Tuesday was the last day of operation for the Bill Brady Healing Center. The inpatient drug-and-alcohol rehab program has existed in its current form since 1996.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Native health group testing online sex-ed course for students
The nation’s first Internet-based sexual health curriculum aimed at American Indians and Alaska Natives is in the final stages of development in Anchorage.
Search underway for lost Sealaska canoe
Two canoes traveling from Juneau hit bad weather and rough water on Saturday. One canoe was lost.
Museums, attractions gear up for more ships, passengers (+ slideshow)
Alaska’s tour industry expects more people to visit the state this year. More and larger cruise ships are on their way, bringing visitors through Southeast and across the Gulf of Alaska.
Spring whaling begins in Arctic
Despite the lingering effects of winter, spring whaling has begun in Arctic Alaska and seal hunters are also heading to the coast from Chevak in the Southwest part of the state.
Anchorage kids’ kayak co-op kickstarts fundraising
An Anchorage-based co-op is raising money to begin after-school training that combines ancient techniques of kayak design with education.