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Precollege program for rural, Alaska Native health students gets reboot and grant after funding gap
Of all the courses offered by the Della Keats precollege program, the three high school students in the University of Alaska Anchorage lobby were most struck by the cadaver lab in their Anatomy and Physiology course. It’s not the kind of opportunity students from rural Alaska usually get, which is the point. Bristol Albrant, a […] The post Precollege program for rural, Alaska Native health students gets reboot and grant after funding gap appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Gone Fishing Report July 4, 2024
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -It’s time for the Gone Fishing Report brought to you by Frontier Outfitters. For the Fairbanks area, check Cushman lake, as Rainbow Trout were stocked, and keep an eye out for Chinook. In the Mat-Su Valley, put your poles in at South Rolly lake, as rainbow...
People Mover will reduce services in October and they want to hear from you
Staffing shortages have been hard on a lot of businesses, including the People Mover. That is why in October, the bus service will be cutting back. Planning Manager with People Mover Bart Rudolph went on to say, "So we need to right-size our service to the amount of workforce that we have available."
Anchorage Wolverines announce new home for upcoming season
The Anchorage Wolverines and the Municipality of Anchorage are excited to share the Sullivan Arena will once again house hockey as the new home ice to the Anchorage Wolverines. After maximizing the Ben Boeke for the past three seasons, the Wolverines are honored to be Anchorage’s first team back on...
Pastor facing federal charge after allegedly assaulting his wife over flight upgrade
A pastor is facing federal charges after he allegedly hit his wife in the head during a flight when she got upgraded and he didn't. The incident allegedly occurred on July 2 on board an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska. According to the complaint, Roger Allan Holmberg, Sr. and his wife were traveling for an event related to their ministry. According to witnesses interviewed by Anchorage Airport Police detailed in the complaint, Holmberg asked his wife, "How the hell did you get the upgrade?"
Do other cities experience as many officer-involved shootings as Anchorage?
Greensboro, North Carolina, is located on the east coast of the United States with a population of 300,000 people, just slightly more than Anchorage. Like other cities, there are sometimes crimes that might require officers to use their guns. Just this year, Greensboro had three officer-involved shootings and two of the shootings. Police were able to take the suspects to jail and the third, the suspect died.
With the clock running, a Vanderbilt transplant team races to Alaska for a heart
A surgeon stops a heart in Anchorage, Alaska. In the world of organ donation, this stoppage is known as "Cross Clamp Time." A clamp pinches the aorta, stopping blood flow. It's the official, recorded start of a race to get that heart wherever it's going. Too long, and the heart could freeze to the point of unviability.
Mayor LaFrance to cut bus service in Anchorage
Empty buses following their routes through Anchorage with just two or three people onboard is not the only problem that the People Mover system has. The city’s bus service also can’t find drivers to move those empty buses around. Two years after the city had bought 40 new...
Man shot at by police in East Anchorage, APD says
Anchorage police shot at man early Monday in East Anchorage, the department said early Monday, and he was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. Few details were immediately provided, including if the man was wounded by officer gunfire and the extent of his injuries. The department is planning a news conference at 9 a.m. Monday to provide additional information.
Sunday: Miners nip Oilers
The Peninsula Oilers lost 2-1 to the Mat-Su Miners in Alaska Baseball League play Sunday at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer. The Oilers dropped to 3-5 on a nine-game, eight-day road trip. That trip concludes Monday, when Peninsula travels to Lee Jordan Field in Chugiak to take on the Chugiak-Eagle...
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