WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday that a group of Cooperative Extension partners will have the opportunity to apply for grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help communities combat opioid use disorders. HHS intends to build on successful 2017 and 2018 National Institute of Food and […]
The family of U.S. Senator John McCain has announced he is discontinuing medical treatment for terminal brain cancer. The family made the announcement Friday, saying McCain had “surpassed expectations for his survival” since making his cancer diagnosis public last year. “But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict,” the […]
Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) announced the grand opening of the Ernie Turner Center on Eklutna Lake Road in Chugiak with a ribbon cutting and open house event for the new 16-bed residential treatment facility. Made possible through a partnership with Eklutna, Inc. and Cook Inlet Housing Authority, the 11,526-square-foot center is located on a […]
A KOTZEBUE dad diagnosed with prostate cancer says his ‘life has been saved’ thanks to state-of-the-art treatment. Mitch Lewis, a state trooper, flew 4350 miles from his home to Prague, Czech Republic for proton beam therapy. Mitch, 55, who featured on the TV show ‘Alaska State Troopers’, has a family history of prostate cancer and his […]