The Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a call concerning a suspicious male hanging around the McPeak’s store in North Pole on Thursday. The caller reported that the man was harassing children at that location. Troopers responded to the area, but the man was no longer there. The officer located and interviewed the children near […]
When asked why he did it, Goleta area man, Nicolas Holzer, said, ” I had to,” after he was arrested on charges of slaughtering his family and dog with kitchen knives, thought to be the murder weapons, late Monday night in southern California. Up until this incident in Santa Barbara county, 45-year-old Holzer had a clean […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued three children adrift in Saxman Harbor near Ketchikan, Monday. A 25-foot response boat crew from Station Ketchikan located the children and safely returned them to their parents. Sector Juneau watchstanders received notification from the Ketchikan Police Department dispatch of a report from the parents of the children, stating their three […]
A new study done by researchers at Brown University and Tufts University suggests that while snacks uniformly contribute to energy intake in both children and adolescents, the effect of snacking on dietary quality differs by age group. Findings suggest that snacks improve diet quality in elementary school children but detract from diet quality in adolescents. […]