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Alaska: Search-and-rescue efforts continue on Taylor Highway(0)
Eagle AK–Governor Sean Parnell flew over the Taylor Highway Thursday with Public Safety Commissioner Joseph Masters and Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Katkus to observe the damage done during the record rainfall early this week. The group landed in the community of Eagle, at the end of the highway, to hear about community needs and assure [...]
Full Story»Yukon: Residents cautioned against harvesting shellfish in Juneau and Haines
Whitehorse YK–Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Brendan Hanley, is warning Yukon residents to avoid a popular pastime if they are going to Haines, Juneau or Kodiak, Alaska.
“We have been advised, by the Alaskan state epidemiologist, there have been episodes of paralytic shellfish poisoning in these three locations from personally harvesting shellfish,” Hanley said. [...]
Alaska: State, partners work to boost awareness, prevention of brain injury
Anchorage AK–From soldiers to snowmachiners, skateboarders to seniors, Alaskans of all ages are at risk of brain injury – and all have the power to protect themselves against brain damage.
Each year, 150 Alaskans die from brain injuries. Right now, 10,000 Alaskans are living with a disability due to a brain injury.
To share that brain injuries [...]
Alaska: Agencies to host public meeting in North Pole about sulfolane in well water
Anchorage AK–Two state departments will host a special town meeting in North Pole on Thursday, Feb. 18, to answer questions and provide new information about a solvent that was detected in well water near the Flint Hills refinery last fall.
Representatives from the Alaska departments of Health and Social Services and Environmental Conservation will participate in [...]
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