JAMHI Health & Wellness will have a new facility thanks to $870,000 that Sen. Lisa Murkowski earmarked for the project in the federal omnibus spending bill.
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Pro skier aims to get more Indigenous youth on the slopes in Juneau
The event was part of a broader effort to remove some of the barriers that face Alaska Native youth who want to learn to ski.
Seattle ice storm caused a North Pole man to miss his heart transplant
It took months to become eligible for a transplant, a time spent repeatedly flying to Seattle for dozens of tests.
Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn’t mean that they will be
Changes by the FDA mean patients won’t have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription.
Homer man works to feed people who’ve fled their homes in Ukraine
The idea for the organization came more than a decade ago, when Lucas Wilcox was a student at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer.
Bird flu in Washington cracks Alaska’s egg supply chain
Even large grocery chains like Fred Meyer are limiting how many cartons of eggs people can buy.
A new documentary will focus on Alaskans’ relationships with alcohol
“Earnest Drinker” will have interviews with experts, advocates and people in recovery.
Alaska legislators say abortion-related legislation is unlikely to advance in the Capitol this year
A bipartisan supermajority in the Senate, plus close margins in the House, means controversial bills on social issues will face major obstacles.
How some Alaskans are coping with rising food prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ reported food prices in November were up 12% compared to the year before.
State workers say chronic understaffing caused food stamp backlog
“It’s a revolving door,” one worker said. “We’re dropping like flies. They’re not investing in retaining employees.”