It’s hard to nail down one cause of preterm birth or why numbers are going up, but it can be an indicator of other health problems in play.
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Juneau’s COVID cases and vaccination numbers are trending in the right directions
Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink and local experts will be available for the community’s vaccine questions on March 24.
Wasilla man arrested, charged with participating in US Capitol siege
A statement from an FBI agent said there’s probable cause to support charges Aaron James Mileur, of Wasilla, entered the Capitol with an intent to disrupt Congressional business.
Skagway Traditional Council program teaches schoolchildren about salmon
Salmon in the Classroom lets kids follow the salmon life cycle, up close and personal.
Without Iditarod fanfare and ‘Mardi Gras of the North,’ Nome businesses expect financial losses this year
The City of Nome and many commercial establishments expect to take a financial loss this year as one of Nome’s biggest tourist events falls casualty to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Juneau still on hydropower, even after controlled avalanche took out transmission line
AEL&P can still pull power from Lake Dorothy and Snettisham southeast of Juneau because one of the transmission lines runs underground below Gastineau Peak’s Snowslide Creek.