Heroin has been at the center of two anti-drug enforcement efforts in different Alaska towns.
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Overdue snowmachiner succumbed to hypothermia, state troopers believe
An overdue snowmachiner, who was traveling to Fairbanks from Shungnak, by way of Huslia, has been found dead near Selawik Hot Springs. Travis Loughridge, 27, left Shungnak about noon Saturday and was expected to arrive in Fairbanks by Monday evening.
Gov. Walker hits on same budget themes with new Legislature
Walker said the state government risks spending all of its savings if it denies there’s a problem and hopes for oil prices to rise.
New alcohol healing center opens in Bethel, renewing hope for recovery
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Ayagnirvik Healing Center is a larger facility than the community has had in the past. It comes with 16 inpatient treatment beds, outpatient counseling rooms, a gym, a kitchen and other recreational facilities.
Nome woman found dead in Anchorage parking lot
A missing person case for Anchorage police turned into a death investigation on Thursday. A graduate of Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, Martina Painter, 25, was found dead Thursday afternoon. She was the only person in a blue four-door Dodge Dart located in a parking lot near University Lake Park in Anchorage.
After New Year’s storm, Savoonga asks state for disaster relief
In the final days of 2016, a Bering Sea storm battered St. Lawrence Island, causing wind and water damage to many buildings in Savoonga. The community declared a local disaster and asked for assistance from the state in order to restore their livelihoods.