Outbursts, tears and jeers don’t sway Anchorage School Board from mask mandate
Hours of public testimony from Anchorage parents against a mask mandate for the fall did not move the school board away from the superintendent’s universal masking recommendation.
Delta variant accounts for 96% of Alaska’s new COVID cases
On Tuesday, a total of 323 Alaskans tested positive for COVID-19 the second-highest daily tally since January.
Another top doc resigns in Anchorage, health director faces tough questions
David Morgan was grilled by assembly members over his beliefs about the COVID-19 pandemic, his work experience and his hiring judgement at a Tuesday hearing before the Anchorage Assembly. News surfaced at the event that longtime Chief Medical Officer Bruce Chandler had resigned over the weekend.
Biden administration issues a new eviction moratorium after a federal ban lapsed
After intense pressure from progressives, the CDC has announced a more limited eviction moratorium days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.
University of Alaska Anchorage students living in dorms must be fully vaccinated
The University of Alaska Southeast has a similar policy, while the University of Alaska Fairbanks is still deciding its vaccination rules.
COVID-19 outbreak puts Western Alaska village of Stebbins in lockdown
The Stebbins Community Association has imposed a 10-person limit at the store, a five-person limit at the laundromat and a 10 p.m. curfew.
Governor’s veto leaves many Alaskans without access to free legal help
Among Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recent budget vetoes was $400,000 for the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a private, nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal aid to Alaskans. That’s a huge cut in state funding for an organization devoted solely to providing free legal aid to low-income Alaskans.
Smoke may cause unhealthy air quality in Southcentral and Interior Alaska, DEC says
Parts of Interior and Southcentral Alaska will see poor air quality as a result of wildfires this week, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation warned on Tuesday.
A lifetime of subsistence fishing tells story of Yup’ik tradition
Each summer, Alaskans take to the rivers, bays and oceans to subsistence fish. Some head out to set nets, others may use dip nets, but the end goal is the same: to stock up on enough fresh fish to last the winter.
COVID-19 patients at Alaska’s hospitals are mostly younger, sicker and unvaccinated
Alaska has reached yet another inflection point in the coronavirus pandemic. But it looks different this time.
Eagle River man charged with murder after alleged arson kills 2
Firefighters responding to the 20-unit building a little after 2 a.m. Saturday found Alan and Linda Borowski’s bodies in
their apartment, the charges say.
Seward’s Lydia Jacoby heads home with two Olympic medals
Seward's Lydia Jacoby left Tokyo this weekend with two Olympic medals. Now, it's back to her hometown, where she's excited to sleep in her own bed and eat a home-cooked meal.
Alaska joins request asking Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a filing in support of an appeal by Mississippi.
What’s to blame for Alaska’s poor king salmon runs? Submarines, suggests Rep. Young.
Congressman Young adds nuclear submarines to the list of suspects that could be harming chinook returns.
Troopers arrest Chefornak man for threatening health workers offering COVID vaccines
Alaska State Troopers recently arrested a Chefornak man for a list of charges, including terroristic threatening of health care workers offering COVID-19 vaccines.
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Sitka enacts its first mask mandate as community wrestles with its largest COVID-19 outbreak yet
In an attempt to curb the community’s largest COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic, the Sitka Assembly voted 6-0 at an emergency meeting on July 29 to require masks in public spaces.
Anchorage School District, University of Alaska recommend masking for school year
The superintendent will present the recommendation to the school board and the board will vote on whether to implement the policy.
Juneau artist’s Lingít “Raven Story” postage stamp enters circulation
A ceremony in Juneau celebrated the first stamp ever designed by a Lingít artist and the importance of the design and its story to the people who live in Lingít Aaní today.
Anchorage Mayor Bronson says he won’t push masks or vaccines, hires new top doc
“What I do is my business, and what the individual does is their business,” Bronson said. “I’m not here to tell people to wear masks or get vaccinated. My focus as a government leader is to provide the absolute best information that’s available.”
Bronson administration aims to cut Anchorage city budget by 5%
The administration is hoping to reduce the property tax burden, but it's likely that services and positions will be cut if the administration reaches its goal of 5% overall budget reduction.