“These massacres are preventable,” said Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Following the latest school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Democratic lawmakers are highlighting recent data showing firearms are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children as evidence of the fatal consequences of Republican opposition to gun control legislation. “This is a choice,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) tweeted Wednesday. “Every […]
ANCHORAGE – Tuesday, attorneys for 16 young Alaskans, including Alaska Natives, filed a petition for rehearing to the Alaska Supreme Court in the children’s constitutional climate case, Sagoonick v. State of Alaska. The petition for rehearing was filed in response to a split 3-2 decision on January 28th, where the Alaska Supreme Court denied the […]
AMYA is taking steps to isolate sick and treat cadets with symptoms JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Military Youth Academy (AMYA) has detected COVID-19 among cadets on their campus. Measures are being taken to provide medical care to those with symptoms, isolate sick and potentially sick cadets from healthy staff and students, […]
ANCHORAGE — On Sunday evening, September 6, 2020, three youth escaped from the McLaughlin Youth Center (MYC) in Anchorage. The youth were being escorted between units by a staff member through a secure outdoor section. During the movement between units, the youth assaulted the staff member and attempted to take keys and a radio without […]
