Anchorage working group proposes building large Midtown shelter and buying 3 smaller sites
Under the proposal, the city would offer 730 shelter beds total, plus an additional 140 beds for surge capacity. The city currently has 758 beds.
Alaska’s fourth special session begins with legislators unable to agree on when to meet
The Alaska Legislature began its fourth special session of the year on Monday. There are big disagreements between lawmakers on major policies. But it’s also not clear if they can even agree on how frequently to meet over the 30-day session.
Anchorage Assembly extends testimony on mask ordinance to fifth day
Most of the people at Monday’s meeting opposed a mask mandate.
Someone else, not a Homer woman, is said to be Capitol intruder who took Pelosi laptop
The FBI thought Marilyn Hueper stole a laptop from the Capitol Jan. 6. Now a NY woman has been charged.
Rural Alaska at risk as COVID surge swamps faraway hospitals
The battle against the coronavirus isn’t over. The highly contagious delta variant is spreading across Alaska, driving one of the nation’s sharpest upticks in infections and posing risks for remote outposts like Tanacross where the closest hospital is hours away.
Employees warned pharmacy chains they needed more safeguards for prescription opioids
The nation's big name-brand pharmacy chains including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart face a federal trial that will test their liability for the opioid epidemic.
Anchorage mayor’s proposed budget cuts over 50 city jobs
The proposal unveiled Friday would chop the city’s budget by 1.3%, reducing taxpayers’ bill by $4 for every $100,000 worth of property they own.
Alaska’s COVID hospitalizations, patients on ventilators climb over the weekend
Alaska reported its second-highest total of COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday.
Get a fan and get vaccinated, the CDC says in its safety tips for the holidays
"When you have something spread by aerosol, you absolutely want more ventilation," Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said in an interview with CBS.
Inside Alaska’s deciduous trees’ decision to drop leaves
The process is called senescence and it's the topic of Ned Rozell's latest column for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute's Alaska Science Forum.
Permanent Fund Corp. CEO raises questions after trustee proposes cutting staff pay
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.'s top executive, Angela Rodell, is asking whether the corporation's trustees are committed to the corporation’s independence.
Alaska activates emergency crisis protocols in 20 health care facilities
Alaska on Saturday activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 health care facilities to ration care if needed as the state recorded the nation’s worst COVID-19 diagnosis rates in the U.S. in recent days, straining its limited health care system.
Alaska Air to require COVID-19 vaccine for employees
Alaska Air Group has told its 22,000 employees they will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
Healing together: Alaskans share experiences overcoming trauma
Here's how these Alaskans are confronting intergenerational traumas with different ways of healing.
Murkowski calls on Alaskans to ‘show some kindness’ amid COVID tensions
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls out bad behavior toward Alaska health care workers and use of Holocaust symbol.
At a crucial time in the pandemic, dozens of emergency workers arrive at Anchorage hospital
Alaska Native Medical Center's Dr. Bob Onders said that the influx of new workers will hopefully give exhausted staff a break.
Alaska Speaker of the House asks Gov. Dunleavy to cancel special session during COVID-19 surge
Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes urged Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday to cancel the special session scheduled to start on Monday, citing the COVID-19 surge.
Alaska Native Medical Center third hospital to move to crisis standards for care
ANMC is the third hospital in the state to announce crisis standards in response to a surge of COVID-19 patients. It says it isn't rationing care at this point, but that could be a concern if COVID hospitalizations keep rising.
Anchorage’s mayor says masks don’t work. Many experts say they do. Here’s how they know.
Scientific research has shown masks to be a very effective, low cost, low impact way to reduce COVID-19 transmission. That's according to many studies, and Anchorage-based infectious disease specialist Dr. Ben Westley has been reading them.
To pay oil tax credits, Alaska eyes selling carbon offsets on state forests
The Dunleavy administration is eyeing a carbon credit program on state forestlands. It’s requested proposals from prospective consultants “to investigate the potential for a carbon offset credit program based on carbon sequestration on state lands,” according to a document that went up this month on a state website.