WRANGELL – Friday, the City and Borough of Wrangell (CBW) announced that SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) will officially move forward formalizing an affiliation to transfer the operations of the hospital to SEARHC creating sustainable, quality health services for Wrangell residents. Initially, SEARHC will acquire Wrangell Medical Center assuming operational, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Anchorage jury has convicted a former Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) employee of multiple criminal charges related to workers’ compensation fraud. Scott Groom was found guilty of one felony count of scheme to defraud, two felony counts of theft in the second degree, and 34 felony counts of […]
ANN ARBOR, MI – Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but the majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and might talk to their own doctor about it if they developed a serious health condition. Four out five of poll respondents between the ages of 50 and 80 said they […]
AST cite a possible medical condition for the three-vehicle accident that occurred near mile 57.5 of the Sterling Highway on Christmas Day. Troopers received a REDDI report on a Ford F-350 “Dually,” that was traveling southbound at mile 50 of the Sterling Highway at 4:36 pm on December 25th, and began looking for the vehicle. […]