Most Americans have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the CDC reports
So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood, the CDC said Tuesday.
Counting clams: Fish and Game surveys Cook Inlet beaches in hopes of reopening to clammers
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game could reopen the razor clam fisheries in Ninilchik and Clam Gulch for the first time since 2014.
Alaska Airlines suspends Alaska-Hawaii nonstop flights during summer
The suspension will last from June until November.
Alaska’s first investigator focused on missing and murdered Indigenous people is a veteran of the troopers
Anne Sears had been retired after 22 years in law enforcement, as the first Alaska Native woman to serve as an Alaska State Trooper.
The US Army expands benefits for soldiers who are parents
The Army is expanding the benefits it offers soldiers — both birth and non-birth parents — around pregnancy, parenthood and the postpartum period.
Mayor Bronson selects Robert Hudson as third pick to lead Anchorage library
Unlike Bronson’s first two picks, Hudson does have a master’s degree in library science.
Biden closes half of NPR-A acreage to oil drilling
The Bureau of Land Management announced that it's ditching a Trump administration plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and instead will revert to managing the area according to a 2013 plan crafted by the Obama administration.
Anchorage officials and private funders agree to put $13M toward addressing homelessness crisis
The money will go toward four new projects to serve the more than 700 people who have been using the Sullivan Arena for more than two years, along with local hotels.
Alaska’s voter registration deadline for special U.S. House election is May 12
That’s also the deadline for Alaskans to update their mailing addresses.
Masks now optional on Alaska ferries
Although passengers and employees are no longer required to wear masks, the federal CDC still recommends that people wear face coverings while indoors and on public transportation to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Bridge plan moves forward as Denali Park Road landslide speeds up
“It was really sobering to arrive on scene and see that 40-foot cliff on that eastern side of the slump this year,” said the Denali National Park acting superintendent.
The 1st private astronaut mission to International Space Station is back on Earth
Flying back in a SpaceX capsule, they splashed down in the Atlantic off the Florida coast to close out a 17-day tour that cost them $55 million apiece.
The largest April wildfire in Alaska in a quarter century is burning near Kwethluk
The fire still is not threatening the community of Kwethluk or any Native allotments.
Their mom died of COVID. They say conspiracy theories are what really killed her.
Stephanie was usually careful about her health and regular vaccinations. But then she got into sharing far-out videos and fringe ideas. When COVID hit, misinformation put her and her husband at risk.
Juneau’s first large cruise ship arrives with uncertainty
The Norwegian Bliss can accommodate 4,000 passengers, but it’s unknown how many people will actually be on board.
Alaska artist’s new film captures ‘slow motion tsunami’ of plastic marine debris
It's called "If You Give a Beach a Bottle," it's by Max Romey and it incorporates scenes of volunteers cleaning up Alaska shorelines littered with marine debris, coupled with images from Romey's watercolor sketchbooks.
Alaska Republican Party endorses Nick Begich III for US House
It’s the party’s first official endorsement in the crowded race.
Line One: Vaccine access for the disabled community
More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Alaskans who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continued health risk in spite of them.
Interior Department opens 27 million acres for Alaska Native Vietnam veteran land allotments
Veteran Nelson Angapak applauded Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for her outreach to the state’s Native Vietnam vets. "We’re grateful that through her efforts and the efforts of the Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management, the land base for our veterans has expanded," said Angapak.
New COVID surge hits Skagway the week before this year’s first cruise ship visit
“What I have seen is mostly kids, some adults. Seems like it affects the kids a little harder this time,” said Skagway’s Dahl Memorial Clinic’s Medical Director Brent Kunzler.