Ketchikan Senior Services is moving to a new location. A lease agreement was signed with the Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority on Nov. 18. Programs will move from the Water Street building to the Saxman Senior Center in mid-December.
Aging
Buzz Aldrin medically evacuated from Antarctica
The second man to walk on the moon fell ill during a trip to the South Pole and is being flown to New Zealand. Aldrin is 86 years old.
Mourning, Celebration Follow Death Of Fidel Castro
The polarizing leader, who took power in the Cuban revolution in 1959, died on Friday, after years of poor health.
Hospital companions can ease isolation for older people
Loneliness and social isolation can affect health for the worse. A California hospital is training volunteers to provide companionship and friendly assistance.
Dying Teenager In U.K. Wins Right To Be Cryogenically Frozen
The case is described as the first of its kind: A 14-year-old girl with cancer asked a court to grant her last wish, that her body be preserved in case future technology allows her to be revived.
More grandparents are raising children due to opioid addiction or overdose
More fallout from the opioid epidemic: More grandparents are raising their grandchildren.