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.
As data lags, hospitals say surge in COVID-19 patients has already started
Emergency rooms say they've seen an increase in patients with COVID-19 symptoms, but delays in testing and reporting means that the state's numbers could be several days behind.
At White House event, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy lauds Trump deregulation as restoring “American dream”
Dunleavy used his two minutes at the podium to praise Trump for expanding elderly Americans’ access to telehealth through the Medicare program. And he touted the president’s efforts to scale back review of resource development projects.
LISTEN: Anchorage union president says teachers are concerned about returning to classrooms
With Covid-19 cases on the rise in Anchorage and elsewhere in Alaska, and the first day of school, Aug. 20, a little more than a month out, some parents and teachers think the district's plan is not cautious enough.
As Trump pulls down Republican Congressional candidates, two Alaska independents out-raise GOP incumbents
As national opinion turns against President Donald Trump and threatens to trickle down to Republican Congressional candidates, two Alaska independents have continued to out-raised the GOP incumbents they're challenging, according to new figures released Wednesday.
‘One mussel could kill someone’: Officials warn of extremely high shellfish toxin levels in Unalaska
Alaska state and local health officials are warning of dangerous high levels of toxins in shellfish, after a person died of paralytic shellfish poisoning from mussels and snails in the Aleutian Island community of Unalaska.
Endangered Species petition filed for Southeast Alaska wolves
Environmentalists say that wolf habitat is being reduced by clear-cut harvesting.
Some object after Alaska Bar Association hires Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney, to speak at convention
Alan Dershowitz defended O.J. Simpson, Mike Tyson and Jeffrey Epstein, and along the way he earned a reputation as an attorney who stood up for the rights of men accused of rape. Now he’s set to be the keynote speaker at the annual convention of the Alaska Bar Association.
Survey finds broad support for Anchorage’s handling of pandemic
Nearly 80% said they supported a mask mandate.
Assembly postpones vote on property purchase for treatment and homelessness resource facilities
The purchase of the four properties drew dozens of opponents, who said that having homelessness services in their neighborhoods would bring crime and lower property values.
Sitka plans to relocate Baranov statue
About 120 demonstrators gathered to demand removal of the statue.
Bethel man and 5-year-old grandchild die in boating accident
Two skiffs collided on the Johnson River on Sunday.
Legislative finance director named University of Alaska interim president
Pat Pitney is the director of the Legislative Finance Division and a former vice chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She has also worked as the state budget director under former Gov. Bill Walker.
International ‘skimmer’ schemer caught in Alaska with illegal card-reading device, charges say
The charges say Marcus Catalin Rosu’s criminal activity spans the globe. In Alaska, Rosu faces one criminal count of “possession of counterfeit access device-making equipment,” which investigators allegedly found hidden in the ceiling tiles of his Anchorage hotel room.
COVID-19 infections in Alaska are on the rise among younger adults
The trend is apparent in other states too where cases are rapidly rising, and public health officials are pleading with younger people to wear masks and social distance.
Assembly to vote on city purchase of 4 properties to provide homelessness resources
The Anchorage Assembly is expected to decide Tuesday whether to move forward with a plan to purchase four properties to turn into homelessness resource facilities. The properties, located in Downtown, Midtown and Spenard will help to distribute homeless care to more parts of the city.
As Alaskans are staycationing on public lands, the waste is getting out of hand
Lots of people generate a lot of waste, and in some areas, that trash is being left behind.