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In the large study, researchers in Brazil studied more than 1,300 patients, half of which received ivermectin and the other half a placebo.

A team of deputy fire marshals sent from Anchorage found the remains of four people, including two children, following the Tuesday fire.

While Congress members and staffers spoke of Young’s gruff manner and bipartisan deal-making, one of Young’s two daughters told of his devotion to family.

The Assembly also voted to spend $1.5 million on overtime and contracting expenses associated with responding to the avalanche and clearing the debris. 

The House does not plan to hold another formal floor session until next week.

Advocates for police accountability are holding a rally this Friday to mark the third anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old Black man by Anchorage police. The rally comes as the police department continues to sort out a body-worn camera policy.

In both school board races on this year’s ballot, candidates supported by conservative groups are attempting to unseat two incumbents.

Across our community, Alaskans are trying to navigate the new realities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversations about masking, vaccines, and whether to return to work and school can trigger strong feelings and in some cases have resulted in strained friendships and divided families. These conversations mimic the political divide and frequently devolve into defensiveness, contempt, criticism, and hurt feelings. These high conflict conversations do nothing to improve public health and are tearing at the foundations of our community and the sense of unity we take pride in as Alaskans.

“There’s not going to be basketball here,” said high schooler John Erhart Jr. “This is like a basketball community.” 

Copper River Seafoods is ending its run in the old Snug Harbor Seafood plant, leaving one major salmon processor in the area.

An Anchorage teenager made major shifts in his approach to life and is about to graduate high school. He never saw a therapist, never thought about mental health. But mental health is tied to all of it.

The group’s moderators are people who've lost loved ones themselves. Their work with the group means they’ve had to make tough choices while processing their own losses.

The CDC estimates that the BA.2 strain now accounts for more than half — 54.9% — of coronavirus infections nationwide.

House majority members say describing the entire $2,550 payment as a dividend would set expectations that PFDs would be that size every year. 

Coghill said after praying about a possible run, he came away with the thought that he “can’t not do it.”

Legislative leaders last month voted to end a policy that required masking, regardless of vaccination status, in legislative facilities and regular COVID-19 testing.

“Don was strong in his faith and strong in his language,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said. “And we’ve got to be honest: Don was as rough as Alaska’s wild.”

Home prices rose nearly 20% last year, in large part because the U.S. is several million homes short of demand. Builders say the pandemic is partly to blame, but the problem goes deeper than that.

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled on redistricting last week, the House plans to take up the budget in a few days — and there's yet another conflict about mask-wearing on the House floor.

Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes said masks will be required in the House chambers until further notice, citing COVID-19 cases.