Above: Caring for someone with memory loss can be exhausting both physically and emotionally. The number of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia in Alaska is set to almost double by 2030. Given the growing need, reporters Anne Hillman and Jeff Chen spoke with people who are trying to support elders with memory loss.
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An ocean first: Underwater drone tracks CO2 in Alaska gulf
The research could be a major step forward in ocean greenhouse gas monitoring.
Meet the Sitkan behind the ‘crappy clarinet playing’ of Squidward Tentacles
The musical genius of Squidward can be traced back to one person — now a therapist — who lives in Sitka.
Citizen science program uses artificial intelligence to track thousands of humpback whales
Through photographs shared by whale watchers, Happy Whale has recorded thousands of whales that travel to and from Alaska.
4 injured in plane crash near Yakutat
The plane crashed while attempting to land on a remote airstrip lined by trees.
As COVID cases and hospitalizations increase in Alaska, health officials urge caution for older adults
The state department of health reported 1,911 cases on Wednesday. That’s a 14% increase from the previous week, and a 34% increase from this time last month.
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The Uvalde school massacre lasted at least 40 minutes
Local and state officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.
It’s 21 weeks into the year and America has already seen 213 mass shootings
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A gunman killed at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school
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Carol Seppilu describes jogging with a tracheotomy as “trying to breathe through a straw while running.” She's even dealt with her trach freezing shut while running in the frigid winter temperatures in Nome, Alaska where she lives.
As Alaskans age, what options are there for staying in the state? | Alaska Insight
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Alaska cartoonist draws his experience with Parkinson’s | INDIE ALASKA
Peter Dunlap-Shohl was living his lifelong dream, as an editorial cartoonist for the Anchorage Daily News. But in 2002, when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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