Juneau smokers fight back on senior housing smoking ban
Government subsidized senior public housing will go totally smoke-free in August.
Feds Drop Opposition To OTC Sales Of Morning-After Pill
The federal government says it will withdraw its appeal of a court order allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception, as U.S. agencies…
Runners race to raise money for suicide prevention group
More than a 100 people gathered on Sandy Beach on Saturday for the Every Mile is Worth It Race.…
PSP case confirmed
The state health department warns that paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, is ever present in locally harvested shellfish.
The Alaska Division of Public Health has ……
Hospital can’t afford EMR contract, Assembly rejects funding request
Bartlett officials say the contractor's annual maintenence fee would take a big chunk out of their already-thin profit margin…
Obama Administration Appeals Judge’s Order On Plan B
The Obama administration filed an appeal Wednesday of a U.S. district court ruling that ordered it to end…
What’s the secret of success? Keep swinging
At 20-something, Josh Sundquist has already written a memoir. It’s a national best seller with…
Native health group testing online sex-ed course for students
The nation's first Internet-based sexual health curriculum aimed at American Indians and Alaska Natives is in the final…
Medevac service widens reach
A new turboprop aircraft will make it easier for a medical transport service to land in some Southeast…
Sitka girl, 15, shaves head for childhood cancer research
The majority of participants in the event are males, but a few women join them. And in Sitka…
