Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Lex Treinen is covering the state Legislature for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at ltreinen@gmail.com.
COVID-19 outbreak at Goose Creek prison grows
The state has reported 110 cases at the facility, which is the state's largest prison.
Alaska’s COVID-19 case count sets record over the weekend
The state reported 604 cases on Saturday, a single-day record.
Goose Creek prison reports dozens more COVID-19 cases
The most recent round of testing revealed 40 new inmate cases.
Hit hardest by COVID-19, Alaska’s Pacific Islanders face death and severe illness at an alarming rate
Community leaders say changing cultural customs to prevent further spread of the virus has been challenging, but they're making progress.
‘It’s voting day’: In Alaska’s largest city, residents head to polls
Advocates said that despite concern elsewhere in the country, voting in Anchorage was mostly an example of democracy working as it should.
Goose Creek Correctional reports 27 COVID-19 cases
22 inmates and five staff members tested positive for COVID-19 at the state's largest correctional facility.
Hospital overflow sites remain at ‘ready,’ but officials worry about staffing
The hospital overflow site at Alaska Airlines Center can be ready to use within 48 hours, according to a state health official, but it’s not preparing the facility just yet.
Officials appeal to Alaskans for help as state reports 526 COVID-19 cases Sunday
It's the second straight day of record shattering case counts.
State vaccine task force plans include ‘backup plans for our backup plans’
In one possible scenario, vaccines would need to be kept at -70 degrees as they are shipped around Alaska, where 80% of communities are off the road system.
Anchorage man shares love for local take-out in viral video reviews
Justin Williams has amassed nearly 1500 followers in a few months with his upbeat, honest video restaurant reviews.
As Anchorage heads into winter, officials worry about homeless shelter capacity
From August to September, outreach workers from the city identified 285 people living on the streets who weren’t sheltered.
Just before winter sets in, workers finish work on popular Anchorage hiking trail
The O'Malley Gully trail was a big accomplishment for the underfunded park, but it's just the first half of a two-phase project.
‘Skyrocketing’ cases among Alaskans in their 20s and 30s driving new spike
Alaska recorded three straight days of more than 200 coronavirus cases beginning on Friday as a COVID-19 surge continues in the state.
With Anchorage’s mayor set to step down, a successor will be chosen Friday
The chair of the assembly assumes the mayorship in the case of a vacancy, but Felix Rivera could lose his chairmanship at a special assembly meeting Friday.
3 staff at Gov. Dunleavy’s Anchorage office test positive for COVID-19
Three staffers from Gov. Mike Dunleavy's Anchorage office have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Wednesday from the governor's office.
After early success in containment, there’s now rapid coronavirus spread in rural Alaska
Rural cases now account for about one in ten cases in the state.
Anchorage mayor apologizes for years-old “inappropriate messaging relationship”
Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz's statement on Monday said that Anchorage police and the FBI jointly investigated Athens' allegations against him and found "no evidence of criminal conduct."
Anchorage elder care facility reports new cluster of coronavirus cases
Six cases were reported at the facility, which also had a large outbreak earlier this summer.
249 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska on Sunday
The number continues a surging trend in cases in nearly all areas of the state.
‘From a cot to a palace’: What one man’s story says about the difficult road out of homelessness
39-year-old Moses Aguilar's journey was smooth, but he was aided by luck at every step of the way, from breaking addiction, to getting an identification.