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FDA won’t approve psychedelic drug for PTSD
The Food and Drug Administration will not approve MDMA, the street drug known as Molly or Ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a Friday announcement from the maker of the drug, Lykos Therapeutics. Some lawmakers — even in far-flung Alaska — have used their positions to...
AROUND ALASKA: Trail Maintenance, Free Skate, and Craft Kits
The U.S. Coast Guard team at Air Station Sitka has been helping maintain trails in the community. In Juneau, the cement is gone and the ice is nice at the Treadwell Arena. Finally, the North Pole Library gave out little construction kits to kiddos as part of its summer reading program.
Primary Election Day in Alaska is August 20: Make Your Voice Heard Now
Early voting began Monday across the state, including at the Region II Elections Office in Anchorage. Apply for an absentee ballot by August 10. If printing your own absentee ballot, submit it by August 19. Register to vote in the general election by October 6.
Rain Holds Off for American Red Cross of Alaska Golf Event for Disaster Relief
Our rainy weather thankfully held off so that golfers could hit the links for a good cause at the Anchorage Golf Course. Golfers teed off for the American Red Cross of Alaska's third annual David Lawer Memorial golf tournament. This event raises money to support disaster relief efforts across our...
Beloved Halloween display ‘Camp Crystal’ owner looks for someone to take over his tradition
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For nearly 10 years, Billy Stapleton has turned part of 16th Avenue in East Anchorage into his version of Friday the 13th, called “Camp Crystal.”. “I did a spin-off from Friday the 13th, created Fluffy, who you know wants to steal your candy, has this...
Lead paint cited in stop work notice posted to Anchorage’s Inlet View Tower apartment building
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Nearly one month after a city inspector issued a stop work notice, citing a company’s improper lead-based paint handling at the apartment complex owned by state Attorney General Treg Taylor and his wife Jodi Taylor, the paperwork remains posted on the door of Anchorage’s Inlet View Tower apartment building.
Norwegian Cruise Line Steps Up to Help Flood Relief in Juneau, Alaska
You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, which includes Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has donated $50,000 to the Juneau Community Foundation following the recent catastrophic flooding.
Anchorage’s Hmoob Cultural Center struggles to stay open as child care crisis continues
An Anchorage child care provider is trying to figure out how to stay afloat after it opened less than two years ago. Staff at the Hmoob Cultural Center of Alaska say demand is not the problem, but they’re struggling with high operating costs, paired with low and late state subsidies. It’s a familiar trend in a state strapped for child care.
PIERCE TAKES WIN IN FRONT OF STUDENTS AT THUNDER MOUNTAIN
CENTER LISLE, N.Y. – Kyle Pierce’s day job isn’t too far from Thunder Mountain Speedway. As a fourth grade teacher at Spencer-Van Etten Central School, under an hour away, many of his students showed up to watch him race his 305 Sprint car. They may now be good luck charms.
The Summer Trash Issue in Trapper Creek
With the summer tourist season in full swing, trash has become an issue in Trapper Creek, home to only about 500 full-time residents. Every few days, the two metal trash containers at the transfer station at Three Bears are full. Borough Solid Waste Division Manager Jeff Smith says it appears...
Tustumena celebrates 60th anniversary of serving Kodiak communities
The Tustumena arrives in Kodiak after sailing under the bridge to Near Island. Affectionately known as the “Trusty Tusty,” the boat has been the sole ferry to serve Kodiak Archipelago communities the last few years. It’s a few hours late because of the weather, but still hours ahead...
Alaska Native artifacts returned to Kake as Quakers continue reparations
Formline carved paddles, beaded slippers, and a small totem were among the items returned to Kake last weekend by a Quaker woman whose ancestor taught in the mission school there in the early 1900s. Joel Jackson, the Tribal council president for the Organized Village of Kake, said it is nice to have the objects home. […]
Providence Hospital's 27th Annual Walk To Remember This Weekend
Providence Hospital in Anchorage is hosting its 27th annual Walk To Remember this weekend. The event honors those in the community who have experienced pregnancy, infant, or child loss. The walk will begin at the day surgery entrance at the hospital and go all the way to University Lake where...
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