Quinhagak reports 20 new cases of COVID-19
The community has about 700 people.
LISTEN: Alaska Republicans cite personal choice in attending indoor campaign events while maskless
Anchorage Daily News reporter James Brooks wrote a story on several recent Republican campaign gatherings and spoke to Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove.
Alaska case count hits new high, but hospitals aren’t sounding alarms
In the past week, nearly 11% of tests in Fairbanks have been positive, while that number stands at 5% for Anchorage. Statewide, it’s at 4.19%, which is a new record; the World Health Organization says that areas should not loosen restrictions until rates stand below 5% over a two-week period.
Without otter predation, sea urchins are decimating Aleutian reefs
Orcas have started targeting sea otters, which normally keep urchin populations in check.
Christian, conservative groups organize to oust Supreme Court justice
A coalition of conservative and religious leaders has launched a campaign to oust an Alaska Supreme Court justice whose rulings they oppose.
LISTEN: First Presbyterian rings bells to honor 200,000 COVID-19 deaths in America
The national COVID-19 death count crossed 200,000 last month. Social distancing and quarantine protocols have made it difficult to gather to mourn as a community, but yesterday, First Presbyterian Church of Anchorage held a short outdoor ceremony to recognize the huge death toll of the ongoing pandemic.
Leaders on the Kenai Peninsula express skepticism about masks and the virus
Assembly and council members at three different assembly meetings at different parts of the Kenai Peninsula revealed some skepticism about how serious - and real - the COVID-19 virus is.
LISTEN: Katmai’s bears are particularly plump, just in time for Fat Bear Week
Voting on the immense girth of various brown bears at Katmai National Park is underway in the park’s annual Fat Bear Week competition.
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Anchorage School District reports 25 active COVID-19 cases among student athletes, employees
Dozens more are in quarantine.
A naked homeless woman became a target in an Anchorage Facebook group. Here’s her story.
What the story of one woman's fall from a promising future because of mental illness reveals about Anchorage's support system.
Challenger says Don Young is ducking debates
The two candidates vying for Alaska's House seat will meet twice, but Alyse Galvin says Don Young declined four other events.
For Sen. Sullivan, the Capitol becomes a pressure cooker as Election Day nears
President Trump, Capitol reporters and Senate Democrats put Sen. Sullivan in an awkward spot Thursday.
Should Division of Elections count ballots without a witness signature? Judge to decide Monday.
The No. 1 reason mailed ballots are not counted is that voters bungle the witness signature.
Mt. Edgecumbe student tests positive for coronavirus, prompting campus lockdown
Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka briefly locked down and quarantined around 25 students, after another student at the state-run boarding school tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week.
It’s official: Anchorage School District postpones start of in-person classes
Anchorage Schools Superintendent Deena Bishop had mentioned earlier this week that a rapid increase in COVID infections would likely delay bringing kids back to classrooms.
Trump administration reportedly overruled CDC’s recommendation to extend no-sail cruise ship order
The Centers for Disease Control pushed to extend an order barring large cruise ships from sailing from U.S. ports until February 2021 over coronavirus concerns.
Edgmon and Stutes ask Dunleavy to keep his distance from Pebble’s permit quest
In the secretly-recorded"Pebble Tapes," the CEO of Pebble promised an investor firm support from the governor.
Sen. Sullivan meets with Trump’s nominee to Supreme Court
Sullivan he said he met with the nominee, who indicated that she was a strong defender of the Second Amendment.
Without ice, killer whales are preying on bowheads in Alaska’s northern seas
Scientists think the behavior is linked to sea-ice loss.
Records: Alaska’s independent U.S. Senate candidate shot bear after “bloodcurdling scream”
Al Gross, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, has touted the shooting in multiple campaign ads in his challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. A GOP research apparently filed records requests with the state to find out whether Gross really shot the bear.