Kake, Alaska – a Tlingit village of 620 residents with a fishing, logging, and subsistence lifestyle, has become part of the most progressive and protective health revolution in the state. In April 2016, the Organized Village of Kake (OVK) adopted a tobacco-free tribal resolution, which includes electronic cigarettes. Addressing tobacco use among Alaska Native people […]
A 27-year-old Hooper Bay woman was struck and killed in a vehicle/pedestrian collision near Brayton Drive and East 74th Avenue late Tuesday night, the Anchorage police report. 27-year-old Tia Smart was walking just north of 74th Avenue on Brayton Drive, when an SUV traveling northbound on Brayton, ran into her. Police and paramedics responded to […]
A search and rescue operation between Deering and Nome ended successfully after an approximately 12-hour search between the communities, troopers revealed in the trooper dispatch. According to the report, troopers and the Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue Office were informed of an overdue traveller, identified as 34-year-old Ingram Melton, who had not shown up […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Most everyone is in a festive mood. Even Grinches still tend to partake in the merrymaking of large gatherings. As the holiday parties get into full swing keep in mind a plan to get home safe and sound. To help remind you to not drive impaired, the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska […]