December 1st, 1922
Anchorage Nurse Practitioner and Soldotna Doctor Arrested on Separate Federal Narcotic Charges
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Special Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have arrested an Anchorage nurse practitioner and a Soldotna doctor on separate federal narcotics charges, which allege that they illegally distributed large amounts of opioids and other powerful narcotics by writing prescriptions for “patients” without medical examinations and lacking […]
Anchorage Physician Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy/Medicaid Fraud
An Anchorage physician has pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Controlled Substance Fraud and Health Care Fraud, it was revealed by Department of Justice Attorney Bryan Schroder on Wednesday. According to the release, 67-year-old Michael Don Robertson, a doctor in the Anchorage area, issued 465 meperidine prescriptions to 30 different patients from May 2015 […]
Wounded Rabbi: Nothing Will Take Down the Jewish People
Anguish, pain and heartache poured out of Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein on Sunday as he recounted the terrorist shooting at his Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego that killed a woman and left him and two others wounded. “I see a sight that is indescribable,” the rabbi said, describing how a gunman pointed a […]
Coast Guard Medevacs Man from Cruise Ship in Chukchi Sea near Kotzebue
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew medevaced a man from the cruise ship Silver Explorer 150 miles west northwest from Kotzebue, Friday. The Jayhawk aircrew hoisted a 35-year-old man from the 318-foot Silver Explorer and safely transported him to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in Kotzebue. He was then […]
Former US Olympics Doctor Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Female Gymnasts
As more women testified, even more came forward. More than 150 sexual assault survivors described feeling confusion and shame after having been sexually assaulted by a Michigan State University and Olympic sports doctor, who was under suspicion for more than 20 years. The survivors, calling themselves a “sisterhood” and “army of survivors,” lined up in […]
Women with Risk Factors for Heart Disease Need to Start a Prevention Plan Before Menopause
Women with risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a family history, should start a dialogue with their primary care physician in their 40s so they can begin a prevention regimen that will keep them healthy. “Women have such a low prevalence of the disease until menopause that I […]
Former Wrangell Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years on Child Porn Conviction
It was announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday that former Wrangell Doctor, 54-year-old Greg Alan Salard was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 20 years in federal prison for child pornography distribution charges. Salard was convicted in July of 2015 following a six-day trial for trading child pornography on a peer-to-peer network in […]
Governor Walker Announces Changes to Department of Education Leadership
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker and Board of Education and Early Development Chair James Fields announced a change in leadership for the Department of Education today. Dr. Susan McCauley will take over as interim Commissioner for the Department of Education and Early Development beginning March 1st while the Board conducts its search for a new […]