Alaska fishing communities feared COVID-19 contagion from industry. It hasn’t shown up.
As the Bristol Bay salmon season winds down, seafood company executives and public health authorities point to a remarkable fact: The industry has succeeded in keeping its seasonal workers and fishermen from infecting Alaska residents.
A tsunami warning that sent coastal Alaskans to higher ground has been canceled
Following a Magnitude 7.4 earthquake Tuesday night south of Chignik, the National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for coastal Alaska from Kennedy Entrance, 40 miles southwest of Homer, to Unimak Pass, 80 NE of Unalaska.
Alaska Bar sidesteps contentious Dershowitz keynote choice
The bar association cancelled this year's conference, which made the selection of the former defender of Jeffrey Epstein a moot point.
Anchorage Schools superintendent says ‘high probability’ students will attend all classes online next month
COVID-19 cases are surging in the Municipality of Anchorage, prompting the state’s largest school district to likely pivot to a “high risk” plan for schools.
Southcentral Foundation fires three dentists, including husband of chief executive, for falsifying health records
One of Anchorage’s leading tribal health-care providers has fired a senior executive and two dentists after an anonymous complaint documented “falsified health records” and “serious compliance issues,” the provider said in a statement Tuesday.
Anchorage records one-day high for COVID-19 cases
Anchorage reported 64 new cases.
CHARR asks for restaurant mandates, hoping to slow restaurant and bar related COVID spread
A large Alaska hospitality group is asking Gov. Mike Dunleavy to implement binding, statewide mandates on the restaurant and bar industry, instead of its...
What are the city’s plans after controversial building purchases in Anchorage? Here’s what we know.
On Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly will hold its fourth day of a public hearing on the city’s controversial plan to revamp homelessness services. Many people who testified in person so far have raised concerns about the planning process and proximity of the facilities to Midtown neighborhoods.
No more prison time for Anchorage man who shot mom and sister as a juvenile
Now that he is 20 -- the age limit for juvenile custody -- and the case against him has been resolved in court, Corbin Duke walked out of the Anchorage courtroom with no additional jail time or conditions of release, after about four years at a juvenile detention facility.
Pebble Mine to clear environmental review this week, but is it ‘practicable’?
The Pebble Mine becomes a step closer to reality this week but legal questions remain.
New protections for LGBTQ individuals unanimously approved in Ketchikan
The ordinance came up for vote following a controversy over a flower shop that refused to sell to a same sex wedding.
Juneau Assembly passes emergency mask mandate
The move follows an COVID-19 outbreak at a Juneau seafood plant that infected dozens.
COVID-19 outbreaks among seafood workers help push Alaska’s one-day case count to new record high
Also, over the past several days, three Anchorage restaurants and a local bar have announced infections and temporary closures.
A fishing boat docked in Dutch Harbor with 85 COVID-19 cases. Now it’s headed for Seward.
The 34 crew members who tested negative will be flown to Anchorage on chartered planes.
Those who tested positive will remain on the boat, which will sail to Seward, then be transported to Anchorage.
Lawsuit: Alaska absentee application mailings discriminatory
A lawsuit filed Friday says state elections officials are discriminating by mailing unprompted absentee ballot applications to older Alaskans but not to all qualified voters.
Wrong fuel caused May crash of Department of Forestry plane, says NTSB report
There were no fatalities in the accident, but the Division of Forestry says only one of the three firefighters who was injured has returned to work.
Should I dipnet? Or open the mail? Here’s how Zink and 5 other Alaska health experts manage COVID-19 risks in their daily lives
You probably know that health officials have warned about going to parties and bars. But how risky is hiking or dipnetting? How about ordering takeout? Should I send my kids to daycare? Alaska Public Media recruited six local experts to tell us how they answer those questions for their own families.
Private Christian schools in Anchorage grapple with outpouring of alumni stories about racial discrimination
Alumni say they were inspired by recent protests across the country, and hope change can take place in Alaska.
Public health officials warn Anchorage is getting closer to max health care capacity
Anchorage health officials say the continuing rise in COVID-19 cases in the city is threatening the city’s health capacity. At a news conference on Friday, Public Health Division Manager Christy Lawton said at the current rate of new cases, the predicted time until Anchorage exceeds its ICU bed capacity has been cut in half, from 20 weeks to 10 weeks.
After 100 cases in June, Seattle seafood company reports 6 more crew have COVID-19 in Dutch Harbor
A Bering Sea trawler currently docked in Dutch Harbor has reported six cases of COVID-19 among its 119 crew members, officials said Friday.