Anchorage Assembly rejects motion to end emergency proclamation
The Anchorage Assembly rejected another motion to throw out the city’s emergency proclamation at a meeting on Tuesday evening. The city has been under an emergency proclamation since the pandemic began last March. It is currently set to expire next month unless the Assembly votes to extend it for the eighth time.
Alaska announces four more cases of more-contagious coronavirus strain first seen in Brazil
Health officials say they’ve discovered more Alaska cases of the P.1 variant of the coronavirus that’s devastated Brazil — suggesting that the mutant strain, which is likely more contagious and capable of reinfecting people previously sick with COVID-19, is getting a growing foothold in the state.
Iditarod update: The trail gets shorter, and the race field gets smaller
The race director has chopped about 20 miles off this year's trail because of too much snow. Also, another musher has dropped out of the competition.
Iditapod bonus: Talkeetna interview with Dallas Seavey
Alaska Public Media's Tegan Hanlon talks with four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey in February in the dog lot at his Talkeetna-based kennel. Seavey is back in the Iditarod this year after taking three years off following a scandal in 2017's race, after which the Iditarod said two of Seavey's dogs had tested positive for a banned pain-reliever, then later cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Mixed reactions from Anchorage restaurants over latest emergency order
With a new emergency order in place this week, Anchorage restaurants are allowed to open at full capacity, as long as they maintain social distancing and masking requirements. While this seems like good news, some restaurants are still frustrated by the remaining restrictions and others are concerned that more customer interaction could lead to increased COVID-19 transmission.
Top US and China diplomats to meet in Anchorage
It's the first bilateral meetings between the two superpowers, and Sen. Dan Sullivan said the venue was a nod to Alaska's strategic location between Asia and the United States.
Sen. Reinbold banned from most of Capitol until she follows COVID-19 rules
Reinbold hasn’t followed requirements to wear a face mask and to undergo the COVID-19 rapid tests and temperature screenings required of everyone entering the Capitol.
Dunleavy backs off plan to split Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services
Members of the Alaska House of Representatives had prepared a resolution that would have blocked the order, which would have led to two departments: a Department of Health and a Department of Family Services.
Alaska’s pandemic housing boom driven by interest rates, tight inventory and shifting attitudes
The housing market’s upswing doesn’t account for thousands of Alaskans who are struggling to make ends meet.
Sen. Sullivan votes to advance Haaland nomination
The vote was just procedural but it clears the way for a final vote Monday.
Iditarod says musher who tested positive for COVID-19 likely became infected before race
The Iditarod is trying to track down two mushers who shared a tent with Gunnar Johnson and may have been exposed to the virus.
Troopers, Iditarod volunteer help rescue child who fell through ice in Skwentna
An Iditarod volunteer from Wyoming and two state wildlife troopers in Skwentna rescued an 8-year-old boy who had fallen through the river ice at the Iditarod checkpoint on Tuesday.
Alaska Senate president has new view of COVID-19 threat after senior aide is hospitalized
A senior aide to Alaska Senate President Peter Micciche has been hospitalized with COVID-19. Micciche said the illness has given him a new perspective on the threat the disease poses to the people working in the Capitol.
Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson to head Alaska Native health consortium
Davidson is currently the president of Alaska Pacific University, and served in the administration of Gov. Bill Walker, first as commissioner of the health department and later as lieutenant governor. She grew up in Bethel, and is a member of the Orutsararmiut Native Council tribe.
Hear Anchorage mayoral candidates discuss youth issues in this virtual forum
On Tuesday, April 6, Anchorage voters will choose the city's mayor. The next person to hold the office faces the continued COVID-19 pandemic, a struggling economy, and other new and legacy city issues.
Without the Alaska Moose Federation, roadkill salvage falls to charity
Moose didn’t stop crossing the road when the Alaska Moose Federation closed up shop late last year. And there are still hungry families that can use the roadkill meat.
Grant Aviation plane goes off runway in Chevak
The incident occurred on Friday, March 12 shortly after 5:00 p.m.
Providers work to vaccinate Anchorage homeless population as quickly as possible
Since congregate shelters became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines last month, health care workers and homeless shelter coordinators have been working non-stop to get Anchorage’s 3,000-person homeless population vaccinated.
‘I’ve dreamed about this my whole life’: Dallas Seavey wins record-tying 5th Iditarod
This is Seavey’s fifth Iditarod win, tying him with Rick Swenson for the most Iditarod victories ever. Swenson has held the record alone since 1991.
Alaska reports one-third vaccinated 1 year after 1st case
One year after its first case of COVID-19, Alaska is reporting a third of adults have received at least one dose of vaccine.