State reports 13 new coronavirus cases
There were 13 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Alaska on Wednesday. That’s the most new cases for one day in six weeks, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services.
In showdown with Army Corps of Engineers over Pebble Mine, EPA blinks
The U.S. EPA has backed down from a confrontation with the Army Corps of Engineers over the proposed Pebble Mine
A young girl tested positive for coronavirus in Quinhagak, but leaders say they’re ready
Representatives from the regional health corporation landed in the village within hours of the announcement and immediately began testing community members.
Death of George Floyd sparks solidarity rallies across Alaska
Alaskans in the state’s three largest cities take to the streets in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who died after being arrested. A widely circulated video shows him saying he can’t breathe as a white officer pinned him to the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck.
86 crew members on American Seafoods trawler test positive for COVID-19
Eighty-six crew members of an American Seafoods trawler have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release from the seafood company Sunday night. Nine tests are still outstanding.
Anchorage transitional care center reports 5 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 17
It's the largest reported cluster of coronavirus cases at a single facility in Alaska.
Alaska’s congressman missed votes last week. He could’ve voted remotely but he doesn’t believe in it.
Rep. Don Young missed all six votes in the House last week. He could've voted by proxy, but he's suing to stop the practice.
As the University of Alaska grapples with budget cuts, its leader may leave
The head of Alaska's public university system is potentially leaving the state to take over the helm of the University of Wisconsin System.
Providence announces 6 more cases at Anchorage transitional care center; state tally grows by 21
The Providence Transitional Care Center in Anchorage is the site of the largest reported cluster of coronavirus cases at a single facility in Alaska since the virus started to spread.
Alaska’s fishing communities have plans to contain COVID-19. Now they’ll be put to the test.
Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fish are still available for harvest, and thousands of workers are set to arrive in coastal Alaska communities from Outside, where infection rates are much higher. But seafood companies, fishermen and local leaders say they’ve set up systems to limit the risk that the visitors could spread infection.
Palmer police chief suspended after ‘inappropriate’ 2018 posts surface, city says
In Facebook posts that were widely shared over the weekend, the Palmer Police Chief called the Black Lives Matter movement a "hate group" and seemed to question the legitimacy of reports by victims of sexual assault.
18 more Alaskans, another nonresident seafood worker test positive for coronavirus, state says
The coronavirus cases include an outbreak at a transitional care center in Anchorage and a cluster of cases at the Nikiski Fire Service Area.
Seafood industry workers test positive for COVID-19, marking first confirmed cases in Unalaska
The City of Unalaska has confirmed its first local cases of COVID-19. Two seafood industry workers tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.
State revises travel mandate, offering testing as alternative to quarantine starting Saturday
The state says that even for travelers who receive a test at the airport, they should take a second test a week to 14 days later.
Trump vows to campaign for any Murkowski challenger with ‘a pulse’ after she echoes general’s denouncement
Alaska's senior U.S. senator today endorsed a blistering denouncement of President Trump, praised political courage and yet suggested she might still support Trump.
11 workers at Whittier seafood plant test positive for COVID
The infected individuals were taken to Anchorage, where they are under a monitored quarantine.
LISTEN: COVID-19 almost killed this marathon runner. Now he wants Alaskans to take the threat seriously.
Fairbanks resident Greg Finstad was one of the first people in Alaska diagnosed with COVID-19. He says the disease almost killed him and he’s still recovering.
Friday update: 13 new COVID-19 cases in Alaska, including two non-residents; more Providence cases
Eleven of the new cases are in Alaska residents, and two are in nonresident workers in Anchorage -- one from the seafood industry and the other from the tourism industry. Eight are in Anchorage and five are on the Kenai Peninsula.
As case counts rise, Anchorage mayor calls for renewed ‘personal responsibility’ to keep city safe
The virus is spreading within the community, with one cluster of 12 cases centered on a single household.
How can Alaskans go back to the office, and what’s lost if we don’t?
Can the corner office-dwellers let their masks down if the cubicle workers can't? Doing office in the coronavirus age raises so many questions.