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Alaska reports 8 COVID-19 deaths as cases surge
Five of the deaths were confirmed to be recent.
Alaska records another 348 coronavirus infections on Monday
About 45% of the cases are tied to Anchorage.
State vaccine task force plans include ‘backup plans for our backup plans’
In one possible scenario, vaccines would need to be kept at -70 degrees as they are shipped around Alaska, where 80% of communities are off the road system.
State reports 4 deaths on another day of triple-digit COVID-19 cases in Alaska
Three of those who died are from Anchorage and one is from Juneau, say state health officials.
After early success in containment, there’s now rapid coronavirus spread in rural Alaska
Rural cases now account for about one in ten cases in the state.
As Utqiagvik cases spike, House candidate says he’s just recovered from COVID-19
“I’m not gonna go and throw under the bus where I think I was exposed to it, but it happened to be that I got exposed to it at home,” Patkotak said
As COVID-19 spikes on North Slope, mayor orders Utqiagvik to hunker down
As cases of COVID-19 spike in Alaska's North Slope Borough, Mayor Harry Brower has issued a two-week "hunker down" order and mask mandate for the region's hub town, Utqiaġvik.
Anchorage embarks on widespread testing effort as COVID-19 outbreak at shelter grows
The number of infections linked to the Brother Francis Shelter grew to 68 by Friday afternoon.
COVID-19 cases grow at North Slope oil fields, Anchorage Pioneer Home, as state confirms 86 positives
State and oil company officials have confirmed 13 cases of COVID-19 between two different North Slope oil fields, as Alaska reported 86 new cases of the virus Thursday.
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Two Alaskans die of COVID-19 as case count climbs
It's the 21st Alaskan to die with COVID-19.
Another Alaskan dies as the state announces 78 new COVID-19 cases
The woman who died was in her 50s and had pre-existing conditions according to state health officials. She is the 18th Alaskan to have died with COVID-19.
Number of active COVID-19 infections among Alaskans now tops 900
State health officials on Monday reported 71 new coronavirus infections: 60 Alaskans and 11 non-residents.
Ravn sells off dozens of small planes to Alaska companies
The bankrupt RavnAir group sold off dozens of its small planes to three Alaska aviation companies in a Tuesday auction, but Ravn's largest planes and most valuable airline operating certificates won't be sold until Wednesday.
Census officials say they’ll count all rural Alaskans; Workers on the ground aren’t so sure
With limited person-to-person interaction hampering census effots, only about 17% of Nome's population has been counted.
Alaska court district to test grand jury by Zoom
Alaska’s courts will test the use of videoconferencing in grand jury proceedings later this summer in the northwest region of the state. The goal is for residents to hear cases and complete jury service while staying home, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban
The community voted 54-32 in favor of lifting the ban.
The unique earrings made from polar bear fur, walrus ivory and more | Indie Alaska
Josh Qagmuk Ahsoak, of JQA Designs, is an Iñupiaq artist from Utqiagvik living in Anchorage, Alaska creating earrings and other fine art...
First coronavirus case reported in North Slope Borough
A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.
Bowhead whales are changing migration patterns, researchers say
Last year, Utqiagvik harvested just one whale.