Examining mental health in Arctic Alaska
When Alaska Health and Social Services Commissioner Valerie Davidson parked her car in downtown Anchorage Monday and walked to the swanky
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Iceland most peaceful country in the world: study
Iceland has been named the most peaceful country in the world, again, by the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace. The
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Alaska’s criminal justice system to be reviewed
Alaska’s prisons are filling up so fast state lawmakers have warned that despite the opening of a new facility in
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Alaska city awash in alcohol even without legal sales
BETHEL — Even with no legal alcohol sales, the amount of hard liquor coming into this Western Alaska hub is
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Alaska: Project to arm village officers begins with just 3 making initial cut
BETHEL — Just three Alaska village public safety officers passed background checks, a physical fitness test and a psychological evaluation so they
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Native artifacts stolen from Bethel, Alaska health corporation headquarters
BETHEL — Native artifacts and artwork were stolen from display cases at the administrative headquarters of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., a discovery
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Ex-priest sentenced for sexual abuse of children in Canada’s Arctic
Defrocked priest Eric Dejaeger, found guilty of sexually abusing children in northern Canada, has been sentenced to 19 years in
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Bill to remove Alaska exception to Violence Against Women Act passes in U.S. Senate
A bill to remove the Alaska exception from the Violence Against Women Act cleared the Senate on Tuesday. Outgoing Alaska
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Assistant district attorney shot and killed in Arctic Alaska
An Alaska assistant district attorney who once was a Washington state lawmaker was shot and killed in the Arctic community of
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Service reindeer for police in Russia’s Arctic
Russian authorities are considering establishing a ‘reindeer police force’ to help combat crime in the Yamalo-Nenets tundra region. Police in Yamalo-Nenets
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Italian hunter snared for fake bird calls in Northern Finland
This past summer, Italian hunters were invited to Finland to hunt thrushes, a delicacy in southern Europe. Now one over-enthusiastic
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Hundreds of cormorant chicks killed in attack in eastern Sweden
Hundreds of cormorant chicks may have been killed in an attack on two islands close to the Swedish town of
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Bethel, Alaska residents speak out against marijuana legalization
BETHEL – A small, mainly anti-pot crowd on Monday filled the tiny Legislative Information Office here to put on the
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Blog: Violence and public health in the North – What about the men?
Much ink has been spilled in Canada the past month on the merits of a federal inquiry on missing and
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Finns divided over alcohol regulation
Alcohol-related concerns such as illness, crime and accidents are part of the daily lives of many Finns, according to a
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