Since 1975, Colorado State University social scientists have studied rates of drug and alcohol use among American Indian youths living on or near reservations. Their latest published results underscore a trend that has persisted over many decades: Native adolescents are more likely to use alcohol and illicit drugs than non-Native adolescents in the United States. […]
Juneau – Thursday, the Alaska Legislature unanimously approved a bill to extend the board that oversees the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in Alaska. House Bill 299 extends the sunset date for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) to June 30, 2022. “I want an alcohol industry in Alaska that is both vibrant and […]
Juneau – Thursday night, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation to extend the board that oversees the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in Alaska. House Bill 299 extends the sunset date for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) to June 30, 2022. “The ABC Board is vital to a safe and vibrant […]
An Alakanuk man is in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Correctional Center with his bail set at $150,000 following a Saturday alcohol-fueled shots-fired incident in that village, AST reports. Troopers in Emmonak received a report at 2:43 am reporting that a man identified as 52-year-old Leroy Patrick of Alakanuk had gone to a residence in that village and fired […]