Alaska rolls out plan to use hotels, dorms to quarantine health care workers and homeless families
The new mandate gives the state access to federal funding to help pay for the temporary housing if it's needed.
Cruise lines are taking bookings for an Alaska cruise season that might not even happen
Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata said he was surprised to learn that Carnival Cruise Line is offering a seven-day cruise through his town in early July, but it's not clear whether that trip is even happening.
Some Anchorage hotels are transforming from tourist havens to quarantine sites
Other hotels have decided to close, and many have laid off a bulk of their employees.
BP’s sale of its Alaska business is in jeopardy, The Wall Street Journal reports
Banks have balked at financing the $5.6 billion deal, the newspaper reported on Thursday.
Ravn is $90 million in debt and could be forced to shut down for good, court docs say
RavnAir Group may have obtained a $12 million loan that leaves “some hope that there may still be a rescue,” a company attorney says. But without further relief, he added, the loan will merely give Ravn a “brief runway” to prepare for an “orderly liquidation.”
In Bristol Bay a rising concern among tribes that fish processors’ quarantine plans aren’t enough
Naknek Native Village Council joined in Dillingham's call for cancelling the 2020 Bristol Bay fishing season.
Dunleavy orders Alaska schools closed for the remainder of school, extends travel restrictions
Schools will remain closed through the end of the school year, though teachers will continue to provide distance learning, the governor announced.
5 things to know about business Paycheck Protection Program loans
Many Alaska businesses on the edge of survival are looking to the new Paycheck Protection Program for a life line. A lot is in flux, but here are five things to know.
Why does a barrel of Alaska oil cost less than a pizza?
Economists at the state’s Department of Revenue were working to identify what drove the price down and what they could expect going forward.
Alaska’s request for medical supplies from the feds fell short, now it’s on the hunt for more as COVID-19 cases grow
Meanwhile, the number of Alaskans diagnosed with COVID-19 cases continues to steadily grow, and a seventh Alaskan has died.
New unemployment benefits are here, but laid-off workers are having trouble getting applications processed
Workers have reported weeks-long delays in getting unemployment insurance claims processed, but state officials say they've been working overtime to process the record number of applications.
ConocoPhillips shuts down North Slope drilling over coronavirus concerns
The impacts of the coronavirus continue to reverberate across Alaska, including its oil fields.
PHOTOS: A quiet Anchorage in the time of social distancing
Parks are cordoned off, essential workers wear personal protective gear, and the streets are quiet as Anchorage adjusts to the recent social distancing and hunker down orders due to the coronavirus.
State requests providers delay elective abortions because of COVID-19 pandemic
State officials put out a list on Tuesday that clarifies which procedures are classified as “elective” and guidance on how long they could be delayed, ranging from weeks to months. Abortion is on that list.
Anchorage votes down on-site pot consumption, taxes alcohol and keeps most of the Assembly
A majority of incumbents appear to have kept their seats, with a tax on alcohol voted down last year on track to pass.
LISTEN: Petersburg mom lost her sense of smell. Days later, she tested positive for COVID-19
For Megan Litster, the only symptom was a loss of her sense of smell.
Anchorage officials say COVID measures are helping stem disease transmissions
Incident Commander Bill Falsey spoke at a weekly briefing from the city’s Emergency Operation Center, saying that according to municipal and third-party figures, residents are complying with orders to hunker down.
Alaska’s largest private employer, ASRC, cuts jobs after coronavirus causes oil price collapse
Alaska’s largest private-sector employer, Arctic Slope Regional Corp., has laid off employees and cut charitable giving due to the collapse in oil prices and the economic shutdown caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Dunleavy vetoes millions in programs, but says federal stimulus funds will make up for most cuts
The vetoes include $31 million to Medicaid, $15.5 million to the Alaska Marine Highway System, $4.3 million to pre-kindergarten grants, and others.
Dillingham urges governor to close Bristol Bay fishery
The City of Dillingham and the Curyung Tribal Council wrote a strongly worded letter to Governor Mike Dunleavy Monday urging him to consider closing Bristol Bay’s commercial fishery to protect the community from the coronavirus pandemic.