Alaska’s quarantine order has helped thwart COVID-19 but devastated tourism. Will Dunleavy keep it?
Public health experts have credited measures like Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's two-week quarantine order for travelers with holding the COVID-19 case count below every other state in the country.
But the order is set to expire Tuesday, and Dunleavy hasn't said what he'll do next.
Small business on the brink: Alaska faces a ‘generational loss’ as owners throw in the towel
Alaska businesses have received $1.3 billion from one federal program "That is a ton of money. And it still feels like it's not nearly enough."
Four girls now allege Bethel school principal abused them. They’re suing the school district for inaction.
The four plaintiffs say that the Lower Kuskokwim School District failed to properly investigate and sanction a former principal of a Bethel elementary school even after multiple allegations of inappropriate contact with underage girls.
Juneau man sues to block state’s $1.5 billion coronavirus aid plan, citing improper process
A retired carpenter and former University of Alaska regent is suing the Dunleavy administration, saying that the entire legislature must approve any state spending.
10 staff members at Lemon Creek Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19
Three new cases have been reported since the DOC confirmed the last case, but the department says that two new covid cases reported in Juneau yesterday were both linked to Lemon Creek.
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.
Some Alaska summer camps prepare to reopen with new rules, reduced capacity
Others have called off camp completely this summer.
Alaska could be empty of tourists this summer. For residents, there’s an upside.
For Alaskans, a summer without tourists could translate into resident discounts, busy fishing holes transformed into blissful calm, open roads normally clogged with RVs, and cruise destinations with no ships in sight.
A rural school district said it was blindsided by a Bethel principal’s arrest. Except he’d been investigated twice before.
The principal for one of Alaska’s largest rural elementary schools, in a region with some of the highest sex crime rates in the country and a state with a history of failing to protect students, was allowed to remain on the job until the FBI got involved.
Restaurant closures create uncertainty in the market for premium Copper River salmon
Restaurants may not be reliable buyers this year, as owners grapple with reduced business amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Nome mayor and ‘colorful personality’ James ‘Richard’ Beneville dies at 75
Beneville was elected mayor of Nome in 2015.
As the state lifts restrictions, some Juneau bars and restaurants aren’t rushing to reopen
The City and Borough of Juneau has opted out of reopening public facilities for now, and many business owners in Juneau say that while the COVID-19 closures have devastated their businesses, they’re not rushing to open their doors, either.
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.
‘Sometimes we get bored’: Unalaska fish processors work back-to-back seasons to keep their jobs
Managers decided that keeping workers on the island would help prevent new arrivals - many of whom come from other countries - from bringing in the coronavirus.
Campaign to recall GOP Gov. Dunleavy can go on the ballot, Alaska Supreme Court rules
The decision by the five justices, with a partial dissent by Justice Craig Stowers, was announced in a two-page order Friday afternoon.
Anchorage to further ease coronavirus restrictions for businesses Monday
The Municipality of Anchorage plans to further ease coronavirus restrictions on businesses like bars and gyms on Monday, allowing them to reopen, following a similar move by the state government that went into effect Friday.
Alaska Native leader and former Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott dies at 77
Byron Mallott, the Alaska Native leader who served as lieutenant governor under former Gov. Bill Walker, died unexpectedly at age 77.
Waiting to hear from the SBA about a coronavirus disaster loan? Murkowski has a tip for you.
If you’re waiting to hear about an Economic Injury Disaster Loan, take a look at your 10-digit loan application number.
Ghosts of 1918 pandemic haunt Bering Straits villages as they face COVID-19 without water or sewer
In rural Alaska villages with no water or sewer and hard to find hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies, following the CDC guidelines to help prevent the spread of disease requires "being a MacGyver at all times."
Iditarod DQ’s Lance Mackey for positive meth test during race
Mackey’s 21st place finish in this year’s race will be vacated after the positive test from a sample collected in White Mountain, the Iditarod statement says. Mackey finished the race, his 16th Iditarod, in Nome on March 19.