GCI Suicide Prevention program distributes $100,000 to Alaska nonprofits annually ANCHORAGE-Wednesday GCI opened the application for its Suicide Prevention Fund grants, a $100,000 annual program that has distributed approximately $800,000 to 54 of Alaska’s nonprofits since 2016. The grant was established to address the critical challenge of suicide prevention and promote mental health, and to […]
A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the University of Alaska Fairbanks to expand its suicide prevention research by partnering with the Alaska National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard. UAF’s Military Health and Readiness Consortium researches ways to improve protection against suicide while supporting an installation’s ability to execute its respective missions. The consortium is part of […]
AST states that the investigation into the deaths of three found during a welfare check at a Mat-Su residence on Monday is continuing. A welfare check was requested for a family at 11:37 am on Monday and troopers went to the home and found 45-year-old Ryan Casey, 31-year-old Kelsey Ables, and her son, 7-year-old Kason […]
Investigators with the Anchorage Police Department announced that the bodies that were discovered in the parking lot of the Walmart store on Dimond were the result of a homicide/suicide. APD swing-shift officers responded to the Walmart parking lot at 5:11 pm on Sunday after receiving reports of a shooting there, and a male, who was […]