Juneau Assembly passes emergency mask mandate
The move follows an COVID-19 outbreak at a Juneau seafood plant that infected dozens.
New protections for LGBTQ individuals unanimously approved in Ketchikan
The ordinance came up for vote following a controversy over a flower shop that refused to sell to a same sex wedding.
CHARR asks for restaurant mandates, hoping to slow restaurant and bar related COVID spread
A large Alaska hospitality group is asking Gov. Mike Dunleavy to implement binding, statewide mandates on the restaurant and bar industry, instead of its...
Anchorage records one-day high for COVID-19 cases
Anchorage reported 64 new cases.
Southcentral Foundation fires three dentists, including husband of chief executive, for falsifying health records
One of Anchorage’s leading tribal health-care providers has fired a senior executive and two dentists after an anonymous complaint documented “falsified health records” and “serious compliance issues,” the provider said in a statement Tuesday.
Alaska fishing communities feared COVID-19 contagion from industry. It hasn’t shown up.
As the Bristol Bay salmon season winds down, seafood company executives and public health authorities point to a remarkable fact: The industry has succeeded in keeping its seasonal workers and fishermen from infecting Alaska residents.
Anchorage Schools superintendent says ‘high probability’ students will attend all classes online next month
COVID-19 cases are surging in the Municipality of Anchorage, prompting the state’s largest school district to likely pivot to a “high risk” plan for schools.
Why a baby dinosaur bone in the Arctic could change what we know about dinosaur habitats
The find of a baby dinosaur bone in a stream bed on Alaska's North Slope says a lot about dinosaur migration - or lack thereof - say scientists who made the discovery.
Alaska Bar sidesteps contentious Dershowitz keynote choice
The bar association cancelled this year's conference, which made the selection of the former defender of Jeffrey Epstein a moot point.
A tsunami warning that sent coastal Alaskans to higher ground has been canceled
Following a Magnitude 7.4 earthquake Tuesday night south of Chignik, the National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for coastal Alaska from Kennedy Entrance, 40 miles southwest of Homer, to Unimak Pass, 80 NE of Unalaska.
Additional actions needed, state warns, or ‘cases are expected to continue to rise rapidly’
The state stepped up warnings about Alaska's spike in COVID-19 cases in its weekly summary Tuesday, saying that without more compliance with masking and social distancing, the case count will continue to rise quickly.
Outbreak at Seward salmon processing plant grows to 96, state says
The plant has about 260 workers, who are a mix of residents and nonresidents, according to Scott Meszaros, Seward's city manager. He said 90 employees have been tested so far, and that more positives are expected as the remainder of the workers are tested.
As cases rise, Anchorage restricts gatherings, capacity in Anchorage bars and restaurants
With the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Anchorage, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz released new orders on Wednesday to reinstate some limitations on bars, restaurants and other gathering spaces. The new orders go into effect at 8 a.m. on Friday.
Alaska’s COVID-19 transmission rate leads nation, as 94 people test positive and another dies
The number of people with COVID-19 or suspected of having the disease jumped to a new high.
Anchorage School District postpones start of fall sports until at least Aug. 5
The announcement comes as the Anchorage mayor reinstates limitations on bars, restaurants and other businesses.
Dunleavy announces new health mandates
Dunleavy announced that state employees will be required to wear masks.
Some Lower Yukon villages are going on lockdown to stop spread of COVID-19
The communities are shutting down in order to help one another out, after cases are first reported in nearby communities.
Mat-Su school district charts its own path to reopening
The district says it intends to open at 'green' status, regardless of the number of cases in the borough.
Anchorage residents should not have gotten tsunami phone alert after Aleutian quake, warning center says
While the overlapping zones for tsunami alerts have, in the past, led to alerts in Anchorage out of an abundance of caution, the Tsunami Warning Center says the one that pinged some phones in Anchorage Tuesday night should not have.
As extra unemployment runs out, Food Bank of Alaska braces for elevated need to grow
The food bank estimates that the need for food assistance is up about 75% statewide compared to last year.