How the Y-K Delta became one of the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination leaders
Nearly 50% of the region's population has already received at least one dose of vaccine, thanks to creative clinic sites, and a strong delivery infrastructure.
LISTEN: Anchorage hospital workers step up to cuddle Alaska’s tiniest babies
Coronavirus-related restrictions on volunteers left a big hole in the NICU at Alaska’s largest hospital. Then, Providence workers stepped in to the help fill the need.
Update: Alaska House Republicans name lawmaker who tested positive for COVID-19
Alaska Rep. Mike Cronk tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. He announced the result on Thursday through a press release from the House Republican caucus.
University of Alaska regents give Anchorage hockey and gymnastics teams more time to fundraise
The University of Alaska Board of Regents agreed Thursday to reinstate Anchorage’s hockey and gymnastics teams as long as they reach their fundraising goals by new, extended deadlines.
Too young to qualify for a COVID-19 shot? Bring an unvaccinated senior with you.
Alaska health officials this week announced a new way people can qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine: Bring an unvaccinated elder with you, and you can get a shot yourself.
Stakeholders optimistic over new plan for homelessness center near downtown Anchorage
A stretch of property on East Third Avenue has been a blighted area of town for decades, but a multi-million dollar project to purchase land there could change that, and become a symbol of Anchorage's new approach to homelessness.
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. blames feds for missed ANWR deadline, demands apology
“It was the agency that ran the time out, not KIC,” said the chairman of the corporation.
LISTEN: How Alaska’s biggest electrical grid is different from Texas
A week ago, parts of Texas were suffering through cold weather and prolonged power outages. And while that state continues to recover, it got us wondering: Could that kind of thing happen in Alaska?
Lawmakers consider unplanned spending from the Permanent Fund
There isn’t enough left in the piggy bank the state has used for decades to cover deficits — the Constitutional Budget Reserve — to both manage the state’s cashflow and pay even the roughly $1,000 Permanent Fund dividends Alaskans received last year.
If cruise ships aren’t behind Ketchikan’s beach bacteria problem, what is?
For the fourth year in a row, weekly summer water quality tests show that most Ketchikan beaches have elevated levels of bacteria that could...
10,000-year-old bone from Wrangell area hints how domesticated dogs may have traveled to the Americas
A dime-sized fragment of dog bone — more than ten-thousand years old — has given researchers new clues about how domesticated dogs first made their way to the Americas.
Update: 4 legislative aides test positive for COVID-19
Two close contacts of Rep. Mike Cronk and one Alaska Senate staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 since Cronk tested positive on Wednesday.
Southcentral Foundation opens COVID-19 vaccines to all Alaskans 40 and up, teachers and child care workers
The vaccine for non-beneficiaries of the tribal health provider will be offered “as supply allows,” the tribal health care provider announced Monday.
Cordova gets a tough lesson in COVID-19 transmission — from its police chief
The story starts with the police chief returning from an out-of-state trip and, instead of quarantining, coaching a wrestling practice. It ends with roughly 10% of Cordova residents in quarantine, school closures and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter aborting a supply mission because some of its crew members were exposed.
State safety inspectors tried to fine Copper River Seafoods $450,000. Their commissioner blocked it.
Department of Labor commissioner Tamika Ledbetter blocked nearly $450,000 in fines against a seafood plant her own inspectors said willfully violated COVID-19 workplace safety standards, according to internal documents.
Nicholas Galanin’s latest music project signs with Sub Pop Records, to release album in April
Galanin, who is Tlingit and Unangax̂, also works as a carver, engraver and visual artist. He is based in Sitka, Alaska.
Sometimes a bird gets into your store. In Unalaska, sometimes the bird is an eagle.
After over an hour of being chased up and down aisles by two police officers, store employees and a volunteer, the eagle tired and was carried out in a blanket and set free.
Scammers are targeting family members of missing Alaskans, troopers say
A nationwide scam is targeting family members of missing Alaskans. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel said scammers are searching social media posts to find relatives of missing people.
Murkowski says she didn’t sink Tanden nomination
Sen. Murkowski told reporters she didn't ask the White House for a deal and was still considering a vote to confirm the OMB director.
Alaska expands vaccine eligibility to age 55 plus, ‘essential workers’ and others
Phase 1c eligibility opens vaccine to those who live in multigenerational homes or in communities with limited running water or sewage system. It also opens vaccines to those deemed “essential workers."