Nearly 300 Alaskans died of opioid overdoses last year, and most of those deaths involved fentanyl.
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An Anchorage boy is waiting for a life-saving stem cell transplant, but Alaska Native donors are scarce
Advocates are hosting a donor drive to connect an Anchorage 6-year-old in need of a stem cell transplant with a matching donor.
Gov. Dunleavy speaks out as fentanyl crisis intensifies in Alaska
Nearly 250 Alaskans died of drug overdoses last year. Six of every ten drug overdoses in Alaska involved fentanyl.
Closure of Juneau’s COVID-19 emergency operations center brings changes to testing, data reporting
City officials acknowledge that there are still high rates of COVID-19 in Juneau, but the change indicates that it’s no longer being treated as an emergency.
Newscast — Friday, April 29, 2022
In this newscast: A Juneau mental health organization is helping people formerly involved in the justice system get housing; Juneau’s COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center is closing down at the end of April—here’s how you can access services; Alaska authorities have seized thousands of fentalnyl-laced pills and other drugs this week in a series of busts…
Bartlett Regional Hospital names new head of mental health department
Tracey Dompeling will take over in the lead role from interim officer Karen Forrest on June 20.