Alaska News January 26, 2019

By Elizabeth Roman: AFD: Early morning fire causes evacuation, midtown lane closures
 
 
 
 
By Chris Klint: Man who orchestrated robbery-turned-murder gets 18 years
Tommy Hunter Higgs III, 20, received an 18-year sentence Thursday from Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton, the state Department of Law announced Friday.
 
 
 
 
By Daniella Rivera: Serial rapist Clifford Lee loses appeal
KTVA previously reported that Lee will be eligible for parole after he serves about 50 years of his 70-year sentence. At that time, he will be 85 years old.
 
 
 
 
By Rebecca Palsha: ‘The evidence from their sexual assault is not languishing in a room somewhere’ — a rape kit update from the state
 
 
 
 
By Heather Hintze: Mat-Su Regional expands services, adds local jobs
 
 
 
 
By Grant Robinson: Board advises pharmacists: ‘Patients first’ over ‘refusals to fill’ opioid prescriptions
“The prescribing practitioner has full authority to make a diagnosis and determine the appropriate course of treatment, including dosage and quantity of a controlled substance,” Sara Chambers, director of the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, said in the release. “The patient’s best interest must come first, and pharmacists are valued partners in the healthcare team; however, they are not prescribers and should not refuse to fill a valid prescription without first consulting with the prescribing practitioner.”
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Dip Nets Any Time On Kuskokwim and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Defendant in double homicide case wants to fire his attorney; Cannabis advocates wary of Dunleavy’s Marijuana Control Board appointments; After struggling for years to clean up its air, Fairbanks still faces contentious wood smoke problem and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Cathy Habora: Speaking Volumes: As Alaska turns 60, learn more about America’s last frontier