Alaska Speaker of the House asks Gov. Dunleavy to cancel special session during COVID-19 surge
Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes urged Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday to cancel the special session scheduled to start on Monday, citing the COVID-19 surge.
Murkowski calls on Alaskans to ‘show some kindness’ amid COVID tensions
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls out bad behavior toward Alaska health care workers and use of Holocaust symbol.
At a crucial time in the pandemic, dozens of emergency workers arrive at Anchorage hospital
Alaska Native Medical Center's Dr. Bob Onders said that the influx of new workers will hopefully give exhausted staff a break.
Inside Alaska’s deciduous trees’ decision to drop leaves
The process is called senescence and it's the topic of Ned Rozell's latest column for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute's Alaska Science Forum.
Healing together: Alaskans share experiences overcoming trauma
Here's how these Alaskans are confronting intergenerational traumas with different ways of healing.
Alaska activates emergency crisis protocols in 20 health care facilities
Alaska on Saturday activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 health care facilities to ration care if needed as the state recorded the nation’s worst COVID-19 diagnosis rates in the U.S. in recent days, straining its limited health care system.
Permanent Fund Corp. CEO raises questions after trustee proposes cutting staff pay
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.'s top executive, Angela Rodell, is asking whether the corporation's trustees are committed to the corporation’s independence.
Alaska Air to require COVID-19 vaccine for employees
Alaska Air Group has told its 22,000 employees they will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
Alaska’s economic recovery lags behind most states
As of July, Alaska had made up less than half of COVID-related job losses.
Get a fan and get vaccinated, the CDC says in its safety tips for the holidays
"When you have something spread by aerosol, you absolutely want more ventilation," Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said in an interview with CBS.
Alaska’s COVID hospitalizations, patients on ventilators climb over the weekend
Alaska reported its second-highest total of COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday.
Someone else, not a Homer woman, is said to be Capitol intruder who took Pelosi laptop
The FBI thought Marilyn Hueper stole a laptop from the Capitol Jan. 6. Now a NY woman has been charged.
Anchorage mayor’s proposed budget cuts over 50 city jobs
The proposal unveiled Friday would chop the city’s budget by 1.3%, reducing taxpayers’ bill by $4 for every $100,000 worth of property they own.
Anchorage Assembly extends testimony on mask ordinance to fifth day
Most of the people at Monday’s meeting opposed a mask mandate.
Rural Alaska at risk as COVID surge swamps faraway hospitals
The battle against the coronavirus isn’t over. The highly contagious delta variant is spreading across Alaska, driving one of the nation’s sharpest upticks in infections and posing risks for remote outposts like Tanacross where the closest hospital is hours away.
Alaska’s fourth special session begins with legislators unable to agree on when to meet
The Alaska Legislature began its fourth special session of the year on Monday. There are big disagreements between lawmakers on major policies. But it’s also not clear if they can even agree on how frequently to meet over the 30-day session.
Employees warned pharmacy chains they needed more safeguards for prescription opioids
The nation's big name-brand pharmacy chains including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart face a federal trial that will test their liability for the opioid epidemic.
Anchorage working group proposes building large Midtown shelter and buying 3 smaller sites
Under the proposal, the city would offer 730 shelter beds total, plus an additional 140 beds for surge capacity. The city currently has 758 beds.
Sullivan suggests US could protect teens from Facebook with Chinese-style screen-time mandates
"Can you really, on your own, help people take a break?" Sen. Sullivan asked Facebook's head of safety. "Or do we, the U.S. government, have to help people take a break, like the Chinese are doing right now?”
Over the last 4 years, 74 people living outside in Anchorage have died, many of hypothermia
More than 70 people experiencing homelessness have died outside in Anchorage in the last four years, according to reporting by Anchorage Daily News reporter Michelle Theriault Boots.