WASHINGTON — For thousands of years, the lives of the Yup’ik people of Alaska centered around the “qasgiq,” a communal house where men lived and worked, where community celebrations were held, and most importantly, where leaders and elders passed on knowledge, skills and life lessons to Yup’ik youth. “Our ancestors and grandfathers were like psychologists,” said […]
A shooting incident at the Great Mills High School in South Maryland has resulted in injuries to two students and the death of the gunman the St Mary’s County sheriff’s office is reporting Tuesday morning. According to authorities, just before 8 am on Tuesday, a 14-year-old male teen and a 16-year-old female teen were injured by gunfire. […]
Following contact with a concerned citizen who reported a video posted on social media showing a driver intentionally trying to ram three deer on Wrangell Avenue near Petersburg, troopers opened an investigation that resulted in misdemeanor charges being filed against two Petersburg teens. On February 12th, the 17-year-old teen driver and his teen passenger, also […]
Tel Aviv — Researchers have long known that there is a link between nicotine and alcohol consumption. But the nature of the connection — how long it lasts, which begets which — remains a mystery. A new Tel Aviv University study finds that nicotine exposure during adolescence can predict increased alcohol intake in adulthood. This […]