KNBA’s Top Stories:
SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Rather than arresting suspects with substance abuse problems for minor crimes, the Anchorage Police Department is offering a treatment option.
FENTANYL DEATHS. A federal judge has sentenced a Washington State man to 25 years in prison, on charges of distributing fentanyl pills that killed two Skagway men. As KHNS's Melinda Munson reports, the deaths were the first known fentanyl deaths in the small Southeast town.
YUKON KUSKOWKIM HEALTH CORPORATION. One of the largest employers in Southwest Alaska has new leadership.
DONLIN CREEK MINE. Last year, a federal judge required the proposed Donlin Gold mine project to reexamine some of its possible environmental impacts. This week, a draft of that supplemental report was released for public comment. KYUK’s Samantha Watson reports on its findings.
SHELLFISH TOXIN TESTING. In Southeast Alaska, the Metlakatla Indian Community has a new laboratory facility. The space will help the tribe’s Department of Fish and Wildlife monitor for paralytic shellfish toxins, or neurotoxins that can form in oysters, clams, mussels and other shellfish, which are important subsistence foods.
USS TED STEVENS. The U.S.S. Ted Stevens arrived in Whittier over the weekend. The Navy’s newest missile destroyer will be commissioned at a ceremony in Seward this Saturday.
