The Alaska Department of Health’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention (OSMAP) is working to reduce the harmful impacts of opioids, stimulants, alcohol, and other substances on our communities. We are pleased to share that the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) funding opportunity has been reposted for the following tribal health regions to support more […]
US forces have conducted over a dozen strikes on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September, killing at least 57 people, according to Trump administration figures. Fourteen more people were killed and one survived three new US bombings of what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday claimed—again without evidence—were […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Pro-Tem Michael Spaan sentenced Martin Komok, 42, to serve 99 years and one day in jail for two counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. The sentencing hearing followed a June 2025 jury trial where the evidence showed that on Feb. 12, 2024, Komok sexually assaulted […]
The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the announcement that there will be a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) benefit increase for millions of Social Security beneficiaries, disabled veterans and federal retirees next year: “The 74.5 million Americans who rely on Social Security welcome any increase in their monthly benefits. But let’s be […]