Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Lex Treinen is covering the state Legislature for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at ltreinen@gmail.com.
Anchorage doctors say patients are waiting to seek care over virus fears. Some have died.
Patient visits dropped by as much as 50% in emergency rooms during the height of the coronavirus fears, which doctors fear has caused unnecessary deaths in patients who aren't seeking the care they need in emergencies.
Inmate at Anchorage Correctional Complex tests positive for the coronavirus
It's the second inmate in Alaska to test positive for the contagious disease.
Fifth nonresident seafood worker tests positive for coronavirus in Alaska
The state also announced that an 11th staff member of Juneau's Lemon Creek Correctional Center has tested positive for the virus.
Initial unemployment insurance claims keep dropping, but economists urge caution
While weekly initial unemployment claims keep falling, there's lots of reasons to think that job loss could be much worse than those numbers suggest.
Reopening for Anchorage bars pencils out better than for restaurants. Many are giving it a go.
Most bars in Anchorage say they are planning on reopening during the first week allowed under the municipality's plan.
Two weeks after Alaska’s first inmate tested positive there’s still no clear answer of how virus got in
Inmates and advocates worry that inmates' health isn't being taken seriously, but the Department of Corrections says that the lack of any further positive cases points to the success of its protocols.
Unemployment benefits for non-traditional workers to be paid starting Friday
The Department of Labor says about 15,000 people have applied for the new program.
After weeks without a fatality Alaska reports 10th coronavirus death
The patient, a man who was at least 80, was admitted into the South Peninsula Hospital last week.
The faithful may now gather in person, but many congregations in Anchorage are keeping it virtual
Only a few churches around Anchorage decided to open up their doors to in-person sermons, despite new regulations that allow for such meetings.
At the Dimond Center, the first big Anchorage mall to reopen, stores are ready but customers are few
At Alaska's largest retail space, businesses have opened again, but getting customers through the doors comes with many challenges.
As spill response enters third week, oil continues to make its way into Port Valdez
Responders say that they have recovered over 50,000 gallons of oily water and made progress in containment, but there is still oil making its way into the port.
Inmate at Goose Creek Correctional tests positive for coronavirus
It is the first inmate of Alaska's correctional system to have a positive test, but only four have been conducted in the Wasilla facility.
Restaurants can open, but doing it safely is complicated, owners say, and many are taking it slow
The risks are high. Logistics are complicated. Rules and best practices are unclear. Safety gear is in short supply. Rushing it, they say, doesn't seem wise.
Alaska is reopening the economy, but Anchorage protesters took to the streets anyway
City and state officials announced they were relaxing regulations on businesses, but hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Anchorage in their vehicles on Wednesday anyway for an event meant push lawmakers to speed up the reopening of the economy.
‘A lot of strange haircuts’: Alaskans are getting shaggy, creative and desperate
Many Alaskans have lowered their standards for their haircuts or gotten creative during the state-mandated closure of hair salons.
Dunleavy outlines steps for cautious reopening of the economy
Governor Mike Dunleavy said Monday that the state will announce later this week dates for opening hair and nail salons, restaurants, and retail businesses with added protocols to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
Clean-up crews run into difficulties in Valdez as spill grows
Over a week after the spill started, responders say that oil is still seeping into the water at a rocky beach near the Valdez Marine Terminal's Small Boat Harbor.
Sunday update: Encouraging numbers as Alaska coronavirus cases creep up
Five new cases were reported on Saturday, the eleventh day of five or fewer cases
North Slope Borough backs out of deal with Ravn, reaffirms right to commandeer assets in emergency
The borough said that negotiations with Ravn were "not fruitful" and that it would rescind itself from an agreement in principle to pay the company $110,000 per month to rent its hangar in Utqiagvik.
Self-employed and out of work? Apply for unemployment anyway, says Department of Labor
The state says that getting denied unemployment insurance is a prerequisite for getting payments for the program that is being set up to help self-employed workers.