COVID-19 outbreak at Juneau’s Kensington Mine grows to 19
Coeur Alaska’s Kensington Mine reported Wednesday that number of employees testing positive for the coronavirus had risen to 19. And that number could still rise. Juneau city officials say tests for 94 of the 210 workers at the mine are still pending.
U.S. Treasury Inspector General warns property purchases might not be acceptable use of CARES Act funds
Federal officials cautioned the Anchorage municipality that the plan to purchase properties for a substance treatment center and housing for people experiencing homelessness may not fall within the allowable use for CARES Act funds.
Rare white orca spotted in Southeast Alaska
A Petersburg-based whale watching and charter company documented the white orca in the Inside Passage this summer. It’s been sighted frequently in British Columbia and Washington state as well.
Uncruise says Wilderness Adventurer did not have COVID-19 on board after all
The passenger who tested positive for coronavirus aboard the only cruise ship to sail in Alaska during the pandemic does not have COVID-19, according to the ship’s operator.
Eight more COVID-19 cases found at Anchorage Pioneer Home
Another seven elders and one staff member are infected with the coronavirus, the state health department says.
24 years after her death on a Sitka bike path, genetic evidence leads to Jessica Baggen’s killer
DNA evidence led investigators to a 66-year old man living in Arkansas, who took his own life last week, shortly after Alaska investigators arrived to question him.
Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders have a disproportionate number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations
Alaskans of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander ethnicity make up 4% of the cases in the state, while they’re only 1% of the population.
Anchorage Assembly authorizes city to purchase properties for homeless services
The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to authorize the municipality to move forward with the purchase of four properties for substance treatment and homelessness resources. The controversial plan stirred multiple protests on both sides of the issue, plus nearly thirty hours of public testimony and thousands of emailed comments about the proposal.
Alaska officials say Trump’s proposed $400-a-week unemployment boost is under review
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy's administration is working to see how it can restore expanded unemployment benefits to about 60,000 people under a new initiative announced by President Donald Trump, but there's no time frame for getting the program started.
Border woes: When Canada says no
Kathryn Miller and her boyfriend were just trying to get home to Juneau with a truck they'd just purchased in Anchorage. But at the...
6 things you need to know about Alaska’s new travel rules
Alaska is imposing new testing requirements. Here's what travelers need to know.
Seiners in Southeast Alaska rescue an unlikely hard-shelled visitor
Biologists identified the catch as a Pacific green sea turtle.
Prevo selected to run Liberty University in Falwell’s absence
Liberty University has selected retired Anchorage Baptist Temple Pastor Jerry Prevo to be the interim president of the school.
Murkowski, Sullivan back Senate bill to help Postal Service
Alaska’s U.S. senators have signed on to the Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act. It has aid for USPS that Senate leaders left out of their latest coronavirus relief bill.
Questions remain after GCI sells television assets to competitor
The future is uncertain for many employees of Anchorage CBS affiliate KTVA, after the television station’s owner, telecommunications company GCI,announced in late July it is getting out of the broadcast television business.
Kriner’s Diner backs down after Municipality of Anchorage seeks to increase fines
A co-owner said in a Facebook video that the new fines would be more than the business could afford.
Biden vows to block Pebble mine project if elected
“It is no place for a mine,” the former vice president said in a statement to news media.
As gyms adapt to operate during a pandemic, some are struggling to get users back inside
Gyms are adapting, but some still face financial strain as Alaskans opt out of indoor exercise.
Alaska families: Can we follow you as kids return to school?
Alaska is about to start a very unusual school year. And as we cover schools reopening this fall, we’d like to follow some of you through this transition.
Taking advantage of space that used to be for cars, downtown businesses work to weather pandemic
Lack of tourism and changing city restrictions on dining in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced downtown Anchorage restaurants to be flexible and creative with the way they keep business running.