members eye stiffer criminal penalties to curb open drug use
Sponsors say it’s an effort to guide people into treatment and limit open-air drug use.
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Opinion: For Alaska’s most remote schools, satellite internet has made a night-and-day difference
A Southeast Alaska district shows what low earth orbit satellite service can do, and why funding rules need to adapt.
Alaska seafood harvesting jobs are up for the first time since 2019
Along with an increase in salmon harvesters last year, the number of harvesting jobs linked to groundfish fisheries, like pollock, also went up.
Thune and Schumer face questions about Senate leadership in the aftermath of midterm elections
Internal discussions on both sides could prove consequential to their parties’ effectiveness in the next Congress and how voters perceive them leading into the 2028 presidential election.
Sen. Sullivan campaign seeks to join Alaska court battle over absentee ballot data
The Sullivan campaign’s filing to intervene in the lawsuit argues that the Peltola campaign wants “to identify preliminarily-rejected (absentee) ballots” in an effort to influence election officials.
Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in East Anchorage, police say
The man was apparently struck near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and DeBarr Road, according to the Anchorage Police Department.
A Second Chance: How Alaska Regional Hospital ECMO Helped Save a Young Patient
SPONSORED: Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage used ECMO life-support treatment and advanced medical care to save the life of a young Alaskan patient.
FDA tells GLP-1 makers to warn of potential vision loss side effect
The agency is requiring GLP-1 manufacturers to warn that the drugs can increase risk of “eye stroke.”